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Arfaei will be responsible for helping to identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the firm’s venture capital business. Previously, he served as a Managing Director with BMO Capital Markets, where he was a senior equity research analyst covering major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
“Alex’s unique combination of equity research and industry operating experience will significantly benefit our team as we seek to source innovative investment opportunities for the current and future Pappas Ventures funds,” says Art Pappas, founder and Managing Partner of Pappas Capital. “We are pleased to welcome Alex to Pappas as we continue to execute on our mission
In this week’s newsletter, FPE Capital Managing partner David Barbour outlines the firm’s unique relationship with Stonehage Fleming and the resulting benefits for the business. In this insightful Q&A, Barbour also explains the firm’s investment philosophy and assesses growth capital opportunities in the UK.
Paul Bryant meanwhile, examines the seemingly unstoppable growth of ESG-oriented private equity funds and what GPs will need to do to stand out from the crowd.
And we also have news of the third annual Private Equity LP Survey from Intralinks and Private Equity Wire, which is available to download now and provides a fascinating insight
CAPZA – a private investment platform focusing on small and midcaps – has acquired a minority stake in Audensiel’s capital, a consulting company specialised in technological innovation and digital transformation.
Founded in 2013, Audensiel has experienced five years of strong growth thanks to its innovation culture, agile organisation and differentiating positioning at the heart of the convergence of industrial systems and information systems for key accounts.
Its multi-specialist offer is based on three areas of expertise:
• Technology: cutting-edge R&D engineering projects (onboard systems, robotics, processes, industrial site automation, etc)
• Digital: digital transformation consulting, design and
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies in the lower mid-market, is to sell The Luminaires Group, a North American manufacturer of specification-grade and architectural lighting fixtures, to Acuity Brands.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
“Luminaires’ management team, under the leadership of Christian Fabi, built a world-class business with an incredible culture and a deep commitment to serving its customers with innovative lighting solutions,” says Marc Buan, a Sentinel Principal. “During our partnership, Luminaires has successfully completed a complex consolidation of three separate divisions and has integrated two add-on acquisitions, which
Plans for a cleaner and healthier Britain stepped up a gear today, as Ministers announced more than half a billion pounds of investment in green technologies.
The Treasury has launched a GBP400 million fund, CIIF, to bolster Britain’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the first GBP70 million provided by government and UAE renewables investor Masdar – allocated for 3000 charge points.
This more than doubles the number across the UK to 5000. The fund is managed by London based Zouk Capital.
Rapid charge points can recharge a family car in as little as 20 minutes, compared to existing
Global fundraising for insurtech neared USD3 billion in H1 2019 and is on track to reaching USD6 billion by the end of the year, according to latest Insurtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners.
Last year, insurtech fundraises increased 27 per cent, with 257 deals closed in 2018 vs 202 deals in 2017.
Hampleton Partners also noted that nearly one third of insurtech investments targeted European companies, with Europe’s global investment share growing from 23 per cent to 31 per cent.
This trend is spearheaded by insurtech hubs in Germany, the UK and
International technology investment bank FirstCapital and ACXIT Capital Partners, an international corporate finance and investment advisory firm have formed a strategic partnership aimed at allowing both firms to expand cross-border activities and international reach, with a focus on Europe and the US.
The partnership will create a European mid-market powerhouse, uniquely placed to support technology clients in the pursuit of global strategic M&A opportunities. With offices and representatives in the UK, German-speaking Europe, Ireland, Hong Kong, New York and Silicon Valley, as well as partnerships across France, China and India, their combined network is extensive and international.
Together, the
Private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partner has completed fundraising for Lovell Minnick Equity Partners V LP (Fund V) at USD1.28 billion. Fund V, which was oversubscribed, exceeded its USD1 billion target and achieved its hard cap.
Lovell Minnick secured commitments to Fund V from a diverse group of investors including US and international public and private pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, asset managers and family offices.
“We are grateful for the strong support we received from existing investors, as well as confidence in our strategy from many new investors in the US and abroad,” says Steve Pierson,
RBC Capital Markets has made two new senior hires – Florent Cassabois joining as RBC as Head of Leveraged Finance based in France and David Brand as a Managing Director in the Central Funding Group based in London.
In his newly-created role, Cassabois will be based in Paris and report to Ed Dickinson, European Head of Leveraged Finance from a product perspective and Eric Meyer, Head of France from a country perspective. Cassabois joins from HSBC, where he was a Managing Director and the Co-Head of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance France, with responsibility for a team covering both investment grade
FPE Capital Managing Partner, David Barbour, speaks with PE Wire about the firm’s unique relationship with Stonehage Fleming, the opportunity set for UK growth capital investors and its focus on tech-enabled businesses in the lower mid-market…
PEW: Could you provide a bit of context regarding FPE Capital’s relationship with Stonehage Fleming?
DB: We spun out of Stonehage Fleming in 2016. The key was to own and grow our own business but also to ensure we could raise an institutional fund – which we did with our GBP101 million Fund II.
We invest in founder and entrepreneur-led businesses and it’s
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