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Education Ventures Company (EVC) a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments (ZEI) and Blenheim Schools, part of the Chatsworth Schools family, today announced a new education focused partnership.
Working together, EVC, ZEI and Blenheim Schools will create a world class educational facility in Dubai. The facility will include a new non-selective and inclusive School, child wellbeing support centre, teacher training and research centre and facilities for the community. The School will provide a mainstream educational environment for all pupils, including those with an additional educational need.
Dr Adil Ismail Al Zarooni, CEO of ZEI and Chairman of the
Amscan International, a designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of party products and a portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity firm Endless, has secured a GBP30 million funding package.
Milton Keynes-headquartered Amscan International’s funding comes on the back of an outstanding year for the company which started with an Endless supported management buy-out in January 2021.
This was quickly followed by two significant bolt-on acquisitions comprising Germany-based foil balloon printing technology business Luftballon-Markt in August and leading party brand Ginger Ray in October.
Amscan International’s revenues are forecast to hit a record GBP215 million for the financial year ended
Preqin, a specialist in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, has appointed Christoph Knaack, currently the company’s Chief Strategy & Product Officer, as CEO as of 1 January, 2022.
Knaack will focus on leading Preqin through its next growth phase, as the company moves toward serving its customers through the entire private market investment lifecycle — from fundraising and investor relations to deal origination, due diligence and portfolio monitoring.
From 2022, Preqin’s founder and current CEO, Mark O’Hare, will continue his active involvement as a member of Preqin’s Board of Directors, and as the company’s principal shareholder, supporting Preqin’s executive
Starsight Energy has become the first renewable energy company in Nigeria to secure carbon credit accreditation. Backed by Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private investment firm, Starsight is a commercial & industrial (C&I) solar power provider.
It has earned certification by switching its customers’ power and cooling from predominantly diesel-based electricity to a combination of solar, battery and diesel hybrid systems.
The carbon credits have been certified by the Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program; the world’s most widely used voluntary Green House Gas (GHG) certification program. Starsight was advised by Aera, the leading carbon advisory firm in Africa, with
Mindstone, an edtech platform rethinking online education to help people learn faster and remember more, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to give supporters the opportunity to democratise and invest in the future of learning.
Intertrust, a specialist in providing tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions to clients operating and investing in international business, has launched a new, end-to-end ESG data gathering and analytics solution.
The solution offers private fund managers an integrated approach to collecting and analysing ESG data and managing ESG risk in their portfolios.
With ESG regulation continuing to increase at pace, including the ongoing sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR) requirements across the European Union, pressure is mounting for GPs (General Partners). As private funds await the next iteration of SFDR in 2022 and sustainable investments continue to soar, there is an
Emerald Technology Ventures is to utilise the Broadridge Private Market Hub ecosystem to gain visibility and reduce transaction friction to interact in real-time on all Guernsey domiciled funds.
Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Medallia, a specialist in customer and employee experience, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD6.4 billion.
Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline) is to acquire a majority stake in Ripe Thinking Limited (Ripe), a UK-based digital underwriting and insurance distribution platform.
Aquiline is a private investment firm based in New York and London with USD6.9 billion in assets under management, specialising in investments at the intersection of technology and finance. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Since its founding in 1997, Ripe has grown rapidly serving a variety of customers across both personal and small commercial lines. Today, Ripe is a leading insurtech business with more than 280,000 policyholders, protecting their specialised needs across golf,
American Water Works Company (AWK), a large publicly traded US water and wastewater utility company, is to sell its Homeowner Services Group to funds advised by Apax in a deal valued at approximately USD1.275 billion.
Upon closing of the transaction, American Water will receive USD480 million in cash and a USD720 million secured Seller’s Note bearing a 7 per cent annual interest rate with a five-year term. In addition, the transaction includes a delayed payment to American Water of USD75 million if certain milestones are met by 31 December, 2023. The structure of the transaction enables initial cash proceeds to
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