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A new global research programme conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported by Adams Street Partners (Adams Street) finds that 85 per cent of global institutional investors expect private markets to outperform public markets in the long term, with 80 per cent of respondents agreeing that these markets are less susceptible to volatility.
The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook highlights the impacts of Covid-19 and offers an economic review of 2020, an analysis of the last quarter of the year, and insights for 2021.
Anghami will become the first Arab technology company to list on NASDAQ New York via a merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that raised USD100 million in its August 2020 initial public offering.
The transaction implies an initial pro-forma enterprise valuation of approximately USD220 million, or 2.5x 2022 estimated revenues.
The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2021.
SHUAA Capital, the UAE’s premier publicly listed asset management and investment banking firm and Vistas Media Capital Singapore, the parent of the sponsor for Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc, have gathered
Playfly Sports, a full-service sports marketing company, has acquired three of FOX Sports’ leading businesses: Home Team Sports, Impression Sports, and FOX Sports College Properties.
These additions provide Playfly Sports with the ability to help brands and advertisers reach households nationwide via live US broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games, and expand their presence in the collegiate and high school multimedia rights space.
Playfly Sports’ platform offers brands a differentiated advertising and media engine consisting of scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets that connect with sports fans at a local, regional, and national level.
“Playfly now has the unique
NewSpring Growth has invested in Deposco, a provider of cloud-based omnichannel fulfilment software solutions.
HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over EUR35 billion of equity capital under management, has expanded its European WhiteHorse team with the addition of Michael Lucas as a Managing Director.
Lucas, who will be based in HIG’s London office, has 27 years of experience in leveraged finance and direct lending. Prior to joining HIG, he was a Founding Partner and Head of the UK at Bridgepoint Credit. Prior to that, he spent over 20 years at ING where he was most recently acting as Global Head of Financial Sponsors.
Pascal Meysson, Head of HIG WhiteHorse Europe,
Everberg Capital (Everberg), a structured capital fund focused on investing primarily in the US middle market, has become a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
The PRI is a global network for investors committed to integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into their investment decision making.
Launched in 2006, the PRI now includes over 3,600 signatories consisting of asset owners, investment managers and service providers. The group’s six principles help members incorporate ESG and sustainability issues into long-term investment decision-making.
One example of Everberg’s commitment to ESG principles is the firm’s recent investment in Penn
Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates are to acquire Precisely, a specialist in data integrity.
Josh Rogers, CEO of Precisely, will continue to lead the Company supported by the existing management team. Upon closing of the transaction, Clearlake and TA Associates will become majority shareholders in Precisely. Centerbridge Partners, the current majority shareholder in Precisely, will retain a minority equity stake. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“With global spending on digital transformation expected to reach USD2.3 trillion by 2023, Precisely is well positioned to generate rapid growth. Organisations around the world are increasingly focused on their ability to
By Brenon Daly, Research Director, 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence – Boosted by an unprecedented shopping spree by blank-cheque companies, the tech M&A market extended its stunning rebound from last spring’s Covid-19 collapse.
Institutional investors are leaving fund managers with little choice but to develop a POV around sustainability, writes Ken MacFadyen (pictured), Senior Vice President, Head of Content Development, BackBay Communications.
If 2020 was a transformative year in private equity, 2021 is when GPs will look to adapt to rapidly evolving LP demands. Over the past 12 months, for instance, sponsors have had to reimagine traditional IR activities through a digital lens. While many will continue to leverage these tools long after the pandemic becomes a bad memory, other tectonic shifts across PE have the potential to leave an even more indelible mark.
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