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Francisco Partners (FP), a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses, has made several key strategic hires.
Erin Blake has joined the firm as a Managing Director, Legal M&A, working with the investment team on transactional legal matters. She was most recently a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Kirkland & Ellis based in San Francisco, where she focused on software and technology transactions. She earned a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BS from Pennsylvania State University.
Francisco Partners has also hired Jason Warner as a Managing Director and Head of
ACA Group, a global provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions to clients in the financial services industry, has launched a dedicated outsourced chief compliance officer (OCCO) practice for the financial services industry.
KKR & Co is in an early stage of discussions with potential advisers for a proposed sale of its stake in Avendus Capital Ltd which values the financial services provider at more than $500 million, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that the private equity giant is close to appointing two lenders to manage the sales process, with other Avendus investors reportedly considering joining KKR’s proposed deal and taking the stake for the sale to about 80%.
KKR acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based Avendus, a provider of investment banking, wealth management, alternative
Indiana Public Employees Retirement System (INPRS) made an addition commitment to six new alternative investment strategies during June and July totalling £600 million, according to a report by AlternativesWatch.
Beringer Capital, a private equity firm focussed on the information, marketing and technology sectors, has acquired a majority stake in Toronto-based technology insight company Dig Insights.
The acquisition is Beringer’s fourth since the closing of a funding round last year following deals to acquire performance marketing company Performcb, real estate business Inman Group and finance firm Benzinga.
DIG Insights, which was founded in 2010 and employs around 200 people in Toronto Vancouver, Chicago and the UK, offers a range of consumer insights and market research consulting tools and services including an AI-based research platform, ‘Upsiide’, which launched in 2020.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has is to make an investment of $15 million in Singapore-based private equity firm KV Asia Capital’s second fund.
26North Partners – an alternative asset manager that invests across asset classes – has been launched by Josh Harris, co-founder of private equity giant Apollo. With an initial $5 billion to invest, 26North Partners will focus on private equity, credit and insurance solutions.
Sidley has appointed James Lu as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice in Century City. Lu was previously a partner at Cooley LLP, as well as co-founder of its Shanghai office and the head of its corporate practice.
Lu’s addition comes on the heels of his former Cooley colleague, Daniel Elefant, joining the firm from Softbank Investment Advisers in San Francisco.
Lu focuses on representing companies and their venture capital and private equity investors, especially in the life sciences and technology sectors. He also has extensive experience advising clients on private and public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint
Madrona has raised $690 million across two oversubscribed venture capital funds for technology startups based in the Pacific Northwest and beyond – $430 million for the Madrona Fund 9 and $260 million for the Acceleration Fund 3.
These funds represent an almost 40% increase from the $500 million Madrona raised in 2020, and the firm will continue to initially invest in technology startups at pre-seed through Series C stages.
Madrona Fund 9 will focus on its enduring strategy of supporting Pacific Northwest-based pre-seed, seed, and Series A founders to help them build and scale throughout their company journey. Historically, over 80%
Ares Management Corporation has appointed James Kim has as a partner and head of European special opportunities in Ares’ private equity group.
Based in London, Kim will lead Ares’ Special Opportunities activities in Europe, adding to Ares’ growing private equity presence in the region, while leveraging Ares’ leading European private credit and real estate platforms.
Kim has more than 18 years of global private equity and leveraged finance experience. Prior to joining Ares, he spent over 11 years at Apollo Global Management where he most recently served as a Partner and the European Co-Head of Hybrid Value, focused on providing
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