Actis on how ESG took over the world, and the biggest fundraising ‘deal breaker’ for LPs

ESG investing is no new concept, but it has certainly exploded in importance over the past few years. The market grew to $715bn last year according to the Global Impact Investing Network, while market participants have also expanded in terms of numbers, knowledge and ideas.

How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese

The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries

Longpoint Realty Partners beat hard cap to close Fund II on $669m, doubles size of Fund I

Commercial real estate PE firm Longpoint Realty Partners has beat its hard cap to close its second fund on $669m, almost 50% above its initial target of $450m. The post Longpoint Realty Partners beat hard

Goldman Sachs AM helps Place pass $1bn valuation by leading Series A round

Real estate tech and business services platform Place has hit unicorn status thanks to a $100m Series A investment led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The post Goldman Sachs AM helps Place pass $1bn valuation

Mobeus's Equip Outdoor Technologies mandates KPMG for potential sale

Equip Outdoor Technologies, the parent company of specialist outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, has engaged KPMG to guide it in talks with investors for a potential sale, according to two sources familiar with the

Houston Chronicle Names Network Funding, LP as Winner of the Houston…

Network Funding Receives 2021 Top Workplaces Honor from Houston Chronicle(PRWeb November 17, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/houston_chronicle_names_network_funding_lp_as_winner_of_the_houston_metro_area_top_workplaces_2021_award/prweb18335234.htm

GP Profile: Adelis steps up deal-making after latest fund close

Following the EUR 932m final close of its third fund, Adelis Equity Partners executives Jan Åkesson and Adalbjörn Stefansson speak to Unquote about the GP's virtual fundraise and future deployment plans

GP Profile: Adelis steps up deal-making after latest fund close

Following the EUR 932m final close of its third fund, Adelis Equity Partners executives Jan Åkesson and Adalbjörn Stefansson speak to Unquote about the GP's virtual fundraise and future deployment plans

Blackstone buys into Great Hill Partners as its latest private equity GP stake purchase

Blackstone has bought into Boston-based private equity house Great Hill Partners as the latest purchase through its GP stakes investment unit. The post Blackstone buys into Great Hill Partners as its latest private equity GP

GP Profile: Baird positive on UK dealflow despite valuation inflation

Global private equity investor Baird Capital sees opportunities to source further deals in the UK despite valuation inflation over the past 12-18 months, partner Andrew Ferguson tells Min Ho

GP Profile: Baird positive on UK dealflow despite valuation inflation

Global private equity investor Baird Capital sees opportunities to source further deals in the UK despite valuation inflation over the past 12-18 months, partner Andrew Ferguson tells Min Ho

PE funds rework packaging investments around ESG concerns

Questions are growing over whether private equity funds – increasingly sensitive to ESG pressure from their limited partners – can continue in an industry that creates wasteful single-use plastic packaging, writes Joao Grando

Remarks by Chair Gensler At the Institutional Limited Partners Association Summit

Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, November 11, 2021 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent remarks

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