Aggreko is a world leader in the power rental market. After a recent restructuring and successful acquisition it is looking to acquire more companies to fuel its growth. Three possible targets have been identified by country managers. Which, if any, would be the most appropriate acquisition for Aggreko?
Here’s what we predicted for 2024… how did we do?
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Did our predictions for 2024 come true, a turbulent election year, bitcoin and CBDC, COP29 and electric cars, China, EU integration and Euro football
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Time to go green? What bonds are best for you?
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Green and sustainability-linked bonds offer companies new funding to reach sustainability goals. Salvatore Cantale and Barry Gavin explain how to balance processes with outcomes to tap into a booming market.
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Growing beyond your skillset
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Anne, a newly appointed CFO at a global manufacturing group, transitions from consultant to leader, embracing delegation, strategic thinking, and career growth.
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Why investors often overlook the next big thing - Venture Capital
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Bold and unproven ideas may struggle to attract early investment, but that doesn't mean they are doomed to fail.
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IG4 Capital: Private equity with a purpose
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SEPTEMBER 2023, SÃO PAULO (BRAZIL). Gustavo Buffara was painstakingly putting the finishing touches on the IG4 Private Equity Fund III presentation. Co-founded by Gustavo in 2016, IG4 Capital had grown to become a leading force in private equity in Latin America with a unique value proposition that focused on private equity special situations. With 52 professionals worldwide across seven offices (in São Paulo, London, Lima, Madrid, Bogotá, Washington, DC and Santiago), the firm was now heading to manage some $1.7 billion, with more than $1.1 billion invested in special situations over recent years. What made Gustavo particularly proud was the fact that the firm was able to operate not only under the highest sustainability standards, as an early signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), but also as a fully certified B Corp, a first in emerging market private equity. IG4’s portfolio companies now generated more than $2 billion of turnover with around 20,000 employees in different countries across Latin America, and many of them had achieved or were on their way to their own B Corp certifications. Could a Cerberus-inspired special situations strategy, often perceived as brutal, be adapted to a more culturally sensitive, developing-market equivalent, with clearer environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration? In other words, could “vulture capital” be turned into “culture capital”? The value proposition resonated with investors, and the track record of IG4 Funds I and II were now solid pillars upon which to build. But what else could the company do to ensure that its private equity investments in different segments, with a deep ESG toolbox, would help establish sustainable capitalism in the Latin American region? What else should it consider doing to reaffirm its ESG credentials even further?
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IMD-7-2545
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©2024
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IG4 Capital Partners
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Finance and Insurance, Private Equity
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English
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What pension funds could learn from Yale
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Pension funds can unlock the potential of venture capital by adapting the successful endowment model, managing risks and illiquidity for long-term growth and stability.
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Entrepreneurship through acquisition: Vanessa Monestel’s search fund
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GENEVA (SWITZERLAND), OCTOBER 2023. Vanessa Monestel was ecstatic. a day earlier, she had just signed the letter of intent (LOI) to acquire an Amsterdam-based fashion company. This was the culmination of her 18-month search for a company to acquir...
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IMD-7-2514
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©2024
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Novastone Capital Advisors
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Finance and Insurance, Private Equity
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English
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Entrepreneurship through acquisition: Sébastien Perroud and the IAR Group
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GENEVA (SWITZERLAND), AUGUST 2021. There was a lot at stake for Sébastien. This was the culmination of his 18-month NCA supported search journey to find a company to acquire. Instead of a single target, he was now faced with the prospect of acquir...
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IMD-7-2515
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IAR Group
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Finance and Insurance, Private Equity
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The investor magnet: How to set up a board that attracts investors
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Today's business environment is marked by heightened uncertainty, driven by shifting political landscapes, accelerated technological advances, and shifting consumer expectations.
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‘Defiant Optimism’ is what is needed to bring about a more sustainable, inclusive world
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We need to rethink traditional models of finance if we are to achieve a sustainable and inclusive future, argues Durreen Shahnaz, founder & CEO of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX).
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