Finance
Eight Percent acquires Apanda Partners to expand alternative investment platform
Online investment-linked finance company Eight Percent is acquiring token securities operator Apanda Partners to expand into the digital alternative investment market. Eight Percent said it made a strategic investment to become Apanda Partners\' largest shareholder. Key shareholders were reshuffled to include Eight Percent, Shinhan Investment Corp and EQBR. Apanda Partners plans to structure various asset-backed claims into digital products and will independently handle securities-related work after obtaining required approvals.