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Cartica Management, a majority women-owned active investor focused on improvements in corporate governance, environmental, and social factors in the emerging markets, has appointed Kate Ahern as Managing Director of ESG and Sustainability.
Ahern will lead Cartica’s ESG practice, overseeing the firm’s processes to identify potential value-adding engagement issues in its portfolio companies through the integration of ESG analysis into each step of the investment process. She will report to Emily Alejos, Cartica’s Chief Investment Officer.
Ahern has more than 15 years of experience, with a proven track record of success in the areas of ESG management, social impact diligence,
Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire) has promoted Abel S Osorio to Partner.
Osorio joined Turnspire in 2016 and has played a significant role in the management of Turnspire. He is active in all facets of the firm’s investment activities, including leading the formulation of investment theses, negotiating and executing highly complex transactions, and working closely with management teams and Turnspire Operating Partners to develop and execute transformative business plans.
“We are proud to recognise Abel’s contributions to Turnspire’s growth and achievements,” says Ilya Koffman, Turnspire Managing Partner. “Since joining Turnspire, Abel has led investment efforts across our special situations investment
U-C Coatings, a portfolio company of High Road Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of the assets of the stains and industrial coatings business of Eco Chemical, marking the company’s second acquisition under High Road’s ownership.
Founded in 1991, Seattle, Washington-based Eco Chemical is a leading manufacturer of water-based stains and coatings used on pressure treated wood and in the manufacturing of wood products such as fencing, decks, and exteriors.
“The acquisition of Eco Chemical deepens U-C Coatings’ position in the softwood market, adds the pressure treating channel, and broadens U-C Coatings’ product offerings by introducing stains and coatings
Funds advised by EMH Partners have purchased a significant minority shareholding in Liganova Group, a specialist in transforming retail spaces into experience channels.
Liganova Group’s founder Vincent Bodo Andrin and Dr. Marc Schumacher,Managing Partner of Liganova and responsible for the operational client business, will retain a majority ownership in the business and continue to manage Liganova Group.
Liganova Group supports many of the world’s most renowned brands in innovating and executing their retail marketing activities, thereby creating memorable experiences for their customers. “By intensifying digital interactions between brands and customers, we will witness an increase in the importance of
Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire) has promoted Abel S Osorio to Partner.
Osorio joined Turnspire in 2016 and has played a significant role in the management of Turnspire. He is active in all facets of the firm’s investment activities, including leading the formulation of investment theses, negotiating and executing highly complex transactions, and working closely with management teams and Turnspire Operating Partners to develop and execute transformative business plans.
“We are proud to recognize Abel’s contributions to Turnspire’s growth and achievements,” says Ilya Koffman, Turnspire Managing Partner. “Since joining Turnspire, Abel has led investment efforts across our special situations investment
Corporate advisor Ed Lukins has joined Orrick as a partner based in London. He joins from Cooley, where he helped found the London office.
Lukins focuses on the life sciences, tech and oil & gas and natural resource sectors, providing advice to public and pre-IPO private companies, private equity houses, entrepreneurs and banks in connection with domestic and cross-border capital markets and M&A transactions, strategic ventures and other corporate matters. He counsels companies and their advisors through all stages of the corporate life cycle, including financings, exits, public to privates and institutional buyouts.
His IPO practice has most recently
AppLearn, a specialist in Digital Adoption Solutions, has secured a significant investment led by California-based K1 Investment Management (K1), a leading investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies.
K1’s investment provides AppLearn with significant experience and resources to rapidly expand its global presence and further develop its innovative product suite known as its ADOPT platform.
ADOPT is an AI-powered Digital Adoption Solution that helps world-leading organisations to optimise their investments in digital transformation. By assisting users with complex business processes, infrequently performed tasks and change management activities, the software enables companies to maximise return on their digital investment,
Anacapa Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquisitions in the lower middle market, has completed a growth investment in Israel-based Dooblo, a specialist in mobile survey software, data collection and analysis solutions.
Trail Mark Partners participated in the investment alongside Anacapa. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2001, Dooblo provides innovative mobile survey software for the market research industry. Dooblo’s flagship product, SurveyToGo, is designed to reduce the cost of traditional paper-based surveys while significantly improving quality of the collected data. SurveyToGo is utilised by market research firms in more than 100 countries
In this week’s newsletter, James Williams looks at the issue of transparency between private equity GPs and their LPs. And with the global economy slowing, it’s an issue that’s sure to become more pertinent as investors consider how they would manage liquidity in the portfolios in the event of a downturn. Could technology and improved analytical tools help managers meet the information expectations of investors?
In fundraising, we have news of a fourth credit fund from AnaCap which has closed at EUR1 billion, plus a fifth structured credit fund from PDM.
We also look at how Dutch private equity investor
A significant aspect of any private equity investment is trusting the manager to make the right decisions. It is, after all, why investors pay fees. But how far should that trust relationship be tested? And how much transparency should managers be expected to provide, in order to appease their investors?
This is a tricky question to answer but it is, perhaps, becoming more pertinent as investors look at the global economy slowing, and start to think about how they would manage liquidity in their private equity portfolios. If a recession were to hit tomorrow, how would they expect managers to
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