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Milltrust International Group has launched The Climate Impact Asia Fund in collaboration with Environmental Investment Services Asia Limited and WWF Hong Kong.
The fund, targeting a size of USD 500 million, will invest in Asian-listed companies making a positive impact with regards to climate change.
The target companies are focused on delivering sustainable long-term returns which provide a positive impact through renewable energy, environmental services, water treatment and distribution, low-carbon transportation and energy management services.
The Asia-Pacific region is responsible for almost half of global carbon dioxide emissions, and is also the region most exposed to climate risks. The region
Mark Porter has been appointed as the new as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at global professional services provider Equiom.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
Qiming Venture Partners has closed Qiming Venture Partners Fund VII, a new USD1.1 billion fund focused on early stage Healthcare and TMT investments.Qiming has again secured support from its long-term LP base in Fund VII as well as attracting several new LPs. As in prior funds, the vast majority of Qiming’s capital comes from a prestigious group of endowments, foundations, family offices, and private pensions.
Fund VII is led by Managing Partners Duane Kuang, Nisa Leung, William Hu, and Gary Rieschel, with investment and administrative teams based in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Qiming anticipates investing Fund VII in domain
Barclays has appointed Khaled Habayeb as a Managing Director in Healthcare Equity Capital Markets (ECM). Habayeb will be based in New York, and will report to Taylor Wright and Kristin DeClark, Co-Heads of ECM Americas at Barclays. He will partner with Joe Lombardo in leading the further development and execution of the firm’s Healthcare ECM business strategy.
Habayeb joins Barclays with over seventeen years of experience in banking, most recently as a Managing Director in the Global Healthcare Group at Deutsche Bank, where he led biotechnology sector coverage across therapeutic areas and genomics sub-sectors. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in late
Duff & Phelps has promoted five colleagues in London to managing director as part of 32 managing director promotions globally.
Mathias Schumacher, Duff & Phelps’ London City Leader, says: “We continue to invest in our talented team at Duff & Phelps in London. Our clients are increasingly seeking expert advice to help them navigate their complex challenges, and our new cohort of MDs in London and globally will form a valuable part of our future strategy and growth.”
The promotions in London are: Dan Nolan, Valuation Advisory Services, Kristina Isert, Governance, Risk, Investigations and Disputes, Paul Nash, Governance, Risk, Investigations
Crescent Capital Group, an alternative credit investment firm, has held the final closing of its second European specialty lending fund, Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund II (CESL II), with total limited partner equity commitments of approximately EUR1.6 billion. The fund has both levered and unlevered sleeves.
CESL II was meaningfully oversubscribed, exceeding its initial target of EUR1 billion as well as its initial hard cap. This fundraise represents a significant increase from its predecessor fund, Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund I (CESL I), which announced its final close in December 2015 at EUR500 million of LP capital commitments.
CESL II attracted
International law firm Proskauer has surveyed over 100 of its private credit clients to better understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the market.“Despite the unprecedented challenges our clients are facing, the overwhelming number of respondents reported that they are open for business. In fact, 86 per cent said they are actively looking for new lending opportunities,” says Stephen Boyko, co-chair of Proskauer’s Corporate Department and Private Credit Group. “While these are extraordinary times, the responses to our survey demonstrate that private credit firms are looking for deals, there is meaningful liquidity in the market, and that our clients
Inflexion Private Equity Partners is making donations totalling GBP 2.5 million to help alleviate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak via The Inflexion Foundation.
Inflexion said that the current pandemic is both “universal and severe” and that the firm recognises the need to support the most vulnerable at this time.
The foundation has donated GBP 2 million to the National Emergencies Trust to support their Coronavirus Appeal which is raising funds for local charities and grassroots organisations that can provide vital support to people.
The National Emergencies Trust was launched last year to raise and distribute funds for national emergencies.
YFM Equity Partners has held a final close of its Buyout Fund II with GBP80 million of committed capital and participation from new high net worth and entrepreneurial investors.
Buyout Fund II will follow on from YFM’s first buyout fund that closed on GBP45 million in April 2017, and which recently completed its investment programme, with ten investments made within three years.
“The majority of Buyout Fund I investors have come into the new fund which is a strong sign of support from our investor base,” said Mike White, YFM’s partner responsible for fundraising and investor relations.
“We’re also pleased
Accellion, a provider of an enterprise content firewall that consolidates, controls, and secures sensitive third party communications, has announced a USD120 million financing round led by Bregal Sagemount.The Accellion enterprise content firewall protects the IP, PII, PHI, and other sensitive content that companies share everyday with suppliers, customers, and partners. By consolidating security across common 3rd party communication channels, Accellion provides total visibility and security, while simplifying IT infrastructure to reduce costs.
“We are very excited to bring on Sagemount as a strategic and financial partner. Given their success investing in market-leading, high-growth software companies, we believe they are the right
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