Highland appoints General Counsel
Highland Europe, a private investment firm focussed on investments in growth-stage technology and consumer companies, has appointed Josephine Healy as General Counsel to lead the firm’s legal department.
Highland Europe, a private investment firm focussed on investments in growth-stage technology and consumer companies, has appointed Josephine Healy as General Counsel to lead the firm’s legal department.
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UK private equity firm NorthEdge has agreed the sale of global healthcare business, Helios Global Group, to Telemos Capital, a European mid-market private equity firm, following a period of significant growth.
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Ahead of the US ESG Summit in New York on 24 October, Kim Erle (pictured), Global Head of ESG at H.I.G. Capital and a speaker at the event, chats to Private Equity Wire about where we are on building more ESG data transparency, and alignment between LP and GP considerations.

Private equity firm Ares Management and billionaire Joe Tsai are in advanced discussions with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross over the acquisition of stakes in the NFL team and related assets in deals that would value the business at $8.1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Summit Partners, a global growth equity private investment firm, has closed its latest flagship US growth equity fund, Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XII (Summit XII), with $9.5bn in capital commitments five months after launching fundraising.
An affiliate of private equity firm Turnspire Capital Partners, has acquired GHP Group Inc, a designer and supplier of consumer outdoor living and indoor heating products, including patio heaters, barbecue grills and water dispensers.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has held the final close of the 1GT climate private equity fund (1GT) at $750m of equity capital commitments, with a number of institutions in Europe, Japan and North America leading the investor group.
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