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Global alternative investment firm Investcorp is to acquire Marble Point Credit Management, a US-based CLO manager. While specific terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, the purchase price is thought to be in the region of $200 million.
Swedish truck maker Scania AB is launching a new $189.5 million (SEK2bn) venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital II which, like the firm’s first VC fund, will be managed by East Hill Equity.
The new fund will continue its predecessor’s focus on companies and entrepreneurs in the B2B tech space.
Scania’s first VC fund was set up in 2016 and has since invested in nine companies, including a seed investment in the German unicorn sennder GmbH, in 2017.
With Scania Growth Capital I now fully deployed, Fund II will invest broadly in B2B tech including software, products, solutions and services
Private equity investor Palatine has been awarded B Corp certification, reflecting its efforts to deliver sustainable business growth, and its role in sustainable investing.
B Corporations (B Corps) are businesses that demonstrate the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability through an assessment process.
Palatine scored 111.3 out of a possible 200 in the B Impact Assessment, making it the fourth highest-scoring private equity firm in Europe to obtain the accreditation. The B Impact Assessment examines applicants across factors including governance, workers, community, environment and customers. Businesses need to score 80 or above to be accredited.
Patria Investments, a global alternative asset manager, has launched a new venture capital strategy, anchored by the acquisition of Igah Ventures, one of the pioneers of the sector in Latin America.
Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has appointed Andrea Mazzaferro as head of primaries, Europe. Mazzaferro is taking over the position from Mark Drugan, who is retiring from the firm after 34 years of service.
In his new role, Mazzaferro will lead European investments in mid-market funds within the buyout, specialist, turnaround and growth sectors. He will work alongside fellow regional heads of the firm’s primaries strategy, Helen Lais (United States) and Manjia Guan (Asia).
Mazzaferro who is based in Milan, Italy, has worked at Capital Dynamics since 2018, and has extensive experience in evaluating, selecting
Argand Partners, a New York- and San Francisco Bay Area-based industrials private equity firm, has added two new hires to its investment team, with the appointments of Ford Harrington as vice president and Peter Derby as Associate.
Private equity major TPG has provided $300 million in seed capital to the new Rubicon Carbon marketplace which will facilitate trade in carbon credits that corporations use to offset their emissions, according to a report by ImpactAlpha.
TDR Capital has raised €4.2 billion for a new buyout fund that will focus on both new deals and bolt-on acquisitions for its existing portfolio of consumer-related companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has appointed Connecticut state treasurer Shawn Wooden as a partner and its new chief public pension strategist to help expand the private equity firm’s business with retirement systems, according to a report by Financial News.
The report cites an Apollo spokesperson as confirming that Wooden will assume his new role in late January to comply with “all relevant restrictions”.
Scott Kleinman, Apollo co-president, said that Wooden’s appointment will “allow Apollo to offer tailored, aligned investment solutions to these leading institutions”.
Wooden, who practiced as a lawyer focused on public pension plan investments before winning election to state
Fullerton Health, which counts private equity firms RRJ Capital and Ping An Capital as its major shareholders, is considering raising funds to expand its medical services offering through the sale of a minority stake in the business, according to a report by Private Equity Insights.
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