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NEWSLETTER | 6 Aug 2020

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Private Equity investment commitments from public pensions tracked by eVestment more than tripled from May to June this year, ending a three-month drop off in commitments that began in March as the worldwide impact of the Covid-19 pandemic intensified.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Private equity-backed property, site and people protection specialist Orbis Protect has made its first acquisition following a strong period of growth despite the UK-wide lockdown.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Western NIS Enterprise Fund has reached an agreement to sell, alongside other shareholders, its stake in Moldova-based Glass Container Company and Glass Container Prim (GCC) to Vetropack Austria Holding AG, a subsidiary of Vetropack Holding SA.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Join leading practitioners and colleagues at the PEWlive Europe Digital Summit (2-3 Sep) as we uncover and resolve the operational issues facing GPs in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Why GPs need to move beyond Excel to move their firms forward

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Simply put, portfolio performance data is a GP’s most valuable asset. It is their record of achievement, their recipe for future success, and their best fundraising tool, all in one. That is why it is unfathomable that most GPs are still relying solely on spreadsheets, 30+ year-old software, as their primary tool for collecting, managing, and analysing their performance data.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has today announced the appointment of Chris Robinson to its European Private Equity team.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Foresight Group (Foresight) has completed a EUR4.5 million top-up to the Project Bond issued in January 2019 by Pagano & Ascolillo and listed on Borsa Italiana, for the installation of LED street lights on behalf of the Foresight Italian Green Bond Fund.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Behrman Capital portfolio company Pelican Products, a specialist in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, temperature-controlled packaging systems and advanced portable lighting systems, has named Phil Gyori the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

DLA Piper has appointed private equity (PE) lawyer Piero Carbone as a partner in its Corporate practice, based in London.

Kainos Capital appoints new senior associates

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, has promoted Catherine Anne Prideaux, Christina Wang and John Hudgens were promoted from Associate to Senior Associate, effective 1 August.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) is continuing its focus on growth stage investment, particularly in the technology sector, with the appointment of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Victor Christou who takes up the new position of partner, head of growth, at the specialist small business investor that operates across the UK.

Thu | 6 Aug 2020, 11:41

North East university partnership Northern Accelerator is launching a new GBP1.7 million Seed Investment Fund that aims to grow the region’s economy, building on its successful record of creating innovative spin-out businesses.