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Turenne Capital has acquired a 20 per cent interest in Innovacom, a longstanding European venture capital player focused on innovation, with an eye to developing a partnership.
Amid the dynamic of consolidation in the private equity market, Turenne Capital, with EUR730 million in assets under management, aims to become a concentration hub in France and to reach critical mass of EUR1 billion in AuM in the coming months.
Since 1988, Innovacom has specialised in innovation capital and seed capital transactions, offering start-ups support from early to late stages. Innovacom has nearly EUR200 million under management and aims to raise
A majority of impact investors provide capacity-building support (or technical assistance) to investees, yet the vital role of capacity building in impact investing has not been adequately explored, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
‘Beyond Investment: The Power of Capacity-Building Support’, a report published today by the GIIN, focuses specifically on capacity building in the impact investing industry, highlighting common, effective practices and opportunities to enhance future practices.
Drawing on findings from interviews with practitioners from 31 organisations, the report offers key insights into the reasons that impact investors, service providers, and funders choose to provide capacity-building support.
HGGC and Court Square Capital (Court Square) are to merge Court Square-owned Research Now, a specialist in market research data, with Survey Sampling International (SSI), an HGGC-owned provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and business-to-business research.
The combined company will continue to be owned by HGGC and Court Square with management having a significant stake in the business. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
The combined capabilities of Research Now and SSI–including first-party data, technology platforms, and partnerships with major brands, publishers and ad tech providers–will position the integrated organisation to expand the core
Shell, one of the world’s largest energy providers, has signed an agreement to buy NewMotion in a deal that will enable both companies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon transport.
Drake Star Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NewMotion’s shareholders in this transaction.
Under the terms of the deal, NewMotion will remain focused on accelerating its mission in Europe by delivering more innovative smart-charging solutions to homes, businesses and public parking spaces. The acquisition will help NewMotion enhance its electric vehicle (EV) charging services turning more parking spaces into charging stations as well as improving users’ charging
French private equity participants raised global assets of EUR8.1 billion in H1 2017, up 30 per cent year-on-year, according to figures released by The French private equity association – Association Française des Investisseurs pour la Croissance (AFIC), and Grant Thornton.
These funds will be largely invested over the next five years to fund the transformation of French and European companies.
A significant rise is noted in venture capital (x3.4 / H1 2016) and growth capital (x2.2 / H1 2016) investment intentions.
Funds raised from French investors increased over the period to EUR5.4 billion from EUR3.2 billion in H1
Private equity firms invested USD163.4 billion across 959 PE deals in the US during Q3, bringing year-to-date totals to USD401.7 billion in deal value across 2,820 transactions, according to the latest Pitchbook US PE Breakdown report.
Despite the prolonged elevation in fundraising, deal volume through the first three quarters is down 11 per cent compared to the first three quarters of 2016.
Private equity exits continued to slow in Q3 with USD40.8 billion in value exited across 224 companies, a 20 per cent drop in deal volume from Q2. The decline has been largely driven by a pullback in
Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has appointed Ben Narasin as a Venture Partner.
Narasin, a prolific entrepreneur and highly regarded early-stage investor, brings more than three decades of company-building expertise to NEA’s technology practice. He has focused on emerging technologies and new markets throughout his investment career, with a portfolio comprising key early successes in some of today’s fastest growing sectors, such as fintech and connected devices.
“It has been our good fortune to collaborate with Ben on numerous investments, such as Branch Metrics, Enigma and Transfix,” says Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner, NEA. “He is
Hiring of fundraising and distribution professionals by alternative asset management firms reached an all-time high of 336 total moves in the third quarter, according to data tracked by Context Jensen Partners.
This is up by more than a third from the previous high of 251 moves in Q2 and Q1. Context Jensen Partners (CJP) is a global corporate advisory and executive search firm that recruits capital raising talent for alternative investment managers.
“Alternative asset managers are maturing their distribution platforms at a fast pace,” says Sasha Jensen, Founder & CEO of Context Jensen Partners. “The hiring we’ve seen over the last quarter
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has advised Bridgepoint Development Capital – another new client for the firm – on its sale of Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), a UK-headquartered technology-led provider of outsourced marketing services, to Equistone Partners Europe.
ITG helps global brands and retailers, such as Heineken, Audi and Puma, to deliver their multi-channel marketing more efficiently and effectively, utilising its proprietary software platform, “MediaCentre”. The financial terms of the deal, which was announced on 10 October, have not been disclosed.
The Ropes & Gray team was led by London-based private equity partner Helen Croke. Other members of
Developing a strong private equity brand is essential for fundraising, deal sourcing and recruiting, according to a new study by financial services communications agency BackBay Communications and PitchBook, a capital markets financial data and software company.
According to the survey of 45 private equity firms, 70 per cent of respondents say having a strong brand is very important, and 30 per cent say it is somewhat important. Ninety-one percent say the need for a strong brand has increased over the last two years, driven by competition for deals (56 per cent), an increase in the number of private equity firms
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