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Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA) has held the final close of Monte Rosa V, the fifth fund in a series of diversified, multi-manager private equity funds, at at USD 1.164 billion.
Maurizio Arrigo, head of Private Equity at PAA, said that the capital raise positions Pictet as a “leader in the global private equity sector, capable of attracting both high net worth individuals and traditional institutional investors.”
Monte Rosa V will invest mainly in North American and European buyout funds, as well as in other geographies (for example China, Australia, emerging markets, but to a lesser extent). It will also invest in
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Manila-based private equity firm Navegar has held a final close of its second fund at USD197 million, above the fund’s USD150 million target.
The fund will focus on investments in established companies in the consumer and business services sectors in the Philippines.
Monument Group acted as a placement agent and exclusive adviser on the raise. Investors include development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals in Asia, Europe and the US.
“With Navegar’s seasoned team, track record and unique investment focus on the Philippine market, we saw interest in Fund II from
SURVEYS & Research
A new report from Credit Suisse and law firm CMS analyses the financial and legal implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on M&A transactions in Western Europe.
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Ada Ventures has led a GBP570k seed funding round into Organise, a platform aiming to empower workers to campaign for better rights.
ESG
ESG investing continues to gain momentum and prominence among global institutional investors as they increasingly look to benchmark not only the performance of funds in their portfolios but the impact they have on the world.
Mutual funds and ETFs with a focus on sustainability attracted USD20.6 billion in net inflows in 2019, four times higher than the USD5.5 billion raised in 2018, according to Morningstar. Within private markets, however, there is still a way to go with only an estimated one third of private equity firms signed up to the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment.
A recent survey conducted by
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A new research paper called ‘The impact of culture’, published by Thinking Ahead Institute, suggests that the implementation of cultural change across the investment industry still lags.
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AXA Venture Partners has led a USD5.8 million financing round in Unlatch, a French digital real estate sales company, including USD4.5 million in equity and USD1.3 million in debt.
CYBERSECURITY
By Owen Morris, operations director at Doherty Associates – Covid-19 has presented multiple challenges to those working in private equity and finance, not least remote working, which looks set to continue for the future. When it comes to compliance the FCA expects it to be business as usual, despite the effects of the pandemic.
IMPACT INVESTING
Research conducted by The Carlyle Group suggests that focusing on socially-optimal strategies, such as payroll growth, responsible governance and diversity and inclusion leads to above-market returns.
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Elysian Capital has held a first close of its third fund, having raised 90 per cent of the fund’s target of GBP 300 million in three months, since officially launching the fund.
The final close is expected to be completed in the next couple of months from investors already well advanced in the process, according to the lower mid-market firm.
Elysian Capital’s third fund has received commitments from existing as well as new investors from Europe and the US. The Elysian team continues to invest in their own funds, having contributed GBP67 million across its three funds to date.
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