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Amsterdam-based Committed Capital has raised EUR55 million in two months for its third investment vehicle from entrepreneurs, family offices and institutional investors, both in and beyond the Netherlands.
The fund, which closed in January, was oversubscribed, while a large part of the subscriptions came from existing investors in the previous fund, said the PE firm.
With the new fund Committed Capital will continue to focus on substantial stakes in Dutch SMEs with an EBITDA between EUR1 million and EUR5 million, as well as a clear ambition to at least double the EBITDA over the participation period, whether or not through
Benson Oak Capital’s private equity arm and co-investors have sold 100 per cent of their stake in Klikpojisteni.cz (Klik) to a company majority owned by TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, and minority owned by MCI EuroVentures, a technology investment fund.Klik operates a leading online insurance brokerage in the Czech Republic and Slovakia under domain names Klik.cz and Klik.sk, with offices in Prague, Usti nad Labem and Bratislava. It offers clients the ability to transparently compare prices for non-life and life insurance products, including MTPL, CASCO, home, travel and term life insurance. The company will continue to operate
Eos Venture Partners (Eos) has closed its Strategic InsurTech Fund, which invests in global InsurTech companies.Eos believes the current Covid 19 crisis is acting as a catalyst for change and is expected to supercharge innovation activity. Digital engagement, agility, flexible usage based products, tailored pricing and remote claims assessment are now critical to remain relevant and deliver on the customer promise. Customer expectations, working patterns and awareness of risk have fundamentally changed, forcing the industry to respond.
Strategic Limited Partners in the fund comprise of insurers and reinsurers from the UK, Europe, US, Canada and Asia and include leading players
Deal flow will remain depressed until the UK lockdown eases, according to the UK & Ireland Private Capital Breakdown, which covers Covid-19’s impact on the private equity industry.
One of the key findings of the latest report is that until we see substantial easing in the UK & Ireland lockdown deal flow will remain depressed as GPs do not plan on closing investments through an entirely virtual process. Most managers will close deals only once they have met management teams face to face and they’ve seen the business operating in full motion.
Another trend is that the IT space will
SS&C Advent: Best Portfolio Management Software Provider – As more institutional investors look to invest in private equity, transparency and timeliness of information from general partners (GPs) becomes more crucial. Consequently, GPs need to deliver an improved online experience for investors.
Roger Woolman (pictured), Sales and Business Development Director, Fund Management & Alternative Investments at SS&C Advent elaborates: “This asset class is especially hands-on as compared to other strategies; so technology can be a real game-changer. A slick online investor experience with improved time-frames for reporting and transparency significantly augments the traditional white-glove approach.”
As the private equity industry becomes more mainstream and
Bower Talent: Best Operations & Finance Recruitment Company – The private equity industry values the important role support and operations staff play in a business. And although the COVID-19 crisis is throwing everyone off balance, it has brought two major trends into the foreground – digital and flexible working.
Georgina Bale (pictured), CEO, Bower Talent comments: “Private equity firms have become one of the best industries in appreciating how important support and operations staff are to a business – from reception level, all the way up the chain to COO.”
Private equity firms also invest heavily in technology, both from a
Jensen Partners: Best Investor Relations & Asset Raising Recruitment Company – The increased interest in ESG and impact investing is creating diverse hiring and marketing needs among general partners. As this trend continues to gain traction, it creates opportunity and challenges for the professionals building investment teams and those looking to market this new crop of strategies.
Sasha Jensen (pictured), CEO, Jensen Partners, elaborates: “The private equity industry, as well as the financial services industry as a whole, is latching on to the demands for not only diverse talent, but also marketers that are highly specialised in ESG and impact investing.
“Several
Citco: Best Fund Administrator >USD30 billion – The value of data and digitisation are coming to the fore within the private equity industry. Finding operational efficiency is high on managers’ agendas and making full use of the valuable data they have is key to further development in the space.
“The key trends in PE that are driving our development over the last year are digitisation and a growing understanding of the value of data. Managers are demanding digitised workflows and real time access to data in their reporting tools. The ability for managers, administrators and investors to interact digitally is currently
DFIN: Best Risk Management Software Provider – Technology is having a strong influence on the way deals are executed the private equity space. Developments in software as a service (SaaS) are also having an impact on the effective efficiencies around deal execution. Known for creating efficiencies and streamlining processes in many industries, technology is supporting PE firms to create a competitive advantage in what is often a crowded market.
Risk and compliance solutions provider DFIN focuses on providing technology solutions to help PE firms work more efficiently. The firm says its data processes deliver the insights PE investors need to make confident decisions.
CEPRES: Best Data Management Solutions Provider – The private equity industry is expected to undergo significant changes across its investment processes. This is due to occur both in response to the current crisis and also bearing in mind the broader fundamental shift in capital and returns and systematic risk prior to this global calamity.
“We expect a full digitisation of the investment process for private capital markets with counterparties choosing to act online rather than revert to the old-fashioned approaches. This will be combined with even deeper demands for transactional data exchange to underwrite investment decisions and monitor portfolios based on
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