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Last week our Managing Partner Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah, CertIoD spoke at the 20th Annual AVCA - The African Private Capital Association Conference & VC Summit in Johannesburg on the theme, "Fortifying the Future: The Critical Role of Emerging Managers". Sharing the panel with Ennis Rimawi, Isabelle Bébéar, Rui Oliveira and moderated by Simone Baur, it was a great opportunity to share the work and unique experiences of Sahara Impact Ventures investing in early stage businesses at the nexus of gender and climate and how we attract dealflow. Yvonne shared insights on the following (i) Main challenges faced by emerging fund managers and what interventions could be helpful in supporting their fundraising journey. (ii) How GP accelerator programs are useful and support emerging fund managers with LP introductions, training and capacity building , warehousing support among others to accelerate their fund close (iii) How innovations around shared back office services could support fund managers reduce their running costs and be more efficient. Many thanks to AVCA - The African Private Capital Association for the opportunity. Mandy Nyarko MBE Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah, CertIoD #AVCA2024 #earlystageinvesting #climatefinance #genderlensinvesting

🌱 It was our pleasure to participate in LPEA - Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association #ESG Working Group with the engagement of Alexandre Tangton, who gave a captivating presentation delving into the nuances of director duties and liabilities concerning ESG criteria under Luxembourg law. Our analysis and recommendations aim to bolster sustainable practices within the industry and help the members of this community. 💡 Stay tuned for more updates coming soon! Thanks LPEA - Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association for the opportunity to contribute to such critical discussions.   #ESG #Sustainability #LuxembourgLaw

EBAN - European Business Angel Network HEC Paris in Qatar Qatar Development Bank Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) QIC digital hub Qatar FinTech Hub Startup Grind Qatar Doha Tech Angels LLC Rasmal Ventures Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council Qatar Investment Authority Frederic Rombaut Many thanks for sharing such a great insight on comparing #European #VCs performance versus the #USA #VCs 👌🙏 Kudos to the amazing researcher Amy Lewin from Sifted 🙌 Looking foreward to similar research papers to include #MENA #VCs return comparaison . “European VCs outperform US VCs over 10 and 15 year horizons “ One active European fund has an IRR of more than 100% 👌🚀 Source: Invest Europe, Cambridge Associates #venturecapital #EUtech https://lnkd.in/eHrusfTN

Join us in Amsterdam for the 2024 edition of the 0100 Conference Europe organized by Zero One Hundred Conferences (PE & VC Platform) Matthieu Baret, Managing Partner - Venture, will be sharing his insights in the opening panel 'The PE & VC European Landscape: Trends and Challenges for Upcoming Periods' Gathering top speakers the panel will tackle structuring topics such as: 📈 The resilience of the PE market during recent years and look into the future 🌍 Geopolitical + Macroeconomic perspective – what can we expect in upcoming periods? 📌 What main challenges do we see in terms of PE asset allocations and why? #PowerBetterGrowth #Venture #VC #PrivateEquity #GPs #LPs #Europe #MidMarket #Growth

At the 'The Future of Private Equity' event, a compelling panel discussion featured Jan Alexander (Secretary General, BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association), Sabine Vermassen (Managing Partner, Capricorn Partners), and Peter Maenhout (Partner/CEO, M80 Partners), moderated by Antoinette van der Hauw and Thomas Lenné of Loyens & Loeff. 🔍 https://lnkd.in/egnAZHTb Key takeaways: 📌 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 Jan Alexander highlighted, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭-𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴.” 📌 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 Peter Maenhout warned, "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘗𝘐—𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥?" 📌 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 Sabine Vermassen emphasized, “𝘌𝘚𝘎 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘊 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.” Maenhout added, "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳—𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴." 📅 We’re already looking ahead to the next exciting conversation at Loyens & Loeff! This time, in collaboration with us, the M&A Community Belgium. We invite you to join the 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭, where we’ll explore key insights on Buy & Build strategies. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/enVi6yUm #PrivateEquity #PE #ESG #PrivateEquitySummit2024

Weight Partners Capital LLP is attending the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)’s 2024 ESG Conference. In the afternoon, Managing Partner Jim Weight will be moderating the panel “What is Impact?”, joined by Ravi Bhatt from Apis Partners, Ellen de Kreij from Apax, Jonny Page from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, and Alexander Shadbolt from Future Planet Capital for a key discussion in the Impact and Specialist Strategies stream. The conversation will explore what impact means to each of the panellists, delving into how and to what extent impact funds can appeal to the same LP universe as traditional buyout models, how to measure a successful investment, and offering advice for first-time managers in this space. As the UK’s only specialist lower-mid market healthcare services investor, we’re looking forward to meeting with delegates who are passionate about impactful investments. Please get in touch if you are planning to attend - we’d love to meet and tell you about our current fund. #privateequity #bvca #ESG #conference #impact

It's no secret that the past few years have been a wild ride for European PE and VC. Buckle up, because at 0100 Conference Europe, we're diving deep into what's next. Join our opening panel where speakers, Jan Willem Nieuwenhuize from ING VENTURES SDN BHD, Matthieu Baret from Eurazeo, Jons Houtman from Wealth Management Partners NV, Jan Ståhlberg from Trill Impact, Dr. Hendrik Brandis from Earlybird Venture Capital, and moderator, Anthony Waller from CMS UK will dissect the resilience of the PE market and peer into the future. Is Europe's VC market poised for a comeback? Are Limited Partners ready to open their wallets wider for alternative investments? We'll tackle these questions head-on, along with the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces shaping the investment landscape. https://lnkd.in/dTpdpHHE

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🌱 Three Years of SFDR: A Deep Dive into Article 9 with Three of Europe’s Leading Impact Investors. Aurum Impact just published an article to shed light on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (#SFDR) and its impact on Europe’s investment landscape. Since its introduction, SFDR has aimed to foster transparency, prevent greenwashing, and direct capital toward sustainable investments. But how has it shaped the practices of impact investors? In this article, our very own Florian Erber, alongside Lena Thiede from Planet A Ventures and Dr. Fabian Heilemann from AENU, dove deep into the challenges and opportunities of operating as Article 9 funds under SFDR. From institutional investor demand to the complexities faced by early-stage startups, this conversation sheds light on the evolving dynamics of sustainable finance. 💡 Key takeaway: Article 9 is more than a label—it’s a commitment to sustainability-driven strategies. But as we navigate the SFDR framework, it’s clear there’s room for improvement, to ease the burden for early-stage startups and to create a clearer definition of impact within the framework. 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ePEEWggP Thank you, Miki Yokoyama and Kelley Luyken, for including our perspective and ensuring our voice is part of this important discussion! And a special thank you to our SFDR expert, Johannes Wenger, for his invaluable contribution to how we look at SFDR and Impact Measurements at Ananda! 🙌 #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance #SFDR #Article9 #ImpactFunds

The good, the bad, and the greenwashed. 🌍 Aurum Impact’s latest article explores SFDR and its implications for impact VCs, with insights from us at Ananda Impact Ventures as well as Planet A Ventures and AENU. Worth a look for anyone navigating sustainable finance. Want to share your thoughts or join the discussion? Let’s connect!