Managers
Pantheon, a global private markets investor, has led the launch of the new Asia-Pacific chapter of Initiative Climat International (iCI), a global initiative that seeks to harness the collective efforts of private market participants to address climate change and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon global economy.
Pantheon was the second private equity firm globally to sign up to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2007, while in 2021 we became signatories of both iCI and the Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Jie Gong, Pantheon Partner and Co-Chair of its ESG Committee, will chair the
Arcmont Asset Management (Arcmont), a European private debt asset management firm, has strengthened its capabilities in Italy having received regulatory approval for its Milan branch from Consob and the Bank of Italy. This will serve to strengthen Arcmont’s presence in Italy.
COPE Private Equity is planning to launch its fifth fund next year following the full deployment of the current COPE IV Fund which is expected by Q1 2023, according to a report by Deal Street Asia.
The report cites the firm’s founder and managing director Azam Azman as revealing that the the next investment vehicle, COPE V, will be open to businesses in the wider Southeast Asia region with a Malaysian subsidiary or presence, rather than just Malaysian companies.
The target size of the fund has not been revealed but COPE’s current AUM reportedly stands at around $150 million.
Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has expanded its internship programme to provide new opportunities for rising college sophomores.
The new program, built in partnership with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), a network of college-preparatory public charter schools, and The Posse Foundation (Posse), a college success and youth leadership development organisation, advances Vista’s efforts to broaden its recruiting pipeline while also creating career pathways for young people from backgrounds not traditionally represented in asset management.
Vista identified KIPP and Posse as leaders in supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds
KKR has launched the Highways Infrastructure Trust (HIT), a roads infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in India. The new vehicle is KKR’s third InvIT in India, following the launch of the Virescent Renewable Energy Trust, India’s first renewable energy InvIT, and India Grid Trust, a transmissions InvIT.
Together, these platforms operate and manage 33 assets valued at over $3.8 billion across 22 states or union territories across India.
HIT’s initial portfolio comprises of six roads assets with a total length of more than 450 kilometers across six states in India. The assets, which include a diversified mix of toll and annuity
Arcano Partners, an international alternative asset manager with offices in Europe and the US, has been ranked in the top 10 globally in the HEC Paris-Dow Jones ranking of private equity secondary funds. This list ranks the top PE secondary fund managers globally, in terms of cumulative performance and consistency of funds raised between 2008 and 2017.
The annual HEC Paris-Dow Jones ranking, created by HEC Paris professor Oliver Gottschalg, analyses the returns achieved by private equity managers and their consistency over a decade, both in absolute and relative terms across funds of those vintages.
The 2021 ranking was compiled
Several big-name private equity firms, including EQT AB and KKR & Co, have been shortlisted to strike a deal to acquire data centre company Global Switch according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites unnamed sources as saying that the list of firms selected to take part in the next round of bidding for the London-based business also includes Gaw Capital Partners, PAG and Stonepeak Partners. Due diligence is expected to begin in the next few weeks before final binding offers are submitted.
Global Switch’s owners, which include Jiangsu Shagang Group Co and Avic Trust Co, are reportedly expecting
Kofax, a supplier of intelligent automation software for digital workflow transformation, backed by TA Associates and Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired Ephesoft Inc.
The acquisition adds to Kofax’s intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions and go-to-market channels. With global coverage and cloud solutions, the combined company will provide organisations with value-add solutions to accelerate deployments. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Kofax will continue supporting Ephesoft’s products and customers, and Ike Kavas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ephesoft, will continue leading the firm’s organisational efforts.
Mizuho Securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to Ephesoft.
Aligned Orthopedic Partners (Aligned Ortho), a physician-led and majority physician-owned provider of orthopedic services in the greater Mid-Atlantic region and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), has formed a partnership with the Jordan-Young Institute, a specialised orthopaedic practice with renowned physicians at the cutting edge of orthopaedics, neurosurgery and physiatry.
Established in 1986, the Jordan-Young Institute team performs thousands of surgeries and procedures per year involving the knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, spine, foot & ankle, from the most minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures to the more complex joint replacement revision and advanced spine procedures. Jordan-Young’s surgeons are considered both
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 board members, together with Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a global trade association supporting HR and business executive members, have launched a new programme to increase diversity among directors serving on the compensation, nomination, and governance committees of private and public company boards.
The programme provides individuals from underrepresented backgrounds with access to 12 months of detailed curriculum tailored to preparation for board service
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
