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Eurazeo has launched O+, an ESG initiative which the company says will promote the drive towards low carbon and a more inclusive economy, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
O+ has two main pillars: achieving zero net carbon by 2040 at the latest and playing a role in bridging the widening social gaps.
The aim is to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy and committing to zero net carbon across the group by 2040, in alignment with the UN’s Science Based Targets initiative.
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The nature of Israel’s legal system, the availability of local financing, and expanding numbers of tech-based targets helped the country post its best first-half deal figures in over a decade, according to Pitchbook’s 2020 Israel Private Capital Breakdown report.
The report, which was released today and covers both private equity in Israel as well as the nation’s growing VC ecosystem, shows that 24 transactions closed worth USD 2.9 billion in H1 2020 – a year on year increase of 48.3 per cent and 16.2 per cent, respectively.
Israel’s private equity ecosystem is growing rapidly due to several factors, one of
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Paladin Capital Group, a leading global cybersecurity and deep tech investment firm, has just announced the appointment of Ciaran Martin, CB, as a Managing Director. Martin is regarded as one of the leading public voices on cybersecurity and joins from the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which he ran as its first CEO in 2016. Prior to this, Martin was head of cybersecurity for the UK Government’s Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) from 2014, before the NCSC was formed.
Paladin Capital is at the vanguard of cybersecurity investing, having invested in close to 50 cyber and advanced technology companies, including
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SEI’s latest middle office whitepaper, “Remote Working, Covid-19 and Middle Office Outsourcing,” explores some of the operations challenges and opportunities caused by Covid-19 lockdowns, woprkplace interruptions and the ‘new normal’.
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From 2010 Japanese investment deals in almost all types of Israeli high tech companies have continued to grow, according to the newly released Japanese Activity in the Israeli Tech Ecosystem Report, published by the IVC Research Center.
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Private equity (PE) firms raise and invest billions of dollars. These organisations also spend millions with law firms to protect their business and investments.Â
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By Michael Gull, Executive Director, Business Development, MUFG Investor Services – As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to cut through our lives, the urgency of robust public assistance for businesses remains a matter of vital economic importance. And yet, since the earliest days of the crisis, certain critics have taken exception to the role of private equity in the recovery.
Much outrage has been directed at a perceived conflict between private investment firms who hold large quantities of dry powder (unused capital) and petitions to include their portfolio companies in public business stimulus packages such as the Paycheck Protection Program. Some
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Despite the impact of the global pandemic, a new study by Intertrust reveals that three out of five business leaders worldwide, or 61 per cent, predict growth over the next twelve months.
Amsterdam-based Intertrust, a tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions provider, surveyed 102 business professionals across Europe, the Americas and Asia to identify the impact of Covid-19 on business resilience globally.
The research shows that despite Covid-19 and the climate of geopolitical uncertainty, the findings underlines a strong sentiment of business resilience, with the majority of firms remaining optimistic that they will ride out the economic volatility and continue
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How has the ‘Amazon effect’ changed tech-adoption in supply chains?
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How has the ‘Amazon effect’ changed tech-adoption in supply chains?