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Amundi Private Equity Funds (Amundi PEF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amundi, has launched a new Diversified Infrastructure Strategy.
This new strategy is intended for institutional investors who do not have the in-house resources and experience required to invest directly in Infrastructure, using a diversified and scalable approach, and in particular, for those investors who prefer to invest through seasoned specialists, given the asset class’ increasing complexity. Through direct investments or a robust selection of third-party infrastructure funds, the strategy offers strong diversification both in terms of sectors and geographies, with a focus on Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, primarily core/core+ assets
By Jeffrey Stevenson, managing partner at private investment firm VSS – There are several reasons to be optimistic about 2021. Vaccines are starting to be made available and are expected to save lives, raising hopes that the US economy is poised to re-open next year. The US presidential election has largely been decided which has taken some uncertainty out of the markets.
These positive developments have already helped stimulate the resurgence of private equity in the third quarter of 2020, when USD148 billion in transactions occurred that surpasses last year’s third quarter total by 10 percent, according to a new
TA Associates has completed an investment in leading pet food marketer and manufacturer, Mid America Pet Food, manufacturer of VICTOR Super Premium Pet Food.
Joining TA as an investor is Rx3 Growth Partners, a growth equity fund founded by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
TA and Rx3 acquired their stakes in the company from Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented middle-market private equity firm that invested in Mid America Pet Food in 2014. Financial terms of the transaction have not disclosed.
Introduced in 2007, VICTOR offers super premium pet food in a variety of recipes to appeal to both
Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, including related technology and business services companies, has appointed Edward Creasy and Valerie (Val) Soranno Keating to the firm’s Advisory Council.
Both Creasy and Keating currently serve as Chairs to LMP portfolio companies.
“Lovell Minnick is intensely focused on working closely with our portfolio companies and providing them with the resources that will position them for long-term, sustainable success,” says Steve Pierson, Managing Partner at Lovell Minnick Partners. “Our Advisory Council offers valuable guidance and unparalleled expertise to our portfolio company management teams
Irish Funds has welcomed completion of a key financial services bill that has been in the works for over five years and is expected to create 3,000 jobs by 2025 while attracting up to EUR20 billion per annum in global private capital.
The Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020, passed in the Dáil, is set to accelerate Irish fund industry growth, help firms facilitate the green recovery, and open the door for new global private fund market entrants to domicile in Ireland as a key base for European capital raises.
Firms will now have the potential to expand their
IQ-EQ has supported Belfast-based Cordovan Capital Management with its first institutional fund.
Cordovan Capital Management is one of Northern Ireland’s most active private equity investors, having made nine portfolio investments since 2016. Focusing on Northern Ireland but investing selectively elsewhere in the UK and Ireland, Cordovan’s investment approach is to provide buyout and/or growth capital to profit-generating small businesses that are poised to scale.
As an emerging manager that has previously invested via a syndicate model, Cordovan has realised two distributions to its investors from its existing portfolio and anticipates further returns in 2021. It is now set to
FalconX, an all-in-one platform for institutions trading cryptocurrency, has secured an investment from American Express Ventures.
Agronomics, a leading listed investor in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, has completed an investment of USD2 million, in the form of a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), in SuperMeat the Essence of Meat (SuperMeat). The Subscription will be paid using cash from the Company’s own resources.The SAFE will convert at a price per share reflecting the lower of the valuation cap or at a 25 per cent discount to the share price of SuperMeat’s next equity round. We expect that upon conversion of the SAFE at the completion of SuperMeat’s next equity
L’Angélys, a manufacturer of high-quality ice creams and sorbets, made with fresh, healthy ingredients and without preservatives or additives, has secured investment from Bpifrance and Unigrains.
Bpifrance and Unigrains have acquired a minority stake to support the company’s growth momentum. Bpifrance has also provided bank financing alongside Banque Tarneaud and LCL.
Created in 1996 by Denis Lavaud, and based in Fontcouverte, France, L’Angélys has sales of roughly €M 10, strong growth, and employs 40 collaborators. Benefiting from the “Maître Artisan Glacier” label, L’Angélys products are available at over 16 000 points of sale and referenced by most French national
Smith joined CD&R in 2011 as a senior member of the Firm’s investor relations and fundraising team to develop and maintain relationships with current and prospective investors. During his tenure, he has been actively involved in multiple Firm fundraising and co-investment processes, as well as working cross-functionally with internal teams on fund and portfolio company reporting matters.
Prior to joining CD&R, Smith served as a managing director at Lehman Brothers and a partner at New York Life Capital Partners (now known as Goldpoint Partners). He started his career in investment banking. He holds an MBA from the University of North
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