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By Shane Coveney, Dillon Eustace – As European exchange traded products gather a greater share of asset flows and surpass USD1 trillion in assets under management, the industry’s appetite for new and innovative products continues to develop at a greater pace than ever. Historically, fragmentation in the European market has been a significant obstacle, leading to slow growth in the exchange traded fund (ETF) market in Europe.
By Derbhil O’Riordan, Dillon Eustace – Consistently heralded by industry as a flexible and efficient place to do business, Ireland is Europe’s leading onshore jurisdiction for the establishment of private equity structures.
By Kieran Fox, Irish Funds – We are all well aware of the human and public health cost which Covid-19 has had since March of this year when its impact reverberated around the globe. Although general consensus is that we still have some way to go until there is a vaccine or other resolution to the pandemic, central banks and regulators are now beginning to look into the effect the crisis had on capital markets during the early days of its impact and seeking to learn lessons from this.
The Irish funds industry may have some catching up to do in the private funds space, but as the government gears up to introduce a refreshed Investment Limited Partnerships Act, the jurisdiction is expected to see an influx of managers from the UK, the US and further afield choosing to set up their private funds in Ireland.
LBO funds recorded a significant fall in returns during the first half of this year, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report.
AccessFintech, a fintech company evolving the financial industry operating model through data and workflow collaboration, has completed a USD20 million Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital, Europe’s largest venture capital fund dedicated to B2B software.Existing investors JP Morgan, Citi and Goldman Sachs contributed to the round, and Deutsche Bank has participated for the first time. It brings the total capital raised to date to USD37 million since 2018.
AccessFintech will use the proceeds of the investment to fuel the next stage of its development, to accelerate product innovation, and to continue its go-to market expansion and extend
Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners (CORE) has completed a platform investment in TCG Legacy (TCG Legacy), a leading marketing solutions provider, specialising in printing and packaging services for pharmaceutical, consumer products, technology and higher education companies and institutions.TCG Legacy offers a wide array of marketing solutions and in-house manufacturing capabilities, integrating traditional print with a variety of comprehensive marketing programs, including electronic correspondence and social media. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Company operates a 70,000 square foot manufacturing facility with capabilities including cross-media marketing, variable data management, fulfilment, digital printing, offset printing, packaging and finishing. TCG Legacy
Susquehanna Private Capital (SPC) has acquired Brandywine Coach Works (Brandywine), a multi-site auto repair operator headquartered in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and formed Quality Collision Group (QCG), a holding company that will pursue strategic acquisitions of auto repair facilities throughout the US. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.QCG is comprised of OEM-certified collision repair centres that seek to deliver best-in-class service and exceptional customer experience. The group is guided by OEM repair methodologies and led by industry veteran Jerod Guerin, who brings more than a decade of automotive industry executive experience to the organisation. QCG employs a team of
OakNorth Bank is sector-agnostic, focusing mainly on lower mid-market businesses and established property developers/investors, and is active throughout England with offices in London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and East Anglia.
The bank, which has UK restaurant fast food chain LEON in its portfolio, has continued to lend throughout the pandemic cycle – just as it did following the Brexit referendum in 2016 – with over GBP45million in sponsor-backed deals approved since lockdown.
What’s your outlook for Q3 and Q4 in terms of deal flow?
We’ve done over 300 credit committees and approved over GBP1 billion in new loans since March, including around
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Habib Abdur-Rahman, Principal, Corporate Development as its internal ESG lead. Within this new role, Abdur-Rahman will be responsible for overseeing the accelerated adoption of a standardised ESG framework, including implementing and enhancing ESG alignment across all business lines and geographies.
Rishi Kapoor, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Investcorp, says: “One of our key priorities at Investcorp is to deliver sustainable value for our stakeholders. Integrating strong alignment with key ESG factors that are consistent with our own core values is an integral part of this process. We are pleased to
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