Africa-focused PE major Helios hires ex-Carlyle EMEA sustainability head as ESG director
African private equity major Helios Investment Partners has brought in former Carlyle EMEA head of sustainability Phil Davis as director of ESG.
African private equity major Helios Investment Partners has brought in former Carlyle EMEA head of sustainability Phil Davis as director of ESG.
Phil Davis is expected to help the Africa-focused firm expand its sustainability and responsible business practices
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While Europe showed resilience in Q2 2020, there is growing concern that the venture capital (VC) market in Europe could see large impacts in Q3'20 given the widespread effect of COVID-19
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: A Swiss manager that provides short-term private loans to corporates - especially in the food value chain sector - has maintained steady returns this year and expects to continue doing so...Article
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: A Swiss manager that provides short-term private loans to corporates - especially in the food value chain sector - has maintained steady returns this year and expects to continue doing so.
TSG Consumer Partners has made an investment in American Technologies, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated restoration contractor. American Technologies (ATI) was founded in 1989 by CEO Gary Moore and as part of this transaction
The sustainable finance market clamoured for a Taxonomy to tell it what was green. Now it’s here, many are finding the answers constraining or simplistic. Alarmingly, the Taxonomy is also perpetuating the very thing it
ERI Solutions, a portfolio company of Spire Capital since November 2018, has acquired DBI Group. DBI is a provider of non-destructive testing, mechanical integrity inspections, pipeline integrity inspections, and heat treating services. The company, led
EyeSouth Partners, a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners, has acquired Retina Associates of Middle Georgia (RAMG). RAMG provides ophthalmology services for the treatment of diseases of the retina, macula, and vitreous. The practice is
What can private equity partners do about the specific nature of Covid-19 and its impact on their finances?
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has added James Marceau as a managing director in its private equity performance improvement group. Mr. Marceau will be active within A&M’s aerospace, defense and aviation practice and will be based
A group of some of the UK's biggest asset managers, professional bodies and banks are supporting a proposal for an SRI themed UK sovereign debt product to deliver environmental and social benefits as part of
Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow has agreed to a cut-price offer from BGH Capital as it looks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Philippine carrier Cebu Air is looking to tap the equity markets for $500m, in an attempt to position itself for a recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Green dollar bonds from Chinese high yield real estate developers are rare, but property companies have the potential to push the green market in the region to the next level — and see some pricing
Opalesque Industry Update - Private Equity investment commitments from public pensions tracked by eVestment more than tripled from May to June this year, ending a three-month drop off in commitments that began in March as
Posted by Anne M. Tucker (Georgia State University), on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Editor's Note: Anne Tucker is Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. This post is based on a recent
The vehicle, launched in 2018, is dedicated to making impact investments into marine and coastal projects
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Institutional investors are ramping up their efforts when it comes to assessing the performance of companies using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, according to an EY study....Article Link
After just over a five-year hold, Gen Cap America has sold Aero Systems Engineering to Calspan Technology. Aero Systems Engineering (ASE) designs, builds and upgrades jet engine testing and wind tunnel facilities, and provides lab
