Managers
New Carlyle Group chief executive officer Harvey Schwartz wants the private equity giant to expand its capital markets arm, which acts as an in-house investment bank and secures loans for portfolio companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity funds are looking for new, creative value creation opportunities in light of the tougher market conditions, according to new data from a survey carried out by global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal.
Andreessen Horowitz is to open its first international office in London, and is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator programme to take place in the UK in Spring 2024. The move comes as US regulators have increased scrutiny of the cryptocurrency sector.
Forming local partnerships is key to achieving operational excellence and continuous improvement in food and agriculture investments. Colin Butterfield (pictured), CEO of Solum Partners outlines the firm’s differentiated approach to investing in this sector.
Sequoia, the giant global venture capital firm known for early investment in a host of now leading tech companies including Google, Instagram, Airbnb, WhatsApp, Zoom, ByteDance and GoTo, is breaking itself up into three distinct firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity professionals say that the need for a strong brand has increased amid growing competition in the industry according to a new joint study by SuperReturn, a private equity conference series, and BackBay Communications, a PR, marketing and branding consultancy for private markets firms.
Golding Capital Partners, a European alternative asset manager with more than €13.5 billion in assets under management across infrastructure, private credit, private equity, secondaries and impact, has opened a new office in Milan, Italy led by Lara Tardino, who joins the firm as a managing director.
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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