Pantheon Ventures
Pantheon, ICG appoint new ESG heads
Eimear Palmer joins Pantheon from ICG, which has poached Elsa Palanza from Barclays
Pantheon poaches Amyn Hassanally from Coller Capital
Hassanally will join as global head of private equity secondaries
Ergon forms SPV for fire protection business SVT
GP's €270m fund will invest only in the fire protection company, which Ergon bought from IK in 2017
Pantheon to invest in KD Pharma in single-asset restructuring
Capiton IV has sold a stake in its portfolio company, Omega-3 producer KD Pharma
Pantheon hires Eggleston and Berke
Pantheon Ventures appoints BGF's John Eggleston as partner and chief technology officer
Pantheon ramps up co-investments amid rising secondaries valuations
Fund-of-funds manager also said its venture investments have been disappointing
Pantheon promotes Bailey to partner
Alongside Bailey, the GP has promoted 14 professionals across the firm
HarbourVest makes new £783m SVG bid
Proposed deal would be similarly structured to a rival bid by Goldman Sachs and CPPIB
Goldman and CPPIB field £748m bid for 100% of SVG
SVG board deems Goldman/CPPIB bid preferred option, ahead of HarbourVest and Pantheon/Pomona
SVG recommends liquidation, £379m sale to Pantheon, Pomona
Board of directors proposes to wind down SVG to maximise cash returns to its shareholders
Lebus replaces Armitage as LPEQ chairman
Andrew Lebus, LPEQ
Pantheon backs boost to ethnic minority ranks in PE
Pantheon has teamed up with non-profit organisation Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) in a bid to encourage ethnic minority college undergraduates to pursue a career in private equity.
Partner promotions at Pantheon
Pantheon Ventures has promoted Matthew Jones, Laurence Jonkler, Kathryn Leaf Wilmes, and Brian Lim to partner.
Market consolidation forcing FOFs to evolve
Funds-of-funds are an endangered species, with many shedding the title. Kimberly Romaine finds that today it’s all about diversification and tailoring your offering to prospective clients.
AIFMD: High price for investor security?
The AIFM Directive continues to spark debate amongst industry practitioners, even as it is being implemented across Europe. While the new regulations will lower risk levels for smaller investors, GPs are concerned about a possible cost explosion. Diana...
Private equity – A man’s world?
The French venture capital association has just established a body to address gender inequality in private equity. But why do so few women still work in the industry? Susannah Birkwood finds out
Pantheon adds two in UK and US
Pantheon has appointed two senior executives to its product development and client services teams in the UK and the US.
Fidelity appoints new analyst
Fidelity Growth Partners has appointed Tim Kindt as an analyst in its London office.
PIP in $40m secondaries deal
Pantheon International Participations PLC (PIP), Pantheon’s quoted private equity fund-of-funds investment trust, has committed $40m to buy a portfolio of 25 buyout global funds with more than 400 portfolio companies.
Pantheon bolsters business development team
Fund of funds investor Pantheon has appointed three new hires to its business development team in Europe and North America.
PE conquers Marathon of Marathons
The sun pounded the private equity runners as their feet pounded the pavement for 26.2 miles from the town of Marathon to the centre of Athens yesterday. The Marathon of Marathons brought together 250 industry professionals to run the original route.
Funds-of-funds: A bifurcating market
While the 2005-2008 private equity boom is most commonly associated with the surging activity in Europe’s buyout markets, other areas, including the fund-of-funds segment, witnessed the same unsustainable growth and have felt the same shuddering crash....
Pantheon appoints Kevin Albert as partner
Pantheon Ventures has hired industry veteran Kevin Albert as partner and global head of business development.