Managers
2020 was expected to be the year when valuations would finally come down and present a ‘perfect vintage’ for private equity buyout firms, affording them the opportunity to buy assets at more reasonable purchase price multiples.
IK Investment Partners (IK) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in You Sure Investments BV from Synergia Capital Partners (Synergia). Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to AFM clearance, have not been disclosed.
You Sure is a leading Dutch insurance distribution platform, providing insurance to small businesses and individuals. Operating mainly in the Property and Casualty (P&C) segment, You Sure acts both as an insurance broker and a Managing General Agent (MGA), and currently serves over 60,000 customers.
Headquartered in Ridderkerk, You Sure
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Avanti Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will target European businesses with a strong US nexus, in connection with its USD600 million IPO. The SPAC was sponsored by NNS Group, the investment group founded by entrepreneur Nassef Sawiris, and Sienna Capital, the alternative investment platform of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). Avanti Acquisition’s shares began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AVAN on 2 October, 2020.
This is the first IPO of a SPAC completed out of the Kirkland’s European offices. In the US, Kirkland is the market leader in SPAC IPOs
Future Energy Ventures, a venture capital platform that invests in the digital technologies and digital business models redefining the energy landscape, has launched with EUR250 million invested capital in its portfolio. The new fund is the venturing and collaboration platform of the energy company E.ON investing in digital and digitally enabled technologies that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape – providing funding, mentoring and connections to accelerate their growth trajectory.
The launch of Future Energy Ventures follows the completion of E.ON’s acquisition of innogy and brings together an enviable level of expertise and experience in investing and
Tideline, a specialist consultant for the impact investing industry, has launched BlueMark, an independent business providing impact verification services for investors and companies. BlueMark’s mission is “to strengthen trust in impact investing” through rigorous and independent assessments of an investor’s or company’s impact practices and performance, with the aim of building confidence and credibility in the impact label. The new business draws on Tideline’s expertise helping clients develop impact investment strategies and practices, with third-party verification now emerging as the next critical piece of a best-in-class approach.
“Independent verification is essential for scaling the impact investing industry with integrity,” says
Gresham House Ventures has invested GBP5 million in eConsult Health, the NHS’s leading online consultation provider for primary care.The GBP5 million investment, made on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs, is in addition to further investment from existing shareholders and will support the expansion of eConsult Health into the secondary care market. Beyond maintaining its position as the leading digital triage service in GP surgeries, eConsult Health will continue the rollout of its Urgent and Emergency Care triage solution, eTriage, and outpatient referral software, eSpecialist.
Digital triage allows patients to be dealt with more effectively and efficiently, moving from a world
SEKOIA, a French deeptech company specialising in cyber threat anticipation, has just completed its first round of funding of EUR10 million euros with Omnes and Alliance Entreprendre. The investment will be mainly devoted to accelerating the marketing of its platform for its European public and private companies and to strengthening its R&D teams.
Founded in 2008, SEKOIA has built its reputation on its expertise in responding to security incidents and its ability to assist companies under attack. Since 2016, the company is evolving towards software publishing with the aim of meeting a need that is still little covered by European cybersecurity
By A Paris – This year will be forever remembered as the one which saw a global pandemic taking over the world, widespread travel restrictions and significant market volatility. But in Singapore, 2020 can be considered in a more favourable light. Despite the less than auspicious environment, the jurisdiction reaped success in launching a new fund structure, generating manager interest in an otherwise turbulent period.
By Mark Voumard, Gordian Capital – Readers will be familiar with onshore domiciles such as Dublin or Luxembourg. How does Singapore differ?
“The introduction of the Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure earlier this year has been the latest in a number of initiatives undertaken by the Singapore government to grow the city state’s fund management industry and achieve its ambition of being the gateway to asset management opportunities in Asia”, says Allard de Jong, Head of the Fund Administration, Corporate Trust and Custody team of the Portcullis Group.
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