Build-to-rent and PBSA investor Amro Partners has launched a venture capital arm in order to invest in proptech and fintech start-ups that are looking to solve pain points in property deal processes.
By Chris Gauld, director, Equator – A positive repercussion of Covid-19 has been the massive uptick in the interest in healthy activities and healthy living. Exercise equipment sales in the UK have spiked 5,800 percent during the pandemic, while corporate wellbeing investments, ranging from free gym memberships through to mental health and general wellness services, are on the rise too.
The European fund environment is increasingly attracting US private funds looking to invest in alternative assets and deploy capital. In partnership with Intertrust, Private Equity Wire is hosting a webinar to discuss some of the key themes that fund managers should consider when thinking about Europe from an investor perspective.
Companies hit hard by the pandemic may be attractive targets for SPAC vehicles. In this podcast Private Equity Wire speaks to Nina Kelleher, director at US-based advisory firm EisnerAmper, about some trending themes surrounding SPACs & PE, probing her outlook regarding the growth trajectory of SPACs.
An in-depth look at how Cambridge Innovation Capital is leveraging its position within the University of Cambridge’s ecosystem to seek out disruptive innovators in technology and life science.
Superb, a guest experience management platform for restaurants, has raised EUR12 million in a Series A round backed by a group of investors in the hospitality, online reservation, and Point of Service space.
Curb, a Nordic dark kitchen startup which uses technology and data in order to improve customer experience, has secured EUR20 million in funding by Point72 Ventures, with participation from its existing investor EQT Ventures.
By Kyle Burrell, US FSO Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young LLP – Over the years, private equity fund managers have bolstered their firms’ reputations as the asset class of choice for investors, building strong value for their portfolio companies and fuelling job growth across a wide swath of industries.
EQT Ventures has led a EUR5 million seed funding round into Vev — a visual editor for content creators to build and launch interactive websites.
Private Equity Wire, in partnership with Bloomberg, is starting the analysis of US private equity fund performance and fundraising ahead of the annual Private Equity Wire US Awards. Private equity managers who wish to be considered for the awards must have a fund profile on Bloomberg’s Private Equity Database by 15 June.
Frazier Healthcare Partners has closed Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund X, its 10th healthcare private equity fund focused on the middle market, a vehicle which was oversubscribed and hit its USD1.4 billion hardcap.
By Melanie Pittas, partner and co-head of financial services & Karen Allan, director, haysmacintyre – The private equity industry faced a number of challenges during the pandemic, with the majority of these arising from one underlying issue: uncertainty. These challenges included valuations, investor pessimism and a downturn in investment activity.
