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HPE Growth has promoted former General Atlantic and TPG executives Tim van Delden and Manfred Krikke to co-managing partners as they turn a budding regional investment firm into a tier-1 European technology growth investment platform.
Formerly investment manager at General Atlantic, van Delden was instrumental in furthering the US growth giant’s expansion in Europe, before founding HPE Growth in 2008. Krikke was previously one of the founding Partners of TPG Growth in San Francisco.
Over the last seven years, van Delden and Krikke have been the architects of HPE’s evolution from a smaller regional technology firm into one of the
Private equity firm Horizon Capital’s USD200 million Emerging Europe Growth Fund III (EEGF III) has acquired a minority stake in Avrora, a specialist in the ‘dollar store’ retail segment in Ukraine, becoming the sole financial investor in the business alongside its founders.
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The Company’s founders and management team will continue executing on their successful business strategy, retaining majority ownership and operating control of the Company. The Fund’s significant investment will accelerate the roll-out of new stores in Ukraine in the course of the next five years, expand logistics infrastructure, as well as
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) is to sell its German portfolio company WERU Group (WERU) to DOVISTA A/S, a North European solution provider of vertical windows and exterior doors.
The transaction is subject to clearance by the relevant antitrust authorities.
WERU, a leading manufacturer of PVC windows and doors in Germany, was acquired by HIG in 2014, and subsequently acquired UNILUX, a leading manufacturer of wood-based windows and doors to expand its product portfolio. During HIG’s ownership, WERU modernised the Company’s production facilities, launched new products, and implemented various digital innovations. Headquartered near Stuttgart in Germany, WERU sells its
Almost half (45 per cent) of valuation experts believe a lack of a standardised and recognised measurement system is the biggest threat to effective environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures for businesses.
That’s according to new research from Duff & Phelps highlighting the issues caused by the lack of a standardised system, with respondents revealing that they currently use a wide range of frameworks, with no single system having a clear majority. Amongst those surveyed there were 14 different combinations of frameworks used. Some of the most popular current ESG frameworks include Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) used by 33 per
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has completed the fund-raising for the fourth generation of its private equity secondaries programme.
The total raised for Aberdeen Standard Secondary Opportunities SOF IV (SOF IV) and associated separate accounts is USD556 million, above the target of USD500 million and 30 per cent higher than the amount raised for its predecessor fund, which secured USD428 million of commitments at its final close in October 2017.
Commitments to SOF IV were received from over 50 investors, including public and corporate pension schemes, multi-family offices and high net worth individuals. The geographic split of investors was approximately 60
In this exclusive Q&A interview, Private Equity Wire asked Christina Ulardic, partner at Astanor Ventures, some of our most burning questions regarding the future of food tech and her view on how it relates to the opportunities that private capital can provide in this space.
Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) has made a successful bid to acquire the business and assets of Ralph & Russo Limited, the UK-based luxury brand specialising in couture, ready-to-wear and luxury goods.
Paul Appleton of Begbies Traynor Group and Andrew Andronikou of Quantuma Advisory, acting as Joint Administrators, conducted a thorough and extended sales process which generated an immense amount of global interest and resulted in numerous parties submitting bids. Retail Ecommerce Ventures was the successful party and the deal has now completed.
Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) was founded by Alex Mehr and Tai Lopez in 2019. Over the past two
A company that designs products for many leading consumer brands has raised GBP750,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).
AME Group will use the funds to create ten jobs and invest in new equipment to support its growth. As one of the UK’s leading independent product development consultancies, the Sheffield-based company works with many high-profile brands such as Hornby Railways, Vax, Jaguar, Smith & Nephew medical equipment, Harris Brushes and B&Q Performance power tools.
In recent years, it has also experienced growing demand for
Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has supported northern European private equity investment firm FSN Capital on the launch of its latest mid-market fund, FSN Capital VI (Fund VI).
Fund VI was oversubscribed, closing above its original hard cap with commitments of EUR1.8 billion. It will continue FSN Capital’s investment strategy of targeting control buyout investments of mid-sized companies in northern Europe.
Aztec Group supported with the establishment of Fund VI and will continue to provide ongoing administration and accounting services to the fund and its investment structures from its Jersey office. Owner-managed, the Group specialises in
New data from the BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Clarivate shows that the UK’s biotech and life sciences sector is on the cusp of a golden age driven by strong demand from global investors for UK innovation, with GBP1.56 billion invested in the last quarter (March 2021 – May 2021).
This is the highest total amount ever recorded for a quarter since the trade association began recording this data.
The stellar performance means GBP2.39 billion has been raised in the year to date, compared to GBP2.81 billion in the whole of 2020, which itself was a record year for investment.
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