Game-changers for Private Equity: Climate change, Net-zero and the Rise of Natural Capital
By Dr. Oliver Heiland – Managing Director Finance in Motion Asset Management as published in Insight Out #28 Introduction: Climate change and biodiversity loss have become the existential crises of our time. As policy, regulators and businesses work towards paradigm shifts like net-zero, a new taxonomy of climate, natural capital and sustainability investments, services, and […]
Interview with Pierre Klemas, Chief Sustainability Officer at Stirling Square Capital Partners
Pierre Klemas, Chief Sustainability Officer at Stirling Square Capital Partners Interviewed by Vincent Lemaître, Tikehau Capital and Marie-Laure Mounguia, EY on 11th October 2023 1. How do ESG ratchets fit into the overall ESG strategy of your investments? Do you systematically include ESG ratchets in the transactions? ESG ratchets have seamlessly integrated into our […]
Interview with Eva Vogt, Partner, Head of ESG and Impact at EMK
Eva Vogt, Partner, Head of ESG and impact at EMK Interviewed by Emilie Huyghues Despointes, MV Credit and Vincent Lemaître, Tikehau Capital on 19th October 2023 Question 1: How do ESG ratchets fit into the overall ESG strategy of your investments? Do you systematically include ESG ratchets in the transactions? It’s on a case-by-case basis, […]
Interview with Elin Ljung, Managing Director, Head of Communication & Sustainability at Nordic Capital
Elin Ljung, Managing Director, Head of Communication & Sustainability at Nordic Capital Interviewed by Emilie Huyghues Despointes, MV Credit and Vincent Lemaître, Tikehau Capital on 4th October 2023 Question 1: How do ESG ratchets fit into the overall ESG strategy of your investments? Do you systematically include ESG ratchets in the transactions? Nordic Capital’s […]
PRIVATE EQUITY INSIGHT/ OUT #28
Growing Into a Pan-European Platform The 28th edition of Insight/Out magazine features the story of Argos Wityu, a seasoned mid-market GP with over 30 years of experience. In this interview Richard Reis and Jack Azoulay deep dive in Argos Wityu’s dual strategy: one aiming at supporting successful transitions and the other focusing on decarbonisation as […]
Data management, workflow and reporting under the lens. LPEA PE tech user & provider insights
Data management, workflow, and reporting trends and practices were scrutinised by roundtable participants at the November 2023 PE Tech Day. The discussion, moderated by GOVERNANCE.COM’s Co-Founder Bert Boerman, covered key topics such as data aggregation and connectivity, process automation, and the perennial debate over “buy versus build” in software development. Read on for insights! Optimising […]
Aztec Group – How ELTIF 2.0 is likely to accelerate fund raising opportunities
Article by Aztec Group 1. A breakdown of ELTIF 2.0’s key regulatory changes, mainly to facilitate accessibility to new investors, including retail. 2. Analysis of what industry focus and education is needed to drive uptake. 3. Insight from those who’ve raised ELTIFs and immediate opportunities to open up private market investments. The European Long Term Investment Fund’s […]
The Retailisation of Alternative Funds
How the need for enhanced returns and the search for new avenues to raise capital has reshaped the alternative market dynamics By Antonis Anastasiou, Head of Product Development at Alter Domus as published in Insight Out #27 2022 has been a difficult year for capital raising for PE funds showing a decline of 11% in comparison […]
Decarbonization: The Largest Redeployment of Capital in History?
We were happy to participate in the LuxFLAG Sustainable Investment Week 2023, and animate the session on “Decarbonization: The Largest Redeployment of Capital in History?” with EY Luxembourg, Cube Infrastructure Managers, and EQT. You can now watch the recording of this session, speakers addressed how carbon-related funds will become mainstream, alignment of interests with investment […]
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act for Private Equity Managers – What do you Need to Know and why is it Relevant to your Business?
By George Ralph, Global Managing Director & CRO at RFA, Michael Horvath, Partner – Regulatory Advisor at PwC, Vojtech Volf, Manager at PwC, Olivier Carre, Deputy Managing Partner, Technology & Transformation Leader at PwC as published in Insight Out #27 Today, information and communication technology (ICT) plays a vital role in the Private Equity […]
Mutualization initiative for Luxembourg’s financial services
By Cara Browne and Hind El Gaidi, acting as representatives of the LPEA within the Steering Committee of the Future Foundations Programme as published in Insight Out #27 Introduction Here in Luxembourg, Private market and Alternative Investment players are looking for strategic solutions to allow for more agile operational models when they face increasingly stringent […]
An LP State of Play in the Secondaries Market
By Helene Noublanche, Investor Relations Manager at Coller Capital as published in Insight Out #27 What are the expectations for the secondaries market? Compared with the secondaries market in public equities (which comprises a large amount of stock exchange activity), the private capital secondary market is small. Even today, with market volumes at historically high […]
Perspectives on Singapore and the Broader ASEAN Market
By Eric Marchand, Managing Partner at Collyer Capital as published in Insight Out #27 Singapore, a city state with a population of 5.6+ million and one of the highest incomes levels globally at USD 82,808 of GDP per capita, stands at the epicentre of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a beacon […]
Can Luxembourg Cement the Investor Relations Function?
By Martine Kerschenmeyer, LPEA Board Member as published in Insight Out #27 Introduction Historically, General Partners (GPs) and asset management firms ran their European Investor Relations operations out of London, including the marketing and distribution of funds to European Economic Area investors. However, with the advent of Brexit, the landscape shifted dramatically. Passporting rights under […]
A Stronger Footing in Luxembourg
Interview with Martin Krist, Managing Director – Head of Luxembourg at Nordic Capital Management By Johann Herz, Head of Events and Communication at LPEA as published in Insight Out #27 Nordic Capital is a private equity investor with a commitment to creating stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational improvement and transformative growth. Since its […]
PRIVATE EQUITY INSIGHT/ OUT #27
The 27th edition of the Insight/Out magazine is out and features a multifaceted cover dossier on the European Investment Fund. Eight members of the EIF’s team, including CEO Marjut Falkstedt and Marcel Müller-Marbach – member of the LPEA’s Board of Directors – share how the EIF deploys its sizeable efforts in Private Equity and Venture […]
The CSSF’s Review of the Industry’s Compliance with ESMA’s Marketing Guidelines
Article written by Mark Shaw, Partner at Pinsent Masons Background At the end of August 2023, the CSSF published its findings and observations on the industry’s compliance with the marketing communications rules under the Cross-Border Distribution Regulation. It should be noted that each of the National Competent Authorities are required to undertake such a review. […]
ABBL – Bank account opening for legal entities
Bank account opening: dedicated contacts for AIFs, FinTechs and SMEs The ABBL has approached its members to compile a list of dedicated contact persons within banks and other providers of banking services in Luxembourg potentially interested in onboarding particular segments of corporate clients. The listings are provided for information purposes only and are updated on […]
The impact of ESG regulations on private equity funds around the world
Article by Nora Petit, Master of Science in Finance at HEC Lausanne October 11th, 2023 As the climate change issue is still a major topic of discussion worldwide, and with the pressure from regulators to implement ESG factors into investments, investors are increasingly looking for sustainable investment alternatives. Reallocating funds to investments with a higher […]
How to Navigate the High Rejection Rates in PE/VC Fundraising
Article by Tülin Tokatli, CFA Founder, Pitch Me First Continuation of the previous publication “Prepare your fundraising from Institutional investors” Are you fundraising for your PE or VC fund but worried about the tough competition and high rejection rates? According to a recent survey we conducted with 21 LPs mainly investing in European funds in […]
“What’s next, now!” in Private Capital
An insider’s view to the Insights conference 2023 (19 October, Luxembourg) By Luís Galveias, COO of LPEA The latest Preqin figures do not lie: more than 50% of Private Equity funds launched in 2022 in Europe were domiciled in Luxembourg. When compared to a decade ago, less than two out of ten would have chosen […]
The Challenge of Labelling Private Equity Funds
Article By Isabelle Delas, CEO of LuxFLAG, Nairi Tarakdjian, Business Development & Marketing Associate at LuxFLAG, and Blandine Machabert, Impact Manager at RAISE as published in Insight Out #26 The relevance of trustworthy labels in the quest to mainstream sustainable finance cannot be emphasized more. As the market changes, with growing demand for environmentally […]
Talent Resourcing – “REGARDS” Private Equity
At a time marked by a convergence of geopolitical instability, inflation, talent shortages, and regulatory changes (notably ELTIF 2.0), Talent Resourcing aims to present a documentary that provides an update on the current situation and delves into the state of Private Equity in Luxembourg. To shed light on these critical questions, Talent Resourcing has connected […]
Oraxys invests in Opéra Energie
Press release – Lyon, 14 September 2023 Opéra Energie, pioneer and French leader in energy brokerage for businesses, partners with Oraxys and Bpifrance to expand its development in Europe and to energy transition expertise. Oraxys, the Luxembourg-based investment firm focused on European SMEs marketing environment-friendly products and services, invests in Opéra Energie as reference minority […]