FundRock secures regulatory approval for French private equity and real estate AIFM
FundRock has secured regulatory approval from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the French financial markets regulator, for FundRock FFAM, its new AIFM service in France. The new service, which will assist international and domestic professional investors in accessing alternative asset classes including private equity and real estate, strengthens FundRock’s presence in the alternative investment […]
One year on: How Covid-19 has impacted private equity?
Over the past year, new ways of working and doing business emerged for private equity (PE) as it is for any other sphere of business. And, initially, it looked like the economic devastation wrought by Covid-19 would hit global private equity markets incredibly hard. But after falling off a cliff in April and May, deal […]
SecurityScorecard raises $180 million at nearly $1 billion valuation
Cybersecurity ratings firm SecurityScorecard has raised $180 million of fresh capital as part of a late-stage funding round led by investors such as Silver Lake Waterman, it said on Thursday The latest round values the company at close to $1 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. It brings SecurityScorecard’s total funding to […]
Kearney appoints new European lead for Private Equity and M&A Practice
Global consultancy Kearney has promoted Alberto Fumo to European lead for the firm’s Private Equity and M&A practice (PEMA). Based in London, Fumo has risen through the ranks in the firm over the last eight years developing the PEMA practice Fumo brings more than 20 years of advisory experience with private equity funds, venture capital, […]
2020 was a record year for investment and M&A activity for impact technology companies, according to a report by GB Bullhound, a technology advisory and investment firm.
Data in the report ‘Impact investing and the rise of sustainable tech’ shows that impact technology companies are receiving a fast-increasing amount of private equity investment. As the sector matures, those raises are becoming larger and focused on later-stage companies GP Bullhound analysed more than 10,000 fundraiser transactions and 3,000 M&A transactions, starting in 2015, […]
Humatica advises Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on investment in Lucid Group
Humatica, a private equity specialist adviser for portfolio organisational effectiveness, has advised private equity firm Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on its investment in Lucid Group Founded in 2007, Lucid Group is a strategic healthcare communications company committed to advancing patient health outcomes through healthcare communications that improve the way patients and diseases are managed, and […]
PELive Deal Summit: PE investors find value in healthcare
With devastating lockdowns and the ever-present threat that Covid-19 continues to pose, the ability to cater to a population’s healthcare needs has become top priority for governments and companies alike, a trend that accelerated in 2020 and will reverberate for decades to come At a time when demand exceeds supply of this most life-sustaining commodity, […]
Private equity investors fret over record U.S. buyout prices
Private equity firms are paying more for leveraged buyouts to keep pace with soaring valuations of acquisition targets, making some investors leery of whether the industry can keep delivering on promises of lucrative returns. For example, buyout firms TPG Capital and TA Associates paid the equivalent of 16.5 times the annual earnings of Planview Inc […]
Anchin launches emerging manager platform for hedge, private equity, real estate and venture capital Funds
Anchin, Block & Anchin (Anchin) has launched an emerging manager platform for start-up and early-growth hedge, private equity, real estate and venture capital funds, offering a mix of traditional and non-traditional professional services across audit, tax, advisory and consulting. The platform combines the expertise of Anchin’s Financial Services, Private Equity and Real Estate Groups. The […]
Gender diversity is improving in PE and VC but work is still needed on ethnicity representation, says new report
There has been some improvement on gender diversity in private equity and venture capital, but considerable progress is required on ethnicity, a new report has found. The survey report, produced by the British Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (BVCA) and Level 20, builds on the 2018 ‘Women in Private Equity’ report and highlights data […]
