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Europe has led the way on sustainable finance regulation with the SFDR. As the US and UK step up their own guidance, some regional divergence means fund managers are customising their approach…
It has been over a year since Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) was brought into force. Since then, around 1,800 funds have been upgraded from Article 6 (funds which do not integrate sustainability into the investment process) to Article 8 or 9, or from Article 8 to Article 9, according to data from Morningstar’s 2021 review of funds published earlier this year.
Though some fund managers have
The majority of private equity fund managers already disclose enough financial information to their LPs on fees and performance, say critics of new SEC proposals. So, who benefits from a more transparent asset class?
With private assets under management at an all-time high and recent shocks such as the pandemic putting a spotlight on portfolio performance, regulators are pushing fund managers to increase the amount of financial information they are disclosing on their private equity investments.
In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to increase the frequency and speed with which private equity funds report on Form
Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Daniel Dusek as a partner in the firm’s global Private Equity practice in Hong Kong.
Dusek has over 20 years of experience advising on complex, cross-border corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, auctions, private equity and leveraged buyouts, take-privates, spin-offs and joint ventures, for leading private equity investors and corporations.
He is recognised as a leading corporate/M&A and private equity lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and was named as one of the Global Elite Thought Leaders for M&A and Governance in Asia Pacific by Who’s Who Legal
Funds advised by BC Partners Credit, an international investment firm, has acquired a minority stake in GreenPark Infrastructure, LLC.
GreenPark is a new infrastructure platform founded by two Tesla and SolarCity alumni, with an initial focus on renewable energy real estate acquisition and investment. BC has also committed additional financing to support GreenPark’s growth.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
London-based private equity firm BC Partners has acquired a majority stake in French natural healthcare group Havea from 3i Group in a deal worth €1.6 billion.
BC Partners transacted the deal in partnership with PSP Investments and National Pensions Services Investment Management (NPS).
The deal represent around 50% uplift for 3i on its 31 March valuation.
Havea owns brands including Aragan, Biolane and Vitavea, employs over 800 people and is headquartered in Boufféré, France.
The transaction which remains subject to regulatory and antitrust approvals, is expected to close by Q4 2022.
The Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs) has agreed to acquire a stake chartered insurance broker Clear Group following its four-year partnership with ECI Partners, subject to regulatory approval.
Clear Group is a broker focused on offering peace of mind to its clients and is driven by its values of putting customers in the hands of an expert they can rely on, someone they can build a relationship with, who cares and will do the right thing.
Since ECI’s partnership, Clear Group has increased its headcount by 175%, and now employs over 600 people across
Rotageek, a smart workforce scheduling company, has closed a £3 million funding round led by Volution, Calculus Capital, and Gresham House Ventures.
The investment will enable Rotageek to scale following several years of phenomenal growth, in which the company has signed large retail clients including Caffè Nero, McColl’s, White Stuff, and Charlotte Tilbury.
Rotageek has also made traction in the healthcare sector, replacing long established rostering solutions in Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
Omi, a French SaaS software provider for modelling and rendering 3D photo and video for brands, has raised €6 million in seed funding.
The round was led by Dawn Capital, Europe’s largest B2B technology investor, with participation from a range of angel investors including Founders Future’s Marc Ménasé who led the previous round, Zenly cofounder Alexis Bonillo, Deezer founder Daniel Marhely and Voodoo cofounder Laurent Ritter. There was also participation from Pareto Holdings, Financière Saint James (Veepee.com’s cofounder family office), Motier Ventures (Galeries Lafayette family office) and Famille C Venture (Clarins family office).
Private equity firm WestBridge has invested in cloud and video over IP specialist Techex.
Techex is a UK-based broadcast design architect for live cloud and IP broadcast solutions. The company designs, commissions and supports live video transport, processing, redundancy and monitoring solutions leveraging own IP and deep relationships with the most innovative broadcast and media companies. Since 1971, the Company has hunted out disruptive technologies and helped its customers gain a competitive edge. Techex’s value is underpinned by trusted partner status and long-term continuous development engagements with its strategic Tier-1+ broadcast and media customers.
The deal backs managing director,
Cleveland Containers, UK supplier of shipping containers, has secured a minority investment from leading mid-market private equity firm LDC to support the next stage of its growth journey.
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