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The Kempen Global Impact Pool has broken the EUR100 million barrier in assets under management. Launched in January 2018, the pool invests exclusively in funds that make a positive contribution to society and climate and in doing so aims to earn a financial return in line with the market. Kempen launched the Global Impact Pool in 2018 to introduce impact investing to its clients. The pool invests in high impact funds that aim to make a positive contribution around four themes: affordable and good healthcare, reliable financial services, a more sustainable food chain and affordable and clean energy in countries that
Bloc Ventures Limited (Bloc), a venture capital company focussed on early stage European deep technology investment, has raised over GBP20 million in equity funding from UK industry leaders. The latest funding round was led by Michael Spencer’s investment company IPGL Limited and supported by a number of other industry leaders including Warren East, Christopher (Jock) Miller, Gavyn Davies, Stuart Roden, and Stephen Catlin, who also serves as a non- executive director on the Bloc Board. As part of the round, Samantha (Sam) Wren, CEO of IPGL, also joins as a non-executive director.
Bloc was founded by CEO Bruce Beckloff, CTO David
Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has appointed Joe Greenwell as Associate Director of Business Development.Based in the Group’s London office, Greenwell will be responsible for identifying and developing business opportunities in both the real assets and private debt sectors. In this position, he will work closely with client-facing teams and product specialists across the Group, playing a central role in determining strategy and commercial focus in these sectors.
Greenwell joins the Aztec Group with more than 10 years’ experience supporting private debt, infrastructure, real estate and private equity clients. He is a Fellow of the Association
Duff & Phelps has acquired Lucid Issuer Services, Lucid Agency and Trustee Services Limited and Fluyd (Lucid Companies), European providers of securities solicitation and loan and bond services solutions. The deal builds on Duff & Phelps’ business services offering following the firm’s 2019 acquisition of Prime Clerk.
“This transaction further expands Prime Clerk’s securities solicitation global presence, with the addition of Lucid Issuer Services, Europe’s leading restructuring and liability management agency platform,” says Shai Y Waisman, Head of Business Services at Duff & Phelps and CEO of Prime Clerk. “It also enhances our service offerings with Lucid Agency and Trustee Services,
After a decade of investor caution towards Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), is the recent switch to net labour inflows to the region heralding a newborn appetite from international LPs
While CEE fundraising levels are still far from the levels seen before 2008, a fresh study by CMS shows that private equity investments reached a record high of 318 deals in emerging Europe in 2019, accounting for 16 per cent of all deal-making there.
Private equity firm Ironwood Capital has appointed Patrick Patrell as an analyst. Patrell, who will be working on the firm’s Connecticut-focused investment activities is ,responsible for reviewing new investment opportunities, conducting research, performing financial modelling and due diligence, and ongoing portfolio management.
Carolyn Galiette, president and chief investment officer at Ironwood Capital, says: “Prior to joining Ironwood as an analyst, Patrick served as an intern with both Cigna Investment Management and Ironwood. We are pleased that his internship with us has turned out so well for Patrick and for the firm.”
Patrell, who graduated from the University of Connecticut in May 2019 with
Whittard joined the firm as Investment Director from BGF plc in September 2017. Since then, he has been responsible for the AJ Mobility investment in 2018 and the Aptus Utilities transaction in December 2019.He also joins the firm’s investment committee.
Founding partner Guy Davies says: “Tim joined WestBridge as we were approaching the first close of WestBridge II. Since his arrival, he has confirmed his strong origination skills and investment judgment. He is making a significant contribution to the DNA of our business and is a welcome addition to the partner group as we continue to develop over the next decade.”
Patron Technology, a live event technology specialist and a portfolio company of private equity firm Providence Strategic Growth, has acquired GrowTix, a Salt Lake City based ticketing and registration company with a large clientele in the convention and fandom event space. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The addition of GrowTix solidifies Patron Technology’s prevalent position within the convention industry. Patron Technology’s start-to-finish platform, including ticketing, event operations, experiential marketing, cashless payments, and mobile app solutions, already successfully supports numerous iconic events within this space, like New York Comic Con, Los Angeles Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, and
State Street Corporation has entered into a new partnership with iCapital Network to combine State Street’s registered transfer agency and private market fund administration capabilities with iCapital’s platform technology and distribution network.Historically, private market funds, such as private equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure have been available primarily to institutional investors. However, high-net-worth investors and family offices are increasingly seeking access and exposure to these alternative asset classes to achieve portfolio goals of diversification and income. This partnership aims to support State Street’s clients as they navigate this complex market.
This collaboration will allow State Street’s alternative fund manager
As the consultancy.eu website reported last May, private equity buyout deals in the healthcare sector rose to USD63 billion in 2018, a near 50 per cent year-on-year increase, with North America leading the way. And in Europe, PE healthcare specialist investor Global Healthcare Opportunities (GHO Capital Partners) are tapping in to investor demand; its GHO Capital Fund II, which closed in November 2019, attracted EUR975 million, some 50 per cent larger than its inaugural fund in 2015.
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