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Private equity investors (PEI) are leading the early adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts in M&A, according to a new Deloitte poll. Based on the data, PEIs are ahead of their corporate M&A counterparts when it comes to the use of ESG clauses in deal contracts and routine ESG due diligence.
While many respondents evaluate ESG during pre-deal due diligence (PEI – 49.6%; corporate – 43.2%), PEI respondents are nearly three times as likely to approach ESG due diligence “consistently and formally” (26.8%) compared to corporate M&A professionals (9.3%). The survey also reveals that ESG evaluations could become
AnaCap Financial Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in across software, technology and services in the financial services sector, is to sell of Oona Health, a Danish private health services and insurance provider, to Topdanmark.
SWEN Capital Partners, a €7.7 billion private investment firm focused on responsible investment in unlisted assets in Europe, has closed its Blue Ocean fund with €170 million in capital commitments, exceeding its stated target of €120 million.
The fund was originally launched in September 2021 in scientific partnership with Ifremer to finance 20 to 25 innovative (primarily start up) companies across sustainable aquaculture, ocean data, plant and cell-based seafood, alternatives to single-use plastic, renewable marine energies and decarbonization of maritime transport.
Institutional investors from Europe and the US, ranging from pension funds to insurance companies, banks, sovereign funds and family
As competition for investor funds continues to sharpen, private equity firms need to focus on their messaging and communication to stay close to their clients. Stephen Fishleigh, Managing Director, London at BackBay Communications outlines the primary considerations for managers to maintain their competitive edge…
Start-ups and founders have learned an important lesson in counterparty risk following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday. As they withdraw their deposits this week and open new accounts with more traditional banks, the prospect of a new lending entity emerging to fill the gap left by SVB is also taking shape.
Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on services businesses, has made a majority investment in Supreme Optimization, a digital marketing agency catering exclusively to companies operating in the life sciences sector.
Private equity majors Apollo Global Management Inc, Blackstone Inc, and KKR & Co Inc, have all expressed an interest in acquiring a book of loans held by failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management is to acquire Univar Solutions, a specialist chemical maker and distributor, in an all-cash transaction valued at around $8.1 billion including debt. The deal includes a minority investment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
Under the terms of the transaction, Univar Solutions shareholders will receive $36.15 per share in cash, which represents a 20.6% premium to the company’s closing stock price on 22 November, 2022. The transaction consideration also represents a premium of 33.6% to the volume-weighted average price of Univar Solutions for the 30 trading days ending on 22 November,
An affiliate of private equity funds managed by Blackstone is to acquire Cvent Holding Corp, a meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, in a transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion, a little over a year after the business listed for a second time via a special purchase acquisition company deal.
Venture capital firm General Catalyst is looking to raise at least $5 billion for its next flagship fund, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing an unnamed source. The firm’s last fund raised $4.6 billion and closed in February 2022.
According to the Reuters source, General Capital has already begun sounding out existing investors about committing to what will be its 12th investment vehicle, although no final decisions on the fund’s size have been made and formal fundraising isn’t expected to begin until later this year.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company, which is led by chief executive officer Hemant Taneja and
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