By Sushma Kaushik, Partner at Aavishkaar Capital – Globally, Gender Lens Investing (or GLI) is gaining interest as more investors and financial institutions are adopting this as part of their investment strategy. Gender Lens Investing is very simply, an investment strategy that factors in gender analysis to advance equality and
Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has held the first and final closing of its latest flagship US growth equity fund. Launched in June 2021, Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XI was significantly oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap with total commitments of USD8.35 billion. “With the closing
McDermott Will & Emery has provided legal counsel to Lorient Capital, a private investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, in the formation of Lorient Healthcare Fund II, which closed with aggregate capital commitments of USD225 million. The McDermott team was led by partner Ian Schwartz, head of the
Comitis Capital (Comitis) has acquired a stake in PetCo, a Austrian supplier of super premium dog and cat food. With its three brands Dog’s Love, Cat’s Love and WOW, PetCo covers the entire premium and super premium segment. PetCo founders Stefan and Katharina Miklauz will continue to lead the company
Tax efficient investment manager Deepbridge Capital has exceeded GBP200 million of funds deployed across its EIS and Estate Planning Service funds, with a current NAV in excess of GBP250 million. Founded in 2010, Chester-based Deepbridge launched its first EIS fund in the 2013/14 tax year and specialises in providing venture
A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity investor Endless has acquired GBP20 million turnover party brand Ginger Ray which is based in Weybridge, Surrey. Amscan International, which has a turnover of GBP200 million and employs more than 300 people in the UK and 2,500 worldwide, has made the acquisition as
Vanguard has completed the acquisition of Just Invest, a provider of tax-managed, tailored wealth management technology. Just Invest’s offerings, including direct indexing platform Kaleidoscope™, provide financial advisors with technology solutions that cater to their clients’ unique financial needs. The acquisition adds direct indexing, or personalised indexing, capabilities to bolster Vanguard’s
With demand for litigation finance continuing to grow among businesses of all sizes, dispute funder Validity Finance has raised a new managed fund of USD70 million in capital commitments. The newly raised “sidecar” fund further diversifies Validity’s business and advances its experience as an alternative asset manager. To date, Validity’s
Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, today is aimingto manage at least EUR5 billion of AUM, dedicated exclusively to the fight against climate change, by 2025.
Thrive Alternatives, a private funds advisory firm has launched to address the increasingly crucial role of Asia as an investment hub and bridge the market gap for intelligent technology for the future of institutional fundraising and global capital markets. The firm is led by CEOs and Co-Founders, Jackson Chan and
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