Pollen Street Capital

We are thrilled to welcome Etops to Pollen Street! Etops is a leading SaaS solutions provider to the wealth and asset management sectors in the DACH region and will join the Neptune group of companies which includes niiiio Finance Group, fundsaccess, FundHero, and MiFID-Recorder. David Dawson, Partner at Pollen Street: “We are proud to welcome the Etops team to the Neptune Group. Pius and his team have built a strong, client-centric business with great products and culture, which we think will be highly additive to the overall Neptune growth story. We believe this is an excellent first combination for the Group, and we look forward to continuing to support the business on its’ strong organic growth path and pursue further strategic M&A.”

Spotlight on Progressive: Pollen Street invests in companies characterised by rapid changes, innovation, and competition, which pose significant challenges and opportunities at all stages of the investment cycle. We help portfolio companies overcome these challenges and leverage these opportunities by building functional communities – groups drawn from our expert network - to exchange ideas, resources, and best practice. We identify innovations within portfolio companies, optimise supply chains, and invest in technology that drives growth.

We are thrilled to welcome HRD Group to Assessio, Nordic’s leading Talent Assessment software platform. Anastasia Kovaleva: “We are pleased to welcome HRD Group into the Assessio family. The acquisition will give Assessio access to DACH, helping drive an increase in maturity and adoption of data-driven talent assessment and talent development in the region. Talent recruitment and development processes are yet to fully benefit from automation and AI innovation, with lots to be gained from making data-driven decisions in place of gut feel. Assessio is leading the way, and this acquisition supports its strategy of becoming a leading pan-European provider of tech-led talent management solutions.”

Launching our Annual ESG report. In this year’s report we share the results of our proprietary scoring mechanism for 2023 as well as highlighting progress against our ESG targets and impact agenda over the last year. Download the report to find out more:

News from around our network: welcoming Erik Langaker as new Chairman of the board for Assessio. Anastasia Kovaleva, Partner at Pollen Street, commented: “We would like to welcome Erik as Chairman of Assessio. Erik brings a wealth of experience in developing and commercialising technology businesses and we look forward to working together as we accelerate growth.” Read more below. Assessio, Johan Masironi #LeadingInnovation #PrivateEquity

Living our values: We are proud to share that Human Rights Watch, one of Pollen Street’s charity partners, is holding its 28th edition of the London Human Rights Watch Film Festival, from March 14-24, 2024. This year you can explore the role of youth in the fight for human rights, the convergence of art and human rights, and rising up to confront systems of power.    10 films are screening in-person at the Barbican and via Rich Mix from March 14-22, with in-depth post film discussions with filmmakers, film participants, activists, and Human Rights Watch researchers. Films will also be shown digitally across the UK and Ireland from March 18-24. Find out more here and book your tickets! https://ff.hrw.org/london   #HumanRightsWatch #FilmFestival #InvestWithImpact

We are proud to mark International Women's Day (IWD) and this year's theme of #InspireInclusion. Yesterday we hosted leaders from around our network to share their thoughts, personal experiences and their practical take on inclusion for businesses. Check out some highlights from the session here https://lnkd.in/eHap7XGx Lindsey McMurray, Helena Curtis, June Ahi, Adrian McShane-Chapman - Chartered FCIPD, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek, Connor Marshall-Mckie

Sharing our expertise: Join Matthew Potter, Partner at Pollen Street for an expert panel at the SuperReturn Private Credit Europe conference on 12 March 2024, 'A fast-growing frontier: asset-backed lending'. Matthew will share his experience and insights on the growing area of asset-backed lending. With industry leaders from Arrow Global, Broadhaven Ventures, CDPQ, and DECALIA Asset Management the panel will explore the recent surge in asset-backed lending strategies, areas of emerging opportunity and how these strategies are capitalising on current market conditions. Find out more at SuperReturn Private Credit Europe: https://lnkd.in/gm8gbMw

We are thrilled that one of our charity partners, Future First, is a finalist at the Charity Film Awards! Their film ‘Someone Like Me’ features real students and tells the story of why relatable role models are so vital to young people and their aspirations. Voting is now open for the 'People's Choice' award and only takes a minute. Please vote at this link to help them win and spread their mission even further: https://lnkd.in/ekgWQFCZ

How we work together: a year of accelerating growth for PAIR Finance. Over 2023 PAIR Finance expanded into four new countries, increased its client base, bolstered its finance function and powered ahead with business improvements. We spoke to CEO, Stephan Stricker, to find out more about the impact that Pollen Street can have and what it is like to work with our team to grow, together. Watch here📹: https://lnkd.in/e4PT-REw