Charles van Horne, long-time Abbott Capital exec, dies at 71

Charles van Horne, who spent more than 22 years as an executive at funds-of-funds manager Abbott Capital Management while also pursuing an avocation as a painter and sculptor, died on April 16. He was 71 years old.

“Charlie was the heart and soul of Abbott and as such will always be remembered not only for his quick wit and antics but also for his dedication to the greater good,” wrote long-time colleague Katie Stokel in a post next to van Horne’s obituary on Legacy.com.

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Boyne Capital is hiring a VP of portfolio operations: Sponsored

Boyne Capital, a rapidly growing Miami-based private equity firm focused on investments in lower-middle-market companies, has an opening for a vice president to join its portfolio operations team.

The Firm: Founded over a decade ago, Boyne Capital has invested in 30 platform and over 40 add-on investments. It is actively deploying its second committed fund. The deal team invests across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, e-commerce, consumer products, niche manufacturing, and business and industrial services in the United States.

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A Message from SourceScrub: Nine tips from top dealmakers to turn the slowdown around

The market slowdown put everyone on the back foot.

Despite current conditions, the future is still bright, but it favors the prepared. We interviewed 14 successful PE professionals about what it will take to position themselves for success.

We broke their answers down into nine tips that will help you figure out the most effective ways to spend your time and how to prepare for what’s next.

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A Message from BluWave: Discover where PE firms spent their time in Q1 2023

BluWave’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Insights Report is here, sharing a deep dive into how leading PE firms spent their time in the first quarter of 2023. Topline takeaways include:

  • Value Creation accounted for 78% of all PE activity, tying for an all-time high
  • Human Capital continues to be the number 1 trend, accounting for 45% of all activity
  • There’s growing demand for data, analytics, AI and robotic process automation

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A Message from SourceScrub: Top 50 Companies to Watch on Our 2022 Best of Bootstrapped List

With the twists and turns that come with navigating a tumultuous PE market, you need to know what promising businesses to watch.

The unmatched private company data combined with purpose-built tools in the SourceScrub platform help dealmakers see more opportunities in any industry. With our latest Best of Bootstrapped list, we found 50 of the fastest-growing private companies in North America, the UK, and Western Europe that you should know to help start the year off right.

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