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AUA Private Equity Partners (AUA Private Equity), a lower middle-market consumer investment firm, has formalised a partnership with First Generation Investors (FGI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to provide high school students in underserved communities with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the investment economy.
As part of this partnership, AUA Private Equity will be a sponsor and active partner of the University of Miami chapter.
FGI’s robust financial literacy curriculum is led by volunteer college students across 40 chapters nationwide who work with high school students to teach core finance concepts, create investment portfolios and establish a
Mariana Enevoldsen has joined JTC in Guernsey as a Client Services Director as the company continues to see strong growth in its funds business.
She brings extensive experience as a Director, specialising in private equity, listed funds and corporate secretarial functions having previously worked at a number of high profile companies.
Funds advised by global private equity firm Permira are to acquire Mimecast Limited an email security and cyber resilience company.
lool ventures, an early stage investor backing mission-driven Israeli-founders, has held the first close at USD60 million of its third fund (lool III) which is targeting USD100 million, bringinf the firm’s total AUM to USD200 million.
Through lool III, the firm will look to invest in approximately 20 companies, in most cases leading Seed rounds, whilst reserving capital to follow on through Series A and Series B. lool II is a top quartile fund by Net IRR and its companies already outperform the market with a 70 per cent “Seed to Series A” conversion rate.
The Green Finance Institute has launched a new online knowledge resource, GFI Hive, designed to share the latest information and insights on how to increase private investment in nature restoration and nature-positive outcomes in and for the UK.
With initial funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, GFI Hive will share technical knowledge and best practice on investing in nature and nature-based solutions to support the mobilisation of private capital into the sector and meet the UK’s net zero and nature-positive ambitions. Among the resources provided will be in-depth case studies of successful transactions (both domestic and international), research reports, insights,
Genstar Capital portfolio company Foreside Financial Group, LLC (Foreside), a provider of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) solutions and technology offerings to clients in the global asset management industry, has acquired Alaric Compliance Services, a specialist in regulatory and compliance services.
Founded in 2004, Alaric Compliance Services partners with a diversified and well-known client base, including private credit, private real estate and other alternative asset managers, advisors, broker-dealers, private fund managers, open and closed end funds, BDCs, CLOs, and more.
Transatlantic venture capital firm Beringea has led a USD10 million Series A funding round in Learnerbly, an SaaS-enabled marketplace for workplace learning and development.
Main Post Partners, a private equity investment firm with deep experience partnering with iconic brands and multi-location foodservice platforms, has a made a growth investment in Krispy Krunchy Chicken.
With 2,600 retail locations in 48 states, the company is one of the largest branded convenience store foodservice programmes in the United States.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Eurazeo, with support from Sapphire, has led a USD44 million Series B growth funding round in secret detection platform specialist GitGuardian.
Existing investors including Balderton, BPI and Fly Ventures also participated.
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney has appointed Stewart Worthy as a Partner in in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Group in London at the beginning of December this year.
Stewart’s practice focuses on complex cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on US and APAC in-bound UK investments and English law deals in Central & Eastern Europe and Africa. He has a broad corporate and finance practice advising clients on acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, international securities offerings, strategic alliances, complex restructurings and other commercial transactions.
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