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Alternative assets data, tools, and insights specialist Preqin, has published its H1 Investor Outlook for 2022, with represents the views of more than 350 LPs, interviewed in November 2021, investing across alternative assets — breaking down investor sentiment in the following categories: ESG, private equity, venture capital, private debt, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources.
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (Border to Coast), one of the UK’s largest pension pools, has launched a GBP1.4 billion Listed Alternatives Fund, expanding the investment opportunities available to its Partner Funds.
The fund provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of investments in sectors such as renewable energy, digital infrastructure, specialist healthcare, real estate, private equity, and alternative credit. These sectors tap into key long-term structural themes. For example, the current portfolio gives investors access to 40GW of wind power and 14GW of solar power to enable the net-zero transition; 160,000 mobile communication towers that look set to benefit from
Antler has closed its East Africa investment fund to continue to support early-stage tech startups in the region. Following strong interest, Antler’s East Africa fund was oversubscribed beyond thitse USD10 million target, closing at USD13.5 million.
Leading investors including Baillie Gifford, institutional investors such as IFC and family offices like Canica all supported the fund.
Antler East Africa’s first venture building cohort was launched in August 2019. To date, Antler East Africa has run five full cohorts, totalling 153 founders, and has made 14 investments. Starting March 2022, Antler East Africa is embarking on a new, community-driven platform approach
North Sky Capital (North Sky), a specialist in impact investing, has promoted Andrew Harris to Managing Director.
Since joining the firm in 2018, Harris has successfully led the business development efforts for the firm’s two flagship strategies: sustainable infrastructure and impact private equity (secondaries).
Prior to joining North Sky Capital, Harris served as a Senior Vice President at Threadmark, an advisory firm focused on raising capital for infrastructure and real estate firms in North America and Europe. He is a graduate of Columbia University.
The OnePlanetCapital Environmental EIS Fund is targeting an investment in &SISTERS, an eco-friendly period care company, to support the elimination of single-use plastic in the menstrual health market.
The OnePlanetCapital EIS fund focuses on companies and projects that will genuinely benefit the environmental prospects of the UK and the wider planet, supporting the emerging green economy.
The investment into &SISTERS will support a substantial business expansion and complement existing holdings in the portfolio. The business is raising a total of GBP900,000 with a GBP4.5 million business valuation. Additional investors include Raising Partners Angel Syndicate alongside a heavily oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign,
Global proptech venture capital firm Pi Labs has appointed Stefania Ponzo as a partner.
Ponzo brings more than 14 years’ experience working with high-growth technology companies and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) and institutional investors as an investor and advisor. At Pi Labs, her role will be focused on overseeing the VC firm’s growing portfolio, and ensuring portfolio company founders have the strategic, financial and commercial support required in order to achieve global scale.
Based in London, Ponzo spent seven years at Coutts private bank advising UHNW clients globally on asset allocation and growth capital investment opportunities.
The appointment follows Pi
Former North East Company of the Year, Aspire Technology Solutions has secured a significant minority investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity firm, in a transaction which values the business at GBP85 million.
Aspire is one of the fastest growing IT managed service and cyber security providers in the UK and was launched 15 years ago by CEO, Chris Fraser. The company now has multiple offices in locations including Gateshead, London and Stockton-on-Tees, and employs more than 200 people.
Aspire is currently delivering plans to create more than 150 North East jobs across its recently opened HQ, based on
Yieldstreet, a digital alternative investment platform dedicated to providing access to exclusive private market opportunities, has launched its third art equity fund.
Art Equity Fund III will feature a diverse collection of contemporary artists including well-known artists such as Banksy and Takashi Murakami, as well as up-and-coming artists like Amoako Boafo and Mickalene Thomas. Fund III includes globally celebrated artists who are among some of the leaders in the market in liquidity, price momentum, trading volume, institutional support, dealer representation, and popular interest.
Yieldstreet launched its first art equity fund in November 2021, followed quickly by its Art Equity Fund
Vestiaire Collective, a global online marketplace for desirable pre-loved fashion, has acquired Tradesy, a US specialist in the fashion resale industry.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy were both founded in 2009 by women entrepreneurs committed to transforming the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future.
By joining forces, Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy significantly increase the size and reach of their peer-to-peer marketplaces, to the direct benefit of their sellers and buyers. The combined company will boast a membership community of 23 million, a catalogue of five million items and a Gross Merchandise
TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm, is to make a significant growth investment in Veracode, a global provider of application security solutions.
Veracode’s current majority investor, softwares investment firm Thoma Bravo, will retain a minority position in the business. The transaction, which values Veracode at USD2.5 billion, is expected to be completed in Q2 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
An eight-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing, Veracode offers a comprehensive software security platform that empowers organizations to deliver secure software at scale and with unmatched speed.
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