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US private equity firm SAIL Capital opens London office

US sustainable innovation innovation private equity firm, SAIL Capital Partners Limited has announced its expansion into the EMEA region with the establishment of a new London office

SAIL’s new London-based merchant banking operation will play a key role in developing the firm’s current portfolio and facilitating exits from its portfolio of 14 investments.

In a newly formed partnership with US global growth consultancy Frost & Sullivan, SAIL’s London office will also be sourcing new investment opportunities in the EMEA region, focusing on sustainable innovation in energy and water.

SAIL has also appointed Dr Eric Warner as managing director. Prior to joining SAIL, Eric Warner was co-CEO and head of Investor Relations at Altius Associates, the global private equity advisory and separate account management firm.

Walter L. Schindler, managing partner and Founder of SAIL, said: “We are delighted to have secured Eric to establish our London office and lead our expansion into EMEA. His deep knowledge of the European private equity and venture markets will be invaluable as we look to expand our investor base, realise exits from our portfolio and source new investment opportunities.

“We are also excited to have formed a strategic partnership with Frost & Sullivan whose global team of market consultants and research analysts will play a key role in assisting SAIL in originating proprietary, non-auction investment opportunities.”

Eric Warner, Managing Director of SAIL EMEA, said: “SAIL has a first class track record in finding and supporting sustainable innovation and continues to be one of the industry’s most recognised thought leaders. Across EMEA there is a rapidly growing appetite for investing in the energy, water and other sustainable innovation sectors, and SAIL is ideally placed to provide access to a range of high quality growth companies. The opportunity to lead SAIL’s expansion into Europe is very exciting and one that I am very much looking forward to.”

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