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Penny Pritzker to Conclude Tenure as Chair of the Board for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Friday, September 15, 2023
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Pritzker stated, “The Carnegie Endowment is among the world’s leading sources of independent research and ideas to help policymakers reduce conflict and build a more prosperous world.

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  • Pritzker stated, “The Carnegie Endowment is among the world’s leading sources of independent research and ideas to help policymakers reduce conflict and build a more prosperous world.
  • Previously, Pritzker served as the secretary of commerce from 2013 to 2017 under then president Barack Obama.
  • A year after joining Carnegie’s board, Pritzker was elected in 2018 to serve as chair.
  • The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a nonpartisan global think tank with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Insight Partners Announces $118M Fund II for 20/20 Vision Capital

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global software investor Insight Partners today announced it has raised Insight Vision Capital II, L.P. (Fund II), its second 20/20 Vision Capital fund with $118M of capital commitments to invest with a focus on diverse-led, top-tier, early-stage funds. This follows on the heels of the first 20/20 Vision Capital $15M Fund I, raised entirely through capital commitments from senior partners of Insight (Insight GPs), which launched and deployed in the last two years. The $118M Fund II, a dedicated additional fund raised in this space, includes the capital of both Insight's GPs and institutional Limited Partners, including Massachusetts Pensions Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM), Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS), Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). These institutional investors are seeking returns from early-stage funds led and founded by diverse Fund managers.

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  • NEW YORK, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global software investor Insight Partners today announced it has raised Insight Vision Capital II, L.P. (Fund II), its second 20/20 Vision Capital fund with $118M of capital commitments to invest with a focus on diverse-led, top-tier, early-stage funds.
  • This follows on the heels of the first 20/20 Vision Capital $15M Fund I, raised entirely through capital commitments from senior partners of Insight (Insight GPs), which launched and deployed in the last two years.
  • Across Fund I and II, 68% are led by first-time fund managers, 60% are led by women and 64% are led by Black and/or Latine fund managers.
  • "Participating Insight LPs similarly recognized the opportunity and mission of 20/20 Vision Capital and have now joined us for a second effort with Fund II.

 Activision Blizzard Announces Results of Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) today announced that it convened its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) as scheduled and considered and voted upon all items of business.

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  • Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) today announced that it convened its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) as scheduled and considered and voted upon all items of business.
  • Activision Blizzard’s Transparency Report is one of the most comprehensive reports of its kind released by a Fortune 500 company.
  • The complete results of the Annual Meeting will be reported in a Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the coming days, after certification of the results by Activision Blizzard’s Inspector of Election.
  • Learn more information about Activision Blizzard and how we connect and engage the world through epic entertainment on the company’s website, www.activisionblizzard.com .

Disability:IN Launches ‘Boards Are IN’ Initiative to Boost Disability Representation in the Boardroom

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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The campaign will engage companies, investors, regulatory bodies, stock exchanges and corporate stewardship organizations around effective ways to increase corporate board-level disability representation.

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  • The campaign will engage companies, investors, regulatory bodies, stock exchanges and corporate stewardship organizations around effective ways to increase corporate board-level disability representation.
  • In the 2022 Disability Equality Index , only ten percent of 415 participating companies do so.
  • - Participate in the Disability Equality Index (DEI) to analyze and improve their corporate disability inclusion programs and policies.
  • We continue to encourage our portfolio companies to capitalize on the opportunities of disability inclusion and report their efforts.”

Vertu Capital Raises more than $300 Million for its Inaugural Fund

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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TORONTO, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Vertu Capital, a private equity firm specializing in global enterprise software companies, is pleased to announce the close of its inaugural fund, Vertu Partners Fund I, with more than $300 million in capital commitments from a broad range of high-quality institutional investors.

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  • TORONTO, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Vertu Capital, a private equity firm specializing in global enterprise software companies, is pleased to announce the close of its inaugural fund, Vertu Partners Fund I, with more than $300 million in capital commitments from a broad range of high-quality institutional investors.
  • The Fund was oversubscribed with commitments exceeding its original hard cap.
  • "Our investors share our vision and belief in our team and strategy, and we are deeply gratified to have such impressive and well-regarded LPs in our inaugural fund."
  • To date, Vertu has completed two fund investments: Dejero Labs Inc., a global provider of critical communications technology, and PathFactory Inc., an intelligent content platform for B2B digital marketing.

Putnam Investments Announces Sustainable Retirement Target-Date Funds

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Friday, February 10, 2023
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Putnam Investments today announced the availability of Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds, a target-date series for the retirement savings marketplace.

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  • Putnam Investments today announced the availability of Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds, a target-date series for the retirement savings marketplace.
  • The suite invests in actively managed sustainable and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by Putnam.
  • The Putnam Global Asset Allocation team, which also manages Putnam Retirement Advantage, is responsible for the glidepath and both the tactical and ETF allocations of the Putnam Sustainable Retirement target-date suite.
  • “Putnam is pleased to continue our commitment to delivering differentiated active management strategies by adding Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds to our line-up of investment products for plan sponsors and their participants,” he explained.