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Originally from Oman, Huda al Lawati (pictured) has earned degrees in both Business Economics and Neuroscience from US-based Brown University. Having joined Saudi-listed consumer conglomerate Savola as chief investment officer in 2015, she was responsible for portfolio management, M&A, investor relations and strategy there.
GUEST ARTICLE
By Alex Di Santo (pictured), group head of private equity at Crestbridge – Despite Covid, venture capital activity across the globe remained robust throughout 2020 and deal activity, thus far in 2021, suggests venture capital will continue to fly high this year.
Below we outline Covid winners, challenges and opportunities in ESG within the VC space and discuss what managers can do to thrive in this new financial environment.
The winners
• Healthcare and life sciences. Unsurprisingly, healthcare and life sciences have done particularly well. According to Rock Health, 2020 has seen more digital health funding than any other year
RESEARCH
According to Investec’s latest secondaries research report, more than three-quarters, or 77 per cent, of secondary fund managers expect a return to 2018 deal flow levels within the next 12 months.
GUEST ARTICLE
By Joseph Lee, Head of Asia, Atwater Capital – From Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” to “American Pyscho” and “The Wolf of Wall Street”, the history of Hollywood is littered with unsympathetic portrayals of the financial industry.
NEWS
On-demand laundry and dry-cleaning platform Laundryheap has raised USD3.5 million as part of Series A round led by Sova VC, the firm’s second deal since launch following its investment of USD2.5 million in the Series B round of translation platform Smartcat.
LEGISLATION
A new Irish financial services bill, which has been in the works for over five years, is expected to create 3,000 jobs by 2025, while attracting up to EUR20 billion per annum in global private capital, says Irish Funds.
GUEST ARTICLE
By Charlotte Seward (pictured), private banker at Investec – As anyone working in financial services will know, ESG is here to stay, and this is certainly clear from speaking with my clients in the private equity space.
PODCAST
In this week’s Private Equity Wire podcast Karin Wasteson interviews Joe Stringer, partner at Octopus Ventures, who shares his views on trends in the healthtech space during the past year, and some of the sector’s key challenges and opportunities moving forward.
DIGITAL SUMMIT
Private Equity Wire’s Technology Summit continued on Thursday, where LPs and GPs explored themes around digitisation and how the adoption of new tech is shaping private equity.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
GUEST ARTICLE
PGIM’s Stephen Oxley asks whether the convergence of liquid and illiquid alternatives really is in the best interests of investors?
GUEST ARTICLE
PGIM’s Stephen Oxley asks whether the convergence of liquid and illiquid alternatives really is in the best interests of investors?