French Investment Fund Experienced Capital Shakes Up Leadership

29 Nov

PARIS — French investment firm Experienced Capital is shaking up its leadership. Frédéric Biousse and Elie Kouby, who cofounded the corporate in 2016 with fellow ex-SMCP (Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot) executive Emmanuel Pradère, have relinquished their operational roles within the firm, effective Nov. 13, ECP said on Wednesday. Because it gears up for its next fundraising round next 12 months, Experienced Capital might be managed by Pradère, president of the corporate since 2019, and team members Alban Gérard, partner since 2021; Amélie Gosselin-Furno, who has been appointed partner as a part of the restructuring, and Virginie Birade, director. Biousse and Kouby will regularly sell their shares within the management company to the team over the following two years, Pradère told WWD. They...

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15 Sep

L’Oréal Launches Climate Emergency Fund – WWD

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PARIS – L’Oréal Group has launched a 15-million-euro endowment fund focused on communities facing the most important disaster risks. “We have now noticed, like everybody, within the last years an increasing number of climate change-related disasters,” Alexandra Palt, chief corporate responsibility officer at L’Oréal Group and chief executive officer of the Fondation L’Oréal, told WWD. “We all know that it should develop into much more frequent [and severe] in the subsequent years.” She was speaking just after the devastating earthquake in Morocco and flooding in Derna, Libya, took place, claiming hundreds of lives. Estimates show that disasters driven by climate have increased five-fold over the past 50 years and represent 50 percent of all natural catastrophes. As much as 3 billion people live...

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10 Aug

Selena Gomez to Host Inaugural Rare Impact Fund Profit

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Selena Gomez will host her inaugural Rare Impact Fund Profit on Oct. 4 in Los Angeles. Titled “A Night of Radiance & Reflection,” the event will happen at Nya Studios in Hollywood. Gomez will host 350 guests, with an appearance by her “Only Murders within the Constructing” costar, Emmy-winning actor Martin Short, and Grammy-nominated music producer Marshmello. “Additional performers and entertainment might be announced at a later date,” noted the corporate, adding, “The event will draw guests in a call to motion around youth mental health and might be an evening of levity, community, and inspiration supporting the Rare Impact Fund.” Aligning with Rare Beauty’s mission to affect, the Rare Impact Fund is a nonprofit affiliate working to expand mental health awareness...

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6 Aug

Shine Talent Group Launches Angel Investment Fund – WWD

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Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward, the cofounders of influencer talent management agency Shine Talent Group, are launching an angel investment fund for early-stage start-ups in women’s health, in addition to other categories. “We're excited to take a position in daring founders and offer them unique insights concerning the content creation space, together with a built-in marketing microphone, which many other funds don’t have,” said Ward. “We’re searching for ambitious founders which can be exceptional storytellers, with firms featuring strong social proof and community engagement.” Shine Ventures will reveal a latest category of focus every year. For 2023, it can give attention to investments in the ladies’s health space, with a particular emphasis on all things menstruation through menopause. The menopause category is growing...

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