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Emerald Peak Private Equity has appointed Lauren Burnhill as managing partner.Burnhill is a recognised specialist in “Access to Finance” – bankable and sustainable financing programs for businesses (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises MSME). As Chief Investment Officer of Accion International, she transformed the organisation’s portfolio, launching and anchoring new funds to support microfinance infrastructure, the expansion of microfinance to new geographies (India, Lok Capital, now on its third social investment fund) and to new products such as microinsurance (Paralife Group SA). Burnhill left Accion to focus on financing “Access to Life” – the health, food security, housing, education, clean water,
Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has invested in Salm Partners (Salm) alongside the Salm family, who will maintain a significant stake in the Company. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in 2004, Salm is the largest contract manufacturer of fully cooked sausages and premium hot dogs in the United States serving a blue-chip customer base that includes industry-leading brands. Utilising a differentiated, co-extrusion, cook-in-package manufacturing process, Salm offers better tasting, clean label products with extended shelf lives relative to sausages produced utilising conventional methods. Salm is headquartered in Denmark, Wisconsin where it owns and
The US International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Office of Equity Investments (OEI) has announced the Direct Equity Request for Applications, which invites early and growth-stage companies, working to solve critical development challenges, to submit an application for direct equity investment.OEI is DFC’s new group dedicated to generating developmental impact through direct equity investments in emerging markets. As a financial tool, direct equity provides DFC with greater flexibility to invest in early and growth-stage companies, partner with other financial institutions, and enable investees to scale operations more efficiently to create greater development impact.
“Equity investments are highly developmental because of
Greenbriar Equity Group, a New York-based investment firm, has promoted Matthew Burke to Managing Director.“Matt’s promotion is a reflection of both his proven investment capabilities over the last decade at Greenbriar, as well as our confidence in his leadership going forward,” says Regg Jones, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Greenbriar. “During his time with Greenbriar, Matt has distinguished himself as a trusted partner to numerous portfolio companies in several of our sectors of focus and has contributed to our success in these investments. Equally important, Matt has played a significant role in building the culture and team at Greenbriar that
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) environmental services platform Alliance Holdings (Alliance) has acquired Almega Environmental (Almega), a provider of source emissions testing (or stack testing) services including ambient air testing, on-site analysis and EPA compliance to the manufacturing, metals and renewable energy industries, among others.Located in Cypress, California, Almega is a natural strategic fit for Alliance as the Company strengthens its presence in the Western United States.“Almega is excited to partner with Alliance as the Company’s first stack testing office in California,” said Almega President John Phillips. “We will continue to serve our clients in meeting their HSE (Health Safety and
London based Investment company Kinetic Investments has made an investment in PrivacySavvy,a startup digital resource centre aiming to spread cybersecurity awareness.PrivacySavvy is a global educational portal spreading awareness about digital security, cybercrimes, and the responsible use of security tools, such as VPNs. It will serve internet users as a ready source to seek news, guides, information, and answers to critical digital security questions.
The digital security education startup aims to develop a diversified customer base from multiple sectors, including businesses, educational institutions, cybersecurity enthusiasts, and average internet users.
Besides providing information through their core website, PrivacySavvy also plans to launch
The Insurtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners, forecasts a record 95 or more M&A deals in 2020, with 48 already banked in the first half of the year. Volume has more than doubled since the year 2013, which saw 46 insurtech transactions.
With global insurance premiums exceeding USD4.9 trillion in 2017, investor appetite is growing. The fundraise count in the insurtech space has increased 314 per cent over the past six years, growing from 41 fundraises in the first half of 2014 to 170 fundraises in the first half of 2020. There were
Kirkland & Ellis advised Investindustrial Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will target European companies with an enterprise value between USD1-5 billion, in connection with its USD350 million IPO and the exercise of the underwriters’ USD52.5 million over-allotment option, resulting in total gross proceeds of USD402.5 million from the IPO. The SPAC will focus on medium-sized businesses in the Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial and Technology sectors.The SPAC is sponsored by Investindustrial Acquisition Corp, a limited partnership held by affiliates of the Investindustrial group. The SPAC’s units began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “IIAC.U” on 19
Nasdaq Ventures, Nasdaq’s investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Matter, a sustainability analysis and reporting provider. Nasdaq’s investment in Copenhagen-based Matter further extends and complements its existing partnership with Matter via Nasdaq’s European data business. The Nasdaq ESG Footprint solution is powered by Matter’s analytics technology and provides retail and institutional investors with in-depth insight of the ESG impact of their portfolios.
“We are excited to welcome Nasdaq Ventures as an investor and look forward to strengthening our partnership with Nasdaq around sustainability,” says Niels Fibæk-Jensen, CEO of Matter. “The investment will enable us to continue the expansion of
Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), a private investment firm focused on investing in market-leading companies, has appointed Kelly Griffin as Managing Director – Head of Investor Relations, and Dr Angela Geffre as Chief Human Resources Officer. “We are very excited to have Kelly and Angela join the Sun Capital team,” says Marc Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners. “Kelly has an outstanding track record of developing strong, lasting relationships with investors. Her insight and expertise across the financial spectrum will help us continue to further develop our global network of limited partners. In addition, as we continue to grow, adding Angela
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