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Month: June 2020

Opalesque Exclusive: Private equity investors raise concerns around geopolitical risk, climate change

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity has a reputation for being a "people business" that is decoupled from the whims of the market or the concerns of the broader economy. While the long investment

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 46: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020...Article Link

Searchlight Capital makes two senior hires

Global private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners has made two senior staff additions to its London office.

Seasoned blockchain entrepreneur Nikola Stojanow launches new venture capital firm focused on blockchain

Nikola Stojanow, æternity Blockchain co-founder and creator of AE Ventures investment company has begun his next journey with the creation of a new venture capital fund aimed at blockchain.

Paine Schwartz Partners makes $150m investment into sustainable food company AgroFresh

Sustainable food chain-focused private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) has invested $150m into AgroFresh Solutions.

Silicon Valley Bank looks appears to be in the market for new $1bn fund

Silicon Valley Bank looks to be back in the fundraising market with a new $1bn fund, which has already secured over $600m.

Zamo Capital takes stake in social housing manager in debut deal

The investment in UK-based Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is in response to a pandemic-driven rise in demand

Neuberger Berman holds €260m final close for European fund of funds

The fund launched in 2018 and has surpassed its original €200m target

Private equity industry doesn’t take climate change seriously investors believe

Most investors believe the private equity industry fails to do enough to fight climate change, according to a new report from Coller Capital. The latest editions of its Global Private Equity Barometer found that most

Private equity firms still seeking deals despite fears on market caused by the coronavirus

Despite the market expected to see declines in revenue following the impact of the coronavirus, investors are still seeking new deal opportunities, a report from Mazars claims.

CVC and Bregal Freshstream directors join Searchlight Capital

James Redmayne and Giles Marshall join as partner and managing director, respectively

Former UK accounting watchdog chairman Simon Dingeman joins Carlyle Group

Simon Dingemans has joined US private equity firm Carlyle Group as its managing director in charge of UK buyouts just months after he stepped down as chairman for the British Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Dingeman

Bain Capital, FSI to bid for Serie A – report

Private equity firm Bain Capital and Italian alternative investment house FSI are understood to have taken part in a bid for Italian football league Serie A.

Guernsey Finance launches fast-track applications for managers

Guernsey Finance has launched a fast-track application scheme for fund managers to migrate their vehicles to Guernsey, formed with input from the Guernsey Investment and Funds Association (GIFA).

Ubi Banca buys stake in Green Arrow Capital

Italian lender Ubi Banca has acquired a minority stake in alternative investment firm Green Arrow Capital (GAC), which specialises in private equity, private debt and infrastructure.

NB closes Euro Crossroads 2018 fund on €260m

Neuberger Berman (NB) has held a final close for its Euro Crossroads 2018 fund on €260m.

Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey

Four fifths of LPs are currently satisfied with GP transparency, according to Coller Capital's biannual Global Private Equity Barometer, compared with 39% in the same period in 2012 and 40% in 2009.

Xenon-backed Impresoft bolts on Progel

Information and communications technology (ICT) business Impresoft, a portfolio company of Italian GP Xenon Private Equity, has acquired digital transformation specialist Progel.

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