Toby Mitchenall
Toby Mitchenall is the Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, at PEI Media. He is responsible for New Private Markets, a dedicated intelligence source on impact investing, sustainability and ESG in private markets, and is based in PEI’s London office. Toby was previously a consultant advising private equity firms on marketing and public relations.
The online ‘social lending’ marketplace has attracted further finance from existing backer Earlybird and new investor Neuhaus Partners, which will position the platform alongside US and UK competitors, according to the firm.
The UK lower mid-market firm has added Jon Edington to its team. He will focus on portfolio development and bolt-on acquisitions.
The European private equity firm has backed the management buyout of LEXSI, a French provider of IT security services, for an undisclosed amount.
The UK manager of venture capital trusts has taken a 'significant minority stake' in the buyout of Metropress, the London- and Chelmsford-based publisher of trade magazine The Antiques Trade Gazette.
Another veteran of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been lured to the world of private equity, as firms seek to up their exposure to Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS nations.
The sale of Richter Chemie-Technik is the second exit from Riverside’s €320m third fund.
Apax Partners has expanded its Paris office with the hires of three investment professionals including Bernard Bourigeaud, a technology veteran with a formidable track record in buy-and-build strategies, as a senior advisor.
Amadeus and Wellington have joined Ithmaar Bank as investors in EnQii, which designs and installs ‘digital out-of-home’ advertising networks. Following Ithmaar’s $10m investment last year, EnQii has made three acquisitions.
Worries that initial bids were not deliverable in current market conditions led the former captive of HSBC to withdraw its German medical supplies company from an auction process.
In defiance of market conditions, the listed Greek investment firm is proposing to raise a €5bn war chest from investors to capitalise on the ‘consolidation round’ in Greek banks following current market volatility.