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VC investment into London’s tech companies has increased by nearly eight times between 2015 and 2020, while the city has attracted growing amounts of VC capital from North American investors in recent years, data from London & Partners and Dealroom.co shows.
London has added three new impact unicorns to its list this year; Octopus Energy, Arrival and Gousto, which takes London’s impact unicorns total up to four, including Babylon Health.
According to research produced by Dealroom.co, VC investment into impact tech startups in London has grown by almost 800 percent since 2015, compared to 3.1 times in Europe as a
Park Square Capital, a private debt manager with over $10 Billion in AUM, providing senior debt, subordinated debt and mid-market direct loans to companies in Europe and the US, has implemented Hazeltree Cash Manager as its treasury management solution.Park Square has implemented Hazeltree Cash Manager to centralise capital activity, improve operational efficiency and strengthen internal controls. Park Square has partnered with Hazeltree to centralise and automate its manual processes around cash aggregation across all its banking counterparties, cash movements and workflows, and approval processes to support growth without additional headcount.
“The pandemic-fuelled ‘work-from-anywhere’ environment is making it critical for all
Despite extreme levels of market volatility, increased trading volumes and disruptions to society due to Covid-19, alternative fund managers have persevered, and even exceeded, performance expectations from investors.Read the full story at Hedgeweek…
SS&C Technologies Holdings has signed on more than 150 clients to Eze Eclipse, SS&C Eze’s cloud-based front-to-back office investment management platform. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…
RFA: Best Technology Infrastructure Provider – Private equity is seeing considerable interest from institutional investors hunting for return. Although the pandemic has impacted valuations, it has also triggered the potential for opportunity creation and caused a shift in the type of investments being made. As the sector moves to broader digitalisation, PE managers are also using big data in a more proactive manner.
“Assets under management in private equity have continued to grow from strength to strength off the back of exceptional performance. Institutional investors – a number of whom are struggling to generate decent returns because of the unprecedented low
Prosek Partners: Best PR & Communications Agency – The world is moving fast and the biggest challenge general partners (GPs) face is to remain “modern.” This means ensuring a myriad of elements are taken into account when looking to grow their organisation. These include integrated communication channels, diversity and technology. Further, industry demand for sustainability and the shift to remote working caused by the Covid-19 crisis has led to an expansion of duties and services for firms in the marketing and communication arena.
Centaur Fund Services US: Best Fund Administrator (GP’s with assets <USD30bn) – As fund administration complexity and regulatory burdens grow, technology is playing an increasingly critical role in the fund administration process. General partners (GPs) can reap the benefits of third-party systems without the cost and time associated with implementing and maintaining these systems in-house. This allows investors to have real-time access to reporting through portals where they can view data at any time, across multiple investment structures in multiple jurisdictions with complete transparency.
The coronavirus has been the single most influential event this year and has understandably had a significant impact
CohnReznick: Best Tax Adviser – The onset of the coronavirus pandemic postponed or brought a halt to most deals in the private equity pipeline, shifting the emphasis of most firms to the health and survival of their portfolio companies. However, as private equity firms have gained more insight into today’s uncertain market conditions, they have increased their comfort level and deal activity has begun to accelerate. As uncertainty remains the order of the day, firms look to their partners for support in creating and finding value.
“Most GPs have been a resilient group through the coronavirus pandemic. To maintain this strength,
Options: Best Cloud Services Provider – The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted financial firm vulnerabilities, as changes in the way people work have led to an increased awareness of cybersecurity and a keen focus on the best tools to facilitate remote working. Private Equity Wire spoke with Options, Microsoft Gold Partner and recent winner of Private Equity Wire US Award “Best Cloud Services Provider” around agility in the virtual climate.
Stevie Morrow, COO at Options comments on firm integration in a virtual world: “Two tools stood out – Microsoft 365 and Citrix Workspace – we relied on these to make sure that we could move swiftly
Jensen Partners: Best Recruitment Company for Executives & Best Recruitment Company for Investor Relations & Asset Raising – As private equity firms expand across geographies, strategies and sectors, there is a growing need for professionals with specialised skillsets and relationships and relationships in emerging markets. Further, the focus on diversity and impact investing is marking a shift in the industry which is also coming to terms with the transition to virtual platforms.
Sasha Jensen, founder and CEO of Jensen Partners, outlines: “The private equity industry continues to grow in size and prominence. The combination of an economic crisis and record levels of
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