Managers
Verdane, a European specialist growth investor, has been certified as a B Corporation, a global sustainability accreditation which the firm says reflects its commitment to “harnessing private capital to drive positive outcomes”.
Carried interest earned by a group 255 of the UK’s top private equity dealmakers, totalled £2.7 billion in the 2020-2021 tax year, according to a report by The Financial Times, quoting deal analysis by law firm Macfarlanes.
New data from PwC Luxembourg suggests the majority of private equity Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) are shifting towards an “ESG or nothing” investment philosophy, with over three quarters planning to cease investing in or promoting non-ESG private markets products by the end of 2025.
The data comes from a new report titled: GPs’ Global ESG Strategies: Disclosure Standards, Data Requirements & Strategic Options, which represents the fourth instalment of PwC’s European Sustainable Finance Series showcasing the impact of regulation driving ESG uptake across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Asia-Pacific Region.
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Apollo Global Management Inc is planning to continue increasing its headcount the UK and Europe as it looks to capitalise on a boom in private credit activity in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alternative fund managers are optimistic about the next 18 months, with almost all (98%) confident about launching new funds and eight in ten (81%) expecting fundraising to be higher in the next next year and a half than in the previous 18 months, according to new research form Ocorian.
Some 69% of fund managers are cautiously optimistic stating they are expecting to see a slightly higher level of fundraising, whereas 12% believe it will be dramatically higher. Just 18% say it will be about the same and 1% say it will be lower.
Of the 98% who are confident in
In a sign that stock market valuations are not expected to regain their previous highs anytime soon, private equity firms are increasingly selling shares in portfolio companies at a discount to their IPO prices, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Relations between limited partners and general partners are in a state of flux amid ongoing economic volatility, according to a new report from Barnes & Thornburg, which draws on insights from a survey of 125 LPs, GPs, and service providers across the private funds landscape.
The 2023 Investment Funds Outlook Report which covers the evolving relationship between LPs and GPs as the latter compete for investor capital, examines the private funds outlook for several key sectors, including cryptocurrencies, life sciences, and real estate private equity (PE), and finds that GP will need to find innovative ways to attract LP dollars
CoVenture, an alternative asset management firm focused on direct credit opportunities and credit-oriented investments in early and late-stage companies, has made two new female additions to its team – Dalia Bauman as a vice president in the hybrid capital team, and Molly Cline as an associate on the capital formation team.
Chase Coleman’s technology-focused investment manager Tiger Global is exploring options to cash in a part of its $40 billion portfolio of privately held companies through secondary market sales, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Emerging alternative investment managers are prioritising the acquisition of top talent, and investments in third-party data providers and technology platforms as they look to grow their businesses in 2023, according to a new report by alternative investments fintech Dynamo Software.
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