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Star Mountain Capital Bolsters Secondaries Team Adding Former $500+ Billion in Assets Truist Bank’s Head of Private Capital Manager Research, Ravi Ugale, as a Managing Director

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

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Ravi Ugale, Star Mountain Capital Managing Director (Photo: Business Wire)
Ravi Ugale has over 30 years of private capital fund and direct investment experience, business operations, governance, and leadership experience.
His alternatives investment experience includes private credit, secondaries, private equity, venture capital and real assets.
“With over 10 years of success in private credit and private equity secondaries, and with growing opportunities in these asset classes, we’re thrilled to welcome Ravi to join our team.” said Brett Hickey , Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO.
In addition, he oversaw selection and coverage of illiquid and semi-liquid long dated assets within private equity, private credit, private real estate, and private real assets.

Dynagas LNG Partners LP Announces the Date of Its 2023 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynagas LNG Partners LP (NYSE:“DLNG”) (the “Partnership”), an owner and operator of liquefied natural gas carriers, announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has scheduled the Partnership’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners (the “Meeting”) to be held on November 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., local time, at 97 Poseidonos Avenue and 2 Foivis Street, 166-74 Glyfada, Athens, Greece.

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ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynagas LNG Partners LP (NYSE:“DLNG”) (the “Partnership”), an owner and operator of liquefied natural gas carriers, announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has scheduled the Partnership’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners (the “Meeting”) to be held on November 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., local time, at 97 Poseidonos Avenue and 2 Foivis Street, 166-74 Glyfada, Athens, Greece.
The Board has fixed a record date of October 20, 2023 (the “Record Date”) for the determination of the Limited Partners entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The Partnership’s Notice of the Meeting and Proxy Statement will be mailed on or about October 25, 2023 to Limited Partners of record as of the Record Date and will be furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Notice of the Meeting and Proxy Statement and the Partnership’s 2022 Annual Report are also available on the Partnership’s website at www.dynagaspartners.com .

Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN) Names Industry Veteran Emily Mendell as Next Executive Director

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Private Equity Women Investor Network (“PEWIN”), the pre-eminent organization for senior-level women investment professionals in private equity, today named Emily Mendell as its next Executive Director.

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Private Equity Women Investor Network (“PEWIN”), the pre-eminent organization for senior-level women investment professionals in private equity, today named Emily Mendell as its next Executive Director.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231003485295/en/
Ms. Mendell brings to PEWIN three decades of leadership within the venture capital and private equity ecosystems.
Ms. Mendell succeeds Kirsty McGuire who served as PEWIN’s first executive director from 2021 until 2023 and remains active within the organization.
This work could not be any more important, especially as women continue to make strides in terms of senior representation in private equity.

PitchBook Appoints Paul Stoddart as Chief Marketing Officer

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as Chief Marketing Officer. In his role, Stoddart will lead PitchBook's global marketing team made up of core marketing functions including, brand, creative and media, revenue marketing and operations, SEO, web, events, strategic partnerships and public relations. Stoddart's extensive experience will be instrumental in scaling the company's growth in new and existing markets, ensuring a consistent and holistic brand experience and introducing operational efficiency and effectiveness to continue driving momentum for PitchBook. Just in the first half of 2023, PitchBook experienced 22.8% increase in revenue, grew the team to nearly 4,000 team members and executed integration milestones for LCD, following its $650M acquisition in 2022.

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SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PitchBook , the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as Chief Marketing Officer.
In his role, Stoddart will lead PitchBook's global marketing team made up of core marketing functions including, brand, creative and media, revenue marketing and operations, SEO, web, events, strategic partnerships and public relations.
Prior to joining PitchBook, Stoddart was the CMO of Salesforce's Customer and Partner Success and Services portfolio.
I'm looking forward to inspiring new thinking on the art and science of effective marketing at PitchBook."

Bregal Investments Appoints Delaney Brown as Head of Capital Solutions

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Bregal Investments (“Bregal”), an international private equity platform, today announced the appointment of Delaney Brown as Head of Capital Solutions.

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Bregal Investments (“Bregal”), an international private equity platform, today announced the appointment of Delaney Brown as Head of Capital Solutions.
The hiring of Mr. Brown as Head of Capital Solutions, a newly created position, is a decisive step in the ongoing effort to strategically grow the Bregal platform, execute on the firm’s long-term strategy, and ensure best-in-class support for the firm and its underlying funds under the leadership of Bregal Investments’ CEO Alain Carrier.
As Head of Capital Solutions, Mr. Brown joins as a key member in the firm’s London office, partnering with Bregal’s Capital Formation team to manage and build relationships with investors while working closely with Mr. Carrier and senior leadership to help shape the overarching strategy and growth plans for Bregal and its underlying funds.
Prior to CPP, Mr. Brown spent eight years at Hermes GPE where he was Head of the Americas.

BuildESG Unveils Enhanced BuildRI Platform, Enabling Lenders to Seamlessly Assess Private Equity Sponsors’ Responsible Investing and ESG Integration Levels

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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BuildESG, the platform for Responsible Investment and ESG analytics in the private markets, today unveiled an expansion of its BuildRI software suite.

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BuildESG, the platform for Responsible Investment and ESG analytics in the private markets, today unveiled an expansion of its BuildRI software suite.
This new upgrade extends the platform’s capabilities to encompass lenders to alternative investment firms and their portfolios.
BuildRI provides lenders with visibility into the responsible investment and ESG processes, programs, and policies of alternative investment managers.
For alternative investment managers, BuildRI provides the only purpose-built digital platform to demonstrate their responsible investment program highlights in conjunction with an objective third party.

Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) (the “Partnership”) has called an annual meeting of the Limited Partners to be held at the Partnership’s headquarters in Greece on September 22, 2023 at 11:30 am local time (the “Annual Meeting”).

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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) (the “Partnership”) has called an annual meeting of the Limited Partners to be held at the Partnership’s headquarters in Greece on September 22, 2023 at 11:30 am local time (the “Annual Meeting”).
Unitholders of record at the close of business on July 26, 2023 are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Formal notice of the Annual Meeting, the Partnership’s proxy statement and the accompanying Annual Report on Form 20-F are being sent to unitholders of the Partnership.
Following receipt of a proxy card unitholders may vote their common units by accessing www.proxyvote.com .

Entrepreneur and investor Yuval Ariav closes $50M debut fund Symbol

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Symbol announces the closure of its $50 million debut fund, focused on first-check investments in Israeli entrepreneurs building ‘pre consensus’ startups.

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Symbol announces the closure of its $50 million debut fund, focused on first-check investments in Israeli entrepreneurs building ‘pre consensus’ startups.
Symbol’s founder and Managing Partner is Yuval Ariav, an accomplished entrepreneur part of the founding team of Onavo (acquired by Meta in 2013 for $200 million) and co-founder and first CTO of the fintech scale-up Fundbox.
After leaving Fundbox, Ariav joined LionBird as a General Partner, leading investments in companies such as Assured Allies and Fundguard.
LionBird, an early investor in FundBox and Ariav’s former professional home, is also a Limited Partner in Symbol.

LG AND CLEARBROOK ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND TO ACCELERATE GLOBAL INNOVATION

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global innovator LG Electronics and Clearbrook LLC, a global investment advisory and asset management firm with nearly two decades of experience in impact and sustainable investing, announced a strategic alliance to support companies developing solutions to bring positive change to people and the planet. The two companies are collaborating in NOVA Prime Fund, a venture capital fund with a target of more than $100 million (USD). The Fund's objective will be to invest in companies advancing innovations to build a better future, drawing from the pool of companies participating in the Mission for the Future Program sponsored by LG Electronics' North America Center for Innovation, LG NOVA.

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The two companies are collaborating in NOVA Prime Fund, a venture capital fund with a target of more than $100 million (USD).
"As a part of our business transformation to a Smart Life Solution company, LG is innovating to expand its services and solutions in new areas of business growth," said LG Electronics Global CEO William Cho.
Clearbrook's investment track record with a clear focus on impact and sustainable investing aligns perfectly with LG NOVA's mission."
"By investing in this fund, we are intentionally bridging sustainability and innovation to drive exponential growth in viable solutions for the challenges we face today," said Sokwoo Rhee, Head of LG NOVA and SVP of Innovation for LG Electronics.

BuildESG Launches BuildRI, the Responsible Investment and ESG Insights Platform for Limited Partners

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

BuildESG, the leading Responsible Investment and ESG insights and intelligence platform for the private markets, today announced the launch of its software platform for limited partners, following the launch of its award-winning ratings and software for alternative investment firms last year.

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BuildESG, the leading Responsible Investment and ESG insights and intelligence platform for the private markets, today announced the launch of its software platform for limited partners, following the launch of its award-winning ratings and software for alternative investment firms last year.
BuildRI provides limited partners with visibility into the responsible investment and ESG processes, programs and policies of alternative investment managers.
In addition, BuildRI provides limited partners with the ability to share their insights on, and their assessments of, their investment managers’ responsible investment practices with other limited partners in a private, closed-end environment.
For alternative investment managers, BuildRI provides the only digital platform to demonstrate their responsible investment program highlights in conjunction with an objective third party.