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Apex Group Ltd (Apex), a global financial services provider, has launched a Carbon Footprint Assessment & Reporting service to meet growing market demand.
The new offering helps funds and companies to measure the sources of emissions, implement plans to reduce their carbon footprint and provide a mechanism to offset any residual emissions.
The launch coincides with new global research by Apex which found that 91 per cent of private equity leaders believe that Climate Change is an urgent issue, and 81 per cent agree that they and their portfolio companies should take greater responsibility for their carbon footprint.
Swapi, a brand-new loyalty e-wallet platform, has closed its latest funding round at GBP860k ahead of its launch this October.
This new injection of funds will help bring the app to market, while ensuring a strong customer experience as well as providing the means to expand the Swapi’s growing team. Swapi has today announced the appointment of Carolina Paradas-Mandato, previously Global Senior Affiliates & CLO Manager at Harvey Nichols, as its new Head of Strategic Partnerships. Carolina will be in charge of expanding Swapi into new and exciting international territories as well as handling all affiliate relationships with the 100-plus
Funds affiliated to Lightyear Capital (Lightyear) have agreed to acquire assets from and partner with Schellman & Company (Schellman) in forming a new venture that will set the standard for the delivery of information technology and cybersecurity compliance services.
Going forward, Schellman, a licensed CPA firm, will provide attest services, and Schellman Compliance, LLC, a newly formed entity, will provide non-attest services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2002, Schellman is a leader in the information technology and cybersecurity compliance space and currently ranks as the 65th largest CPA firm in the United States. Schellman has
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has arranged a GBP55 million unitranche financing package for AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap) in support of its sector growth and consolidation strategy in the UK wealth management platform industry.
To date, AnaCap, a leading specialist European financial services private equity firm, has completed three platform acquisitions as part of its buy and build strategy: Wealthtime, Amber Financial Investments (“Amber”), and Novia Financial (“Novia”), together “Avalon” or the “Combined Group.”
Across the three investments, AnaCap has now acquired almost GBP11.0 billion AuA and will continue to deploy its
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, a UK fund investing in utility-scale battery energy storage systems, has agreed a new five year GBP180 million debt facility with a syndicate of banks including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lloyds Bank, NatWest and Santander.
The Facility comprises a GBP150 million capex term facility and a GBP30 million revolving working capital facility. The interest rate is 300bps over SONIA (before hedging). The capex facility also provides for an uncommitted accordion which could increase the total amount borrowed up to GBP380 million over time.
These proceeds will be used to fund the remainder of the
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has made several promotions and new appointments which reinforce the strength of its investment and value creation teams.
James Markham, Omar Kayat and Humphrey Baker have been promoted to senior partner, John Western has become a partner and Zoe Jackson has been made an investment manager. Graphite has also recruited three investment executives: Edgar Borg Rodriguez, Tom Llewellyn and Alex Hearne.
Drawing on his broad value creation experience across the Graphite portfolio, Markham was key in Graphite’s recent successful sale of U-POL, the manufacturer and distributor of automotive repair and refinishing
Gatewood Capital Partners (Gatewood), a premier private equity firm focused on seeding and anchoring emerging managers, has appointed Robert Zassman as a Vice President.
Prior to joining Gatewood, Zassman held several positions at Blackstone Inc, most recently as a member of the Blackstone Strategic Capital Group’s investment team, focused on GP stakes investments.
Zassman brings an extensive range of private equity experience to Gatewood and will be responsible for investment execution, analysis, due diligence, and portfolio management activities. “Robert is a natural fit for Gatewood with his experience in investing in GP stakes across fund strategies. He will be a
Earth Capital, a global sustainable investing private equity group, has appointed Phil Culver Evans as Chief Executive.
Culver Evans will move from his current role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and take over Earth Capital’s CEO responsibilities from Gordon Power, who remains Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
Culver Evans joined Earth Capital in 2017 with a track record of senior management expertise in financial and operational leadership roles, specialising in transformation and value realisation. During his time as CFO Earth Capital grew its AUM significantly, as well as launching the Nobel Sustainability Fund®. Phil has proved a valuable addition to the
The Cibus funds, a sustainable food and agriculture investment adviser, has appointed Benoit Boisseuil and Tom Ritchie as Investment Directors.
The pair will source, execute and manage growth equity and buy-out situations within the Cibus funds.
Boisseuil and Ritchie join during a period of strong growth for the Cibus funds, which see significant investment opportunities presented by global demographic changes, shifting consumption patterns and the inability of the world’s fastest growing economies to meet rapidly increasing regional demand for high-value foods.
Boisseuil has over 13 years’ experience as a private equity investor, M&A investment banker and strategy consultant across EMEA
ARQIS has advised Megger Group on its acquisition of a an equity stake in the IPS group and the formation of a strategic partnership between the two companies.
IPS was founded by Dr. Zeljko Schreiner in 2004 and is now one of the leading providers of Asset Performance Management (APM), Network Model Management (NMM), Outage Management (OMS), Enterprise Protection Information (EPIS) and Mobile Software Solutions (WFM) for the electrical supply industry.
The British Megger Group has been a leader in electrical test and measurement globally for over 130 years. From power generation to the power outlets at home, Megger
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