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By Purva Aggarwal – US-based global investing firm Capria Ventures made its second investment in Latin America during the pandemic in January, with Mexican VC fund Angel Ventures. The Mexico City-based firm invests in entrepreneurs across Latin America, with a particular focus on Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
By George Ralph (pictured), Managing Director, RFA – Technology has moved so quickly over recent years. Once new technology has been implemented there is no way back, but this is a positive thing as businesses, including private equity firms, have benefited hugely from the collaboration tools available today.
Being able to communicate and share documents – which is the basic idea behind tools such as Teams and SharePoint – has really been a game changer for the private equity industry.
Following this, firms using app based cloud technology and a full Software-as-a-Service operating model have been able to operate with complete
McGuireWoods is launching an initiative to help Black private equity and finance professionals develop business opportunities and drive progress toward a more diverse and inclusive community.
The Black Professionals in Private Equity & Finance (BPE) initiative will bring together professionals from across the financial services sector to network, share ideas and promote change in the industry. BPE will feature panel discussions and roundtables with leaders in the financial services sector and an online series highlighting trailblazers and rising stars.
McGuireWoods partners Greg Kilpatrick, chair of the Securities & Capital Markets Department, and Gerald V Thomas II, chair of the Tax
The latest Enterprise Software M&A report from Hampleton Partners, an international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser, reveals that the number of deals targeting enterprise software assets has jumped, with 836 deals recorded in the second half of 2020 compared to 641 deals in the first half of the year.
Total transaction value disclosed across all deals in the space was also sky-high, reaching USD112 billion – the highest amount on record.
Valuation multiples remain healthy but have dipped slightly: the trailing 30-month median EV/S multiple came in at 3.4x, while the EV/EBITDA came in at 14x. This is possibly
Innovate Finance, an industry body representing UK FinTech, has released investment figures for the global FinTech sector in 2020 that reinforce the UK’s position as a global and European leader.
The UK FinTech sector has retained its role as the top-ranking investment destination in Europe, with USD4.1 billion venture capital and growth private equity invested across a total of 408 deals. This represents a YoY drop of 9 per cent – an expected shift given the global Covid-19 pandemic and the surrounding economic challenges. Globally, the UK ranks second only to the US in total capital raised.
Overall, global
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has opened a new latest Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) office in Luxembourg.
The new AIFM licence will enable Foresight to meet the needs of its EU investor base and strengthen its presence in continental Europe. Foresight currently manages two EU domiciled funds, the EUR75 million Foresight Italian Green Bond Fund (IGB) and the EU-taxonomy validated cEUR430 million Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP).
This strategic milestone in Foresight’s expansion demonstrates its commitment to ensuring post-Brexit continuity of the provision of Fund Management services within the EU. Luxembourg has
Private equity fund administrator Saltgate has appointed Alison French as its first-ever Chief People Officer.
French joined Saltgate last year as a consultant to increase employee engagement, and embed Saltgate’s values. In the newly formed role, she will sit on the Group Strategic Committee to oversee recruitment, diversity, culture and communications. She reports to the group CEO, Simon Riley.
Before joining Saltgate, French ran her own talent strategy consultancy. She started her career in banking, spending 11 years at Goldman Sachs. She then joined the US hedge fund Citadel as a senior talent strategist, and the renewable energy investor Low Carbon
Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Alex Di Santo as Group Head of Private Equity.
Quantile Technologies (Quantile), a provider of portfolio optimisation services for the global financial services market, has secured a USD51 million (GBP38 million) minority investment from Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and information services companies. The investment will accelerate the next phase of Quantile’s growth as it develops new services and expands into new markets to better serve its clients. Spectrum is the first institutional investor to back Quantile’s experienced founding team.
At the core of Quantile’s platform is a powerful optimisation engine providing advanced compression and risk rebalancing services to banks, hedge funds and other financial
Alter Domus, a fully integrated provider of fund administration, debt capital markets and corporate services backed by the Permira funds, has acquired Strata Fund Solutions (Strata), a fund administrator serving US private equity and venture capital funds.This strategic acquisition represents another milestone in the firm’s North American growth strategy focused on providing high-quality, vertically integrated solutions to the most demanding private equity, venture capital, real estate, and credit investors. Strata’s premier client base and deep expertise are complementary to Alter Domus’ world-class servicing capabilities. Strata also brings a complementary technology stack to Alter Domus, as the combined business will leverage
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