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General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has appointed Cornelia Gomez as its global head of ESG.
Based in London, Gomez will oversee General Atlantic’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts at the firm and across its portfolio.
A recognized leader in the industry, Gomez brings experience across ESG, CSR strategy and ethical and environmental compliance, working across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Most recently, Gomez was Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners, where she established its ESG practice and was a key intermediary between investors, investment teams and portfolio companies, helping to integrate ESG
General Atlantic, a global growth equity investor, has opened a new office in Tel Aviv.
The new location expands the firm’s geographic footprint into the Middle East and enables General Atlantic to strengthen its presence in the highly entrepreneurial Israeli ecosystem.
General Atlantic sees significant opportunity in Israel and has invested over USD750 million in eight high-growth tech companies in the country since 2019, with six of those eight investments taking place in roughly the past year. With an on-the-ground presence in Tel Aviv, the firm plans to deepen its local network and further engage in the region’s entrepreneurial
Antara Capital is to make a USD300 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging network ChargePoint through the purchase of convertible senior notes.
Under the terms of the investment, Antara Capital LP will purchase a total aggregate principal amount of USD300 million in 3.50 pre cent/5.00 per cent Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the Notes). The transaction is expected to close on 12 April, 2022.
The Notes will be convertible at an initial conversion price to be determined prior to closing. The initial conversion price will represent a 30.0 per cent premium to ChargePoint’s volume-weighted average price over a pre-determined
ARC Clean Energy Canada (ARC Canada), a small modular reactor (aSMR) technology provider, has raised CAD30 million in a Series A funding round private sector investment and the Province of New Brunswick.
This financing will progress the deployment of Canada’s first commercial grid-scale aSMR at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) site, owned by the provincial utility, New Brunswick Power (NB Power). It also sets the stage for further milestone achievements which will unlock additional funding from the province.
Ryan Hicke, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at SEI, is to become the company’s next chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors, effective 1 June, 2022.
Hicke will succeed Founder Alfred P West, Jr, who is transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman after successfully leading and growing SEI for more than 50 years. The executive management team, currently reporting to West, will report to Hicke effective 1 June.
Throughout his 24-year career at SEI, Hicke has held a number of senior leadership positions across the company’s global businesses, playing an important role in
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated treasury and liquidity management solutions for investment managers, and LGT Capital Partners have completed the initial phase of implementation of Hazeltree’s cash and liquidity management solution.
This phase is focused primarily on aggregating and automating LGT Capital Partners’ cash wires activity, replacing a legacy application. It establishes the platform for further enhancing LGT Capital Partners’ fund financial management operations by aggregating, optimising and improving execution of its cash, debt and liquidity management processes.
Luxembourg fund administrator, EFA, has selected NeoXam for a core Trade Settlement service based on NeoXam Tracker3, with a strong focus on the CSDR (Central Securities Depositories Regulation) requirement, alongside a bespoke digital reporting project.
NeoXam Tracker3 allows EFA Middle Office service to track the entire settlement process of all active trades in near real-time.
A dedicated online dashboard application has been designed to enable EFA’s clients to have digital access to the settlement status of their trades.
NeoXam’s software is designed to meet CSDR’s objectives of improving the efficiency and transparency of settlements in Europe.
EFA is an independent
Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets, has closed its equity recapitalisation of portfolios company Cologix, the largest private interconnection and hyperscale edge platform in North America.
At USD3 billion in equity value, the transaction represents the largest single asset continuation vehicle raised in digital infrastructure to date. Cologix also completed a USD1.65 billion asset-backed securitisation earlier this year to support continued growth.
The recapitalization was effectuated as a sale of Cologix by Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II LP and co-investors (Fund II) to Stonepeak-managed vehicles comprising a combination of existing Fund II investors who have chosen
Labster, a platform for virtual labs and interactive science, has raised USD47 million in a funding round led by Sofia Group and Pirate Impact.
Existing investors Owl Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, EduCapital, NPF Technologies, and GGV Capital, also participated in the round. They are joining the Series C round announced in 2021 led by Andreessen Horowitz. Additional investors included Balderton Capital, Northzone, Swisscom Ventures, and David Helgason, founder of Unity Technologies.
This new capital infusion will enable Labster to further develop in Europe and the United States and to establish itself within Asia and Latin America.
Total investment in Labster now
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has appointed Andrea (AJ) Skobel to its team of operating partners.
Working in conjunction with One Rock operating partner Mike Anderson, Skobel will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies primarily through strategic talent and organisational development solutions and alignment of human resource strategy with business and operational strategies.
Skobel brings over 20 years of experience in executive human resource management, talent acquisition and leadership development. Prior to joining One Rock, Skobel spent nearly a decade at IDEX Corporation and prior to
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