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Palladium International (also known as "Palladium Holdings" or "Palladium Group") is an international advisory and management business representing the combination of seven prior companies:[1] GRM International, Futures Group,[2] Palladium,[3] the IDL Group,[4] Development & Training Services,[5] HK Logistics[6] and CARANA Corporation.[7] As of October 2016, Palladium International employs over 2,500 persons operating in 90 countries.[1] At the end of 2015, Palladium International was the forth largest private sector partner for the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID).[8] During 2011, Palladium International members Futures Group and Carana were USAID's fourteenth and sixteenth largest private sector partners, respectively.[9] At the end of 2012, GRM International was the third largest private sector partner for AusAID.[10]

Notable Initiatives

Palladium International is active in the expansion of Impact Bonds,[11][12] Impact Investing,[13] and social innovation.[14][15][16] Select social innovation initiatives of Palladium International include:

In 2015, the firm announced the formation of the Positive Impact Research Institute to explore current and future trends in the Impact Economy[28] and the affiliated Let's Make It Possible nonprofit organization.[29][30][31]

Notable Persons

Notable persons affiliated with Palladium International include:

Incidents

On 20 November 2015, terrorist gunmen took 170 people hostage and killed 20 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali.[36] In the 2015 Bamako hotel attack one American victim was Anita Datar, an international development worker at Palladium International working on its Health Policy Plus project.[37] After the incident, Hillary Clinton described Ms. Datar by saying, "Anita Datar was a bright light who gave help and hope to people in need around the world, especially women and families.... She represented the best of America’s generous spirit."[37]

References

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  2. ^ "Why GRM and Futures Group are merging". Devex. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. ^ "Palladium Joins Forces with GRM Futures Group - News - Advanced Advice". www.aadvice.lt. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  4. ^ "GRM, theIDLgroup join forces to deliver more value for money". Devex. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  5. ^ "dTS Becomes Part of GRM Futures Group; Ed Abel, Indira Kaur Ahluwalia Comment - GovCon Wire". GovCon Wire. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  6. ^ "Palladium - HK Logistics Joins Palladium". thepalladiumgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  7. ^ "SEC FORM D". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  8. ^ "DfID's top private sector partners for 2015". Devex. 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  9. ^ "Top USAID private sector partners: A primer". Devex. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  10. ^ "Top AusAID private sector partners". Devex. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  11. ^ "The future of impact bonds globally: Reflections from a recent Brookings event | Brookings Institution". Brookings. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  12. ^ "http://ehealth.eletsonline.com/2016/09/palladium-transforming-lives-through-linking-social-financial-impact/". ehealth.eletsonline.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Rising private investment in EMs provides opportunities for new financing mechanisms: Peter Vanderwal". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  14. ^ "Hirst, World Bank Presentation, Lessons Learnt from Developing a DIB Market" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Tanzania: UK Firm, Costech Seal 4.2 Billion/ - Deal". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  16. ^ "Palladium hosts Positive Impact Event in Indonesia". www.antaranews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  17. ^ Accelerator, SPRING. "Home - SPRING Accelerator". SPRING Accelerator. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  18. ^ "SPRING Accelerator | U.S. Agency for International Development". www.usaid.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  19. ^ "Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF)". www.hdif-tz.org. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  20. ^ "Tanzania: UK Firm, Costech Seal 4.2 Billion/ - Deal". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  21. ^ "The Jakarta Post". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  22. ^ "Certificate Program" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  23. ^ Palladium. "Palladium Announces 2015 Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  24. ^ "The Paperless Way". Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  25. ^ "Palladium - #PositiveImpact: big data in health". thepalladiumgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  26. ^ "Business & Financial Times" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ "USAID—FinGAP facilitates investments of $13.5m in Ghana agribusiness". Ghana Business News. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  28. ^ a b c Palladium. "Palladium Announces the Formation of the Positive Impact Research Institute". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  29. ^ "LET'S MAKE IT POSSIBLE – A Palladium Initiative". letsmakeitpossible.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  30. ^ "Palladium - Our Foundation". thepalladiumgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  31. ^ "Palladium – Make it possible initative |". springfields.asia. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  32. ^ SemiColonWeb. "Palladium". www.edcprofessionals.net. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  33. ^ "The Millennium Project". www.millennium-project.org. Retrieved 2017-03-06. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  34. ^ "A wool man who changed the landscape - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  35. ^ "Era ends as Packer quits bush". 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  36. ^ "At least 20 hostages dead in siege of hotel in Mali, official says". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  37. ^ a b "Anita Datar is the only known American killed in Mali. She was there to help". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-06.