<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Centricus News &amp; Insights</title><description>Centricus is a global investment firm focused on Advisory, Structured Finance, Private Equity and Asset Management.</description><link>https://www.centricus.com/</link><item><title>Centricus And Consello Announce Strategic Alliance</title><link>https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/centricus-and-consello-announce-strategic-alliance-302146164.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/centricus-and-consello-announce-strategic-alliance-302146164.html</guid><description>Centricus, a global investment firm focused on advisory and asset management, and Consello, a leading global advisory and investing platform, announced the formation of a strategic alliance leveraging their respective operations around the world.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Press Release</category></item><item><title>‘Crazy 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rocket specialist Relativity Space raised $650 million to accelerate work on a fully reusable rocket designed to compete with SpaceX.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Announcement</category></item><item><title>U.K. Encryption Firm Agrees $1.4 Billion Centricus SPAC Deal</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/centricus-spac-reaches-1-4-billion-deal-for-security-firm-arqit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/centricus-spac-reaches-1-4-billion-deal-for-security-firm-arqit</guid><description>UK encryption software firm Arqit agreed to go public through a $1.4 billion merger with Centricus Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company led by former Deutsche Bank dealmaker Garth Ritchie.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Announcement</category></item><item><title>Virtualitics Closes $7 Million Series B to Unlock Big Data Insights for Global 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