GoldPoint Partners co-founder Schumacher joins WM Partners as senior advisor

Mid-market private equity house WM Partners has named Goldpoint Partners co-founder John Schumacher as a senior advisor.

V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska

Trash-collection business Kom-Eko, backed by Value4Capital (V4C), has acquired a 69.46% stake in Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska, a Poland-based environmental protection and waste management agency.

Madison Dearborn nears $4.5bn Fund VIII goal

Madison Dearborn is within touching distance of its $4.5bn goal for its eighth flagship fundraise after passing the $4bn mark for the vehicle.

PE exits hit decade low in Q2

The volume of exits by private equity players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data.

Primomiglio, CDP Venture, Innogest in €5.8m round for Sardex

Primomiglio and Italian state-backed CDP Venture Capital have led a €5.8m funding round for fintech startup Sardex, which offers a B2B commercial credit platform.

Placement agent BerchWood brings in two new hires across London, New York operations

Private equity fund placement agency BerchWood Partners has made a pair of new hires across its London and New York offices.

City grandee Helena Morrissey calls on finance firms to shake up senior ranks after virus crisis

The coronavirus crisis will finally prompt financial services firms to revamp outdated systems and create 'real change'

AMB :- Institutional investors: Companies failing to meet expectations on ESG factors risk losing access to capital markets

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Companies failing to meet investor expectations on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors risk losing access to capital markets, said a study. Institutional investors are raising ...Article Link

AMB :- European venture capital investment reaches $10.1bn across 1,062 deals

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital investment remained strong in Europe for the second consecutive quarter, reaching $10.1 billion across 1,062 deals, said a report by KPMG. The global pandemic has shifted consu...Article Link

Former Barclays executive’s sexist comments against financier Staveley revealed in court

Stephen Jones's comments about Amanda Staveley have come to light during the £1.5bn High Court battle over the lender’s financial crisis cash call

Impax holds £377m soft close for open-ended environmental products, services fund

Sustainability-focused investment house Impax Asset Management has struck a £377m soft close for its open-ended fund targeting environmental products and services.

Nuveen launches new impact investment fund eyeing income inequality, climate change-battling deals

The $1tn-managing investment house Nuveen has pulled in its first capital for a new private equity fund targeting income inequality and climate change.

McTrek acquired by GA Europe and CM Solutions

Retail turnaround firms GA Europe and CM Solutions have acquired Germany-based outdoor clothing retailer Yeah!, which operates the brand McTrek, following the company's insolvency filing in April 2020.

BlackRock et al. back €50m round for Scalable Capital

Existing investors BlackRock, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Tengelmann Ventures have participated in a €50m series-D round for Germany-based digital asset manager Scalable Capital.

Emerging markets specialist Leapfrog names senior trio to management committee in wake of record-breaking fund close

Emerging markets-focused Leapfrog Investments has promoted a trio of senior staff to its management committee and board in the wake of its last record-breaking fundraise.

GP Profile: Emeram Capital Partners

Christian Näther, senior partner at Emeram Capital Partners, speaks to Unquote about how the Munich-headquartered GP's portfolio has fared during the coronavirus crisis, the GP's fundraising plans and its current M&A pipeline

Schroders races towards €500m target for fund eyeing coronavirus-hit hotel sector

Schroders fundraising amid the coronavirus is continuing apace following it pulling in €425m so far for its debut hotel-focused investment vehicle.

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