ESG

Recycling business Ecore International is the focus of what has been described as 'a hybrid of a single-asset recap and an independent sponsor transaction'.

Caroline Gibert's team aims to have women account for 40% of Flexstone's investment team by 2030 and for the business to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Can private equity be a force for good? Key leaders, including Verdun Perry, global head of Strategic Partners, discuss how to transform an industry and leverage its economic and social power to drive change.

The Women in Secondaries network seeks to empower, promote and support women working in the industry.

The initiative has 46 founding signatories, including Blackstone, The Carlyle Group and Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

The Spanish fund of funds manager beat the target of its debut Arcano Earth Fund, which is already almost 90% deployed.

Representatives from AlpInvest Partners, NYCRS and the UK's Nest pension fund say it is only when GPs play their part in tackling climate change that LPs can make their portfolios resilient.

Investors cannot afford to ignore a GP set that has largely outperformed industry benchmarks, even during a pandemic.

Negative headlines are causing some LPs to review their relationships with Vista Equity Partners and Apollo Global Management. This has implications for the secondaries market.

The appointment of Myriam Vander Elst follows that of an ex-Wells Fargo subscription finance executive in May.