NECTAR NEWS
07 12 09 // Nectar Capital Founding Partner, Scott Rudmann, Presents Keynote Speech at Conference for New Business and Entrepreneurship in Bogota, Colombia
LONDON, UK
NECTAR CAPITAL FOUNDING PARTNER, SCOTT RUDMANN, PRESENTS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT CONFERENCE FOR NEW BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
Nectar Capital would like to share with you Scott Rudmann's recent speech, entitled the Advantages of Private Equity, held at the Global Week of Entrepreneurship in Bogota, Colombia, on 18th November 2009.
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Hosted by Luis Guillermo Plata, Colombia's Minister of Commerce, the 2009 event was attended by over 400 leading businessmen, entrepreneurs and investors and had the stated goal of building a bridge between the investment and entrepreneur communities in order to facilitate information exchange and financing of innovative new businesses in Colombia. The conference was the first of its kind in Colombia, and comes at a time that sees the nascent private equity and fund management industry beginning to expand as the country has enacted legal reforms creating LLPs and government development bank allocation to a fund-of-funds.
Other speakers at the Conference included Minister Luis Plata, Mr. Mauro Sartori, Head of Risk and Investment and the Fund-of Funds project at Bancoldex, as well as panels including 20 senior executives of Colombian private equity funds.
NECTAR CAPITAL FOUNDING PARTNER, SCOTT RUDMANN, PRESENTS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT CONFERENCE FOR NEW BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
Nectar Capital would like to share with you Scott Rudmann's recent speech, entitled the Advantages of Private Equity, held at the Global Week of Entrepreneurship in Bogota, Colombia, on 18th November 2009.
click here to view
Hosted by Luis Guillermo Plata, Colombia's Minister of Commerce, the 2009 event was attended by over 400 leading businessmen, entrepreneurs and investors and had the stated goal of building a bridge between the investment and entrepreneur communities in order to facilitate information exchange and financing of innovative new businesses in Colombia. The conference was the first of its kind in Colombia, and comes at a time that sees the nascent private equity and fund management industry beginning to expand as the country has enacted legal reforms creating LLPs and government development bank allocation to a fund-of-funds.
Other speakers at the Conference included Minister Luis Plata, Mr. Mauro Sartori, Head of Risk and Investment and the Fund-of Funds project at Bancoldex, as well as panels including 20 senior executives of Colombian private equity funds.
20 10 09 // Shawn Hunter Joins Total Sports Asia's Board of Directors
Nectar is delighted to report that Shawn Hunter has joined the Board of Directors of Total Sports Asia, and would like to congratulate TSA on this appointment.
Mr. Hunter has held senior positions with some of the top US national sports franchises and corporate sector in his career. He currently serves as President/CEO of Chivas USA, a west-coast leader in American Major League Soccer.
As a member of TSA’s Board, Mr. Hunter will shape the company’s overall strategic growth plans, and bring to bear his expertise in the business of sports, including venue naming rights, sponsorship, league formation, and television rights acquisitions.
Hunter was the Chief Marketing Officer and President of AEG Sports, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment companies, for five years. In that role, Hunter oversaw AEG’s marquee sports events and eleven sports teams worldwide, as well as the AEG’s marketing partnership with Chivas USA.
On behalf of AEG, Hunter was instrumental in AEG’s acquisition and development of London’s O2 Arena. He also secured the Los Angeles Galaxy’s multi-million dollar jersey-front sponsorship following British football star David Beckham’s signing.
Prior to joining AEG, Hunter served for six years as President of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes. Under his leadership, in the Coyotes' first four seasons the club played to a 94-percent capacity and transformed Phoenix into a hockey hotbed.
In addition to his activities in basketball and hockey, Hunter has also been influential in a number of major business developments in Major League Soccer in the United States.
Mr. Hunter commented “I'm excited to be working with Marcus Luer and his first class organization. This part of the world is exploding in the sports and entertainment areas and Total Sports Asia is poised for amazing growth”
Marcus Luer, CEO of Total Sports Asia said “Shawn Hunter brings a tremendous wealth of experience that will benefit us greatly for our future growth plans. Our business at TSA continues to grow exponentially and we are delighted to have Shawn’s assistance in shaping our path forward.”
Scott Rudmann, Managing Partner of Nectar Capital, an investor in Total Sports Asia, commented “We look forward to Shawn’s expert advise to chart TSA’s future growth path. Asia will see tremendous growth over the next 10 plus years in the sports and entertainment field. TSA is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this development and we congratulate the company on this appointment.”
Total Sports Asia (TSA) is Asia’s leading independent sports marketing agency with a dedicated team of over 90 sports marketing experts and seven offices in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai and Delhi. Its core business is media rights, TV production, sponsorship, events management and consulting.
For more info please visit www.totalsportsasia.com
Mr. Hunter has held senior positions with some of the top US national sports franchises and corporate sector in his career. He currently serves as President/CEO of Chivas USA, a west-coast leader in American Major League Soccer.
As a member of TSA’s Board, Mr. Hunter will shape the company’s overall strategic growth plans, and bring to bear his expertise in the business of sports, including venue naming rights, sponsorship, league formation, and television rights acquisitions.
Hunter was the Chief Marketing Officer and President of AEG Sports, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment companies, for five years. In that role, Hunter oversaw AEG’s marquee sports events and eleven sports teams worldwide, as well as the AEG’s marketing partnership with Chivas USA.
On behalf of AEG, Hunter was instrumental in AEG’s acquisition and development of London’s O2 Arena. He also secured the Los Angeles Galaxy’s multi-million dollar jersey-front sponsorship following British football star David Beckham’s signing.
Prior to joining AEG, Hunter served for six years as President of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes. Under his leadership, in the Coyotes' first four seasons the club played to a 94-percent capacity and transformed Phoenix into a hockey hotbed.
In addition to his activities in basketball and hockey, Hunter has also been influential in a number of major business developments in Major League Soccer in the United States.
Mr. Hunter commented “I'm excited to be working with Marcus Luer and his first class organization. This part of the world is exploding in the sports and entertainment areas and Total Sports Asia is poised for amazing growth”
Marcus Luer, CEO of Total Sports Asia said “Shawn Hunter brings a tremendous wealth of experience that will benefit us greatly for our future growth plans. Our business at TSA continues to grow exponentially and we are delighted to have Shawn’s assistance in shaping our path forward.”
Scott Rudmann, Managing Partner of Nectar Capital, an investor in Total Sports Asia, commented “We look forward to Shawn’s expert advise to chart TSA’s future growth path. Asia will see tremendous growth over the next 10 plus years in the sports and entertainment field. TSA is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this development and we congratulate the company on this appointment.”
Total Sports Asia (TSA) is Asia’s leading independent sports marketing agency with a dedicated team of over 90 sports marketing experts and seven offices in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai and Delhi. Its core business is media rights, TV production, sponsorship, events management and consulting.
For more info please visit www.totalsportsasia.com
02 03 09 // Nectar Capital announces investment in Total Sports Asia
Nectar Capital, a London based growth capital fund for the media, leisure and creative industries, has further strengthened its portfolio through its recent $6 million investment in Total Sports Asia (TSA). Nectar expects further growth capital provided to the company to total up to $15 million in the coming years.
Commenting on the deal, Scott Rudmann, Managing Partner of Nectar Capital, said: "We are delighted to become investors in Total Sports Asia. Not only is TSA the leading business in Asian sports marketing and sports television content but it has an extraordinary team of senior executives led by the company's founder, Marcus Luer; it has a strong track record in sports media rights, along with a thriving sponsorship and events business. With a geographic footprint and seven offices in the world markets where growth is still positive - southeast Asia, China, and India the company is perfectly positioned to be attracting the top talent in the industry. TSA is in the right markets at the right time."
Total Sports Asia is set for tremendous growth in the next few years as the business of sports begins to prosper and mature in Asia. We are delighted to provide our fund investors access and exposure to this region, and to invest in a growing business in this difficult market environment. "
Marcus Luer, Group CEO of TSA said: "After 10 years of tremendous organic growth, this marks the beginning of a new chapter for the company. We are excited about the opportunities and possibilities that will come out of this new relationship and we could not have asked for a better partner. Nectar has a terrific team of people and brings a substantial financial clout to TSA that will be used wisely to aggressively expand the business. We are already in negotiations with various rights holders for additional acquisitions.
Despite the current global economic and financial environment, sports and entertainment in Asia is a sunrise industry and having been at the forefront of this development over the past 10 years, we have a terrific starting point to further build on our strong position," added Luer.
Nectar Capital is a private equity fund for the media, leisure and creative industries investing in growth capital deals providing £2 million to £10 million per investment. It's geographic focus is spread throughout Asia, Europe and North America. The fund invests in music, publishing, film, sports, restaurants, intellectual property, rights catalogs, and other related businesses.
Scott Rudmann the Managing Partner and founder of Nectar Capital has completed over 6 billion Euros in media and leisure related investments, acquisitions and exits in the last ten years while based in London. US born and educated Scott began in the private equity business working for Lord Jacob Rothschild in his family office. Prior to that he worked in media banking at Deutsche Bank and as a McKinsey consultant in California, US and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Scott holds an MBA with high honors from the Harvard Business School.
David Hobley senior venture partner at Nectar and from the UK has over 30 years experience in financing companies, and a long pedigree of success in the city including SG Warburg, Deutsche Bank, and the main and operating Board of Orange Mobile Phones.
Total Sports Asia (TSA) is Asia's leading fully-integrated independent sports marketing company. The business concentrates on media rights sales, sponsorship/licensing sales and events management. TSA was founded in 1997 and has been profitable every year since inception. It has made its mark in many areas including previously assisting World Wrestling Entertainment's major business growth in Asia, and commands broadcasting rights for a number of marquis sports television properties including the US Open Tennis championship and the Italian and Spanish FIFA World Cup qualifiers. It also works closely with many top European football clubs, including Manchester United and Real Madrid and several Formula 1 teams.
The company has recently begun to extend its activities beyond sporting into the entertainment sector. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, TSA employs approximately 100 people throughout its network of regional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai, Bombay, New Delhi, Tokyo, and Bangkok.
Commenting on the deal, Scott Rudmann, Managing Partner of Nectar Capital, said: "We are delighted to become investors in Total Sports Asia. Not only is TSA the leading business in Asian sports marketing and sports television content but it has an extraordinary team of senior executives led by the company's founder, Marcus Luer; it has a strong track record in sports media rights, along with a thriving sponsorship and events business. With a geographic footprint and seven offices in the world markets where growth is still positive - southeast Asia, China, and India the company is perfectly positioned to be attracting the top talent in the industry. TSA is in the right markets at the right time."
Total Sports Asia is set for tremendous growth in the next few years as the business of sports begins to prosper and mature in Asia. We are delighted to provide our fund investors access and exposure to this region, and to invest in a growing business in this difficult market environment. "
Marcus Luer, Group CEO of TSA said: "After 10 years of tremendous organic growth, this marks the beginning of a new chapter for the company. We are excited about the opportunities and possibilities that will come out of this new relationship and we could not have asked for a better partner. Nectar has a terrific team of people and brings a substantial financial clout to TSA that will be used wisely to aggressively expand the business. We are already in negotiations with various rights holders for additional acquisitions.
Despite the current global economic and financial environment, sports and entertainment in Asia is a sunrise industry and having been at the forefront of this development over the past 10 years, we have a terrific starting point to further build on our strong position," added Luer.
Nectar Capital is a private equity fund for the media, leisure and creative industries investing in growth capital deals providing £2 million to £10 million per investment. It's geographic focus is spread throughout Asia, Europe and North America. The fund invests in music, publishing, film, sports, restaurants, intellectual property, rights catalogs, and other related businesses.
Scott Rudmann the Managing Partner and founder of Nectar Capital has completed over 6 billion Euros in media and leisure related investments, acquisitions and exits in the last ten years while based in London. US born and educated Scott began in the private equity business working for Lord Jacob Rothschild in his family office. Prior to that he worked in media banking at Deutsche Bank and as a McKinsey consultant in California, US and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Scott holds an MBA with high honors from the Harvard Business School.
David Hobley senior venture partner at Nectar and from the UK has over 30 years experience in financing companies, and a long pedigree of success in the city including SG Warburg, Deutsche Bank, and the main and operating Board of Orange Mobile Phones.
Total Sports Asia (TSA) is Asia's leading fully-integrated independent sports marketing company. The business concentrates on media rights sales, sponsorship/licensing sales and events management. TSA was founded in 1997 and has been profitable every year since inception. It has made its mark in many areas including previously assisting World Wrestling Entertainment's major business growth in Asia, and commands broadcasting rights for a number of marquis sports television properties including the US Open Tennis championship and the Italian and Spanish FIFA World Cup qualifiers. It also works closely with many top European football clubs, including Manchester United and Real Madrid and several Formula 1 teams.
The company has recently begun to extend its activities beyond sporting into the entertainment sector. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, TSA employs approximately 100 people throughout its network of regional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai, Bombay, New Delhi, Tokyo, and Bangkok.
21 06 07 // Nectar Capital announces first close of NC2
Nectar Capital is pleased to announce the first closing of its new NC2 Limited Partnership, a GBP 25 million development capital fund targeting emerging business in the media and leisure sectors.
93% of the fundraising target for the first close was achieved, with 90% participation of existing Nectar investors.
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93% of the fundraising target for the first close was achieved, with 90% participation of existing Nectar investors.
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19 02 07 // Mr. Christopher Wright Appointed to the Investment Committee
London, UK
Nectar Capital is delighted to announce that Mr. Christopher Wright has joined the Investment Committee.
Christopher Wright is a director of Merifin Capital Group, a private European investment firm and an advisory director of Campbell Lutyens & Co Ltd, a London based private equity advisory house and of Hansa Capital, an investment management firm.
Until 2003 he served as Head of Global Private Equity for Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (c.$4.5bn under management) and was a Group Board Member of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. He has acted as Chairman of various investment funds prior to and following the latter's integration with Allianz Private Equity. Mr. Wright has spent over 24 years financing and advising smaller and mid-sized companies operating in the USA, Canada, Asia and Europe. He joined Kleinwort Benson Limited in London in 1978 and in 1981 co-founded the Groups offices in Los Angeles. In 1986 he relocated to New York to manage the Kleinwort Benson Limited portfolio of North American private equity and mezzanine investments.
He is Chairman of Noble Venture Finance Ltd, Aletheia Capital Partners LLC., Wall Street Technology Partners LLC.; and holds directorships of: Lombard Risk Management PLC (AIM); Roper Industries Inc ( NYSE ); Maxcess International Corporation; Mrs. Fields Holdings LLC; I-documentsystemSGroup PLC ( AIM ) and IMAG S.A. He has also chaired the investment committees of and/or serves on several advisory boards of third party managed LBO and venture capital funds in North America and Europe. Mr Wright has recently advised to Standard Bank Group with respect to emerging markets private equity, becoming the Chairman of the Investment Committee of EMAlternatives LLC in Washington DC.
Mr Wright was educated at Oxford University (MA) and holds a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the Association of Certified Accountants. He is Foundation Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Nectar is very pleased that its investors will have the benefit of Mr. Wright's experience and counsel on the Investment Committee to help optimize the performance of individual investments and to help shape and enact the Fund's investment strategy overall.
Nectar Capital is delighted to announce that Mr. Christopher Wright has joined the Investment Committee.
Christopher Wright is a director of Merifin Capital Group, a private European investment firm and an advisory director of Campbell Lutyens & Co Ltd, a London based private equity advisory house and of Hansa Capital, an investment management firm.
Until 2003 he served as Head of Global Private Equity for Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (c.$4.5bn under management) and was a Group Board Member of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. He has acted as Chairman of various investment funds prior to and following the latter's integration with Allianz Private Equity. Mr. Wright has spent over 24 years financing and advising smaller and mid-sized companies operating in the USA, Canada, Asia and Europe. He joined Kleinwort Benson Limited in London in 1978 and in 1981 co-founded the Groups offices in Los Angeles. In 1986 he relocated to New York to manage the Kleinwort Benson Limited portfolio of North American private equity and mezzanine investments.
He is Chairman of Noble Venture Finance Ltd, Aletheia Capital Partners LLC., Wall Street Technology Partners LLC.; and holds directorships of: Lombard Risk Management PLC (AIM); Roper Industries Inc ( NYSE ); Maxcess International Corporation; Mrs. Fields Holdings LLC; I-documentsystemSGroup PLC ( AIM ) and IMAG S.A. He has also chaired the investment committees of and/or serves on several advisory boards of third party managed LBO and venture capital funds in North America and Europe. Mr Wright has recently advised to Standard Bank Group with respect to emerging markets private equity, becoming the Chairman of the Investment Committee of EMAlternatives LLC in Washington DC.
Mr Wright was educated at Oxford University (MA) and holds a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the Association of Certified Accountants. He is Foundation Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Nectar is very pleased that its investors will have the benefit of Mr. Wright's experience and counsel on the Investment Committee to help optimize the performance of individual investments and to help shape and enact the Fund's investment strategy overall.
12 02 07 // Mr Paul Zuckerman Appointed to Advisory Board
London, UK
Nectar Capital is delighted to announce that Mr. Paul Zuckerman has joined its Advisory Board.
As Chairman and CEO of Zuckerman & Associates Ltd, Paul Zuckerman has over 30 years of investment experience. Zuckerman & Associates LLC advises technology and life science related start ups, working with strategic and venture capital sources of finance. In addition, he chairs and runs Westgate Hall PLC, a small private investment firm investing in start up companies.
Mr. Zuckerman is also the Treasurer of the Art Fund, a century-old UK charity dedicated to saving endangered artworks for the enjoyment of all. In addition he is a: Director, Pall Mall Capital Ltd; Director, Merrill Lynch Sterling and European Hedge Funds Ltd; Board Member, International Plant Genetics Resources Institute, Rome; Chairman, William Walton Foundation; and Treasurer, International Women's Health Coalition, NY.
Upon obtaining a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Reading University in 1974, Mr. Zuckerman became Senior Agricultural Economist for the World Bank in Washington D.C. He went onto spend the next fourteen years at SG Warburg & Co Ltd in London serving as an Executive Director, Vice Chairman of SG Warburg International, and Chairman of SG Warburg Latin America Ltd. During the 1990's Mr. Zuckerman was Managing Director of Investment Banking for Caspian Securities and was responsible for managing and setting up investment banking departments worldwide. He also served as Vice-Chairman of Garban-Intercapital, a company now known as ICAP, the world's largest inter-dealer broker.
Nectar is very pleased that its principals, management teams, and investors will have the benefit of Mr. Zuckerman's experience, advice, and involvement moving forward.
Nectar Capital is delighted to announce that Mr. Paul Zuckerman has joined its Advisory Board.
As Chairman and CEO of Zuckerman & Associates Ltd, Paul Zuckerman has over 30 years of investment experience. Zuckerman & Associates LLC advises technology and life science related start ups, working with strategic and venture capital sources of finance. In addition, he chairs and runs Westgate Hall PLC, a small private investment firm investing in start up companies.
Mr. Zuckerman is also the Treasurer of the Art Fund, a century-old UK charity dedicated to saving endangered artworks for the enjoyment of all. In addition he is a: Director, Pall Mall Capital Ltd; Director, Merrill Lynch Sterling and European Hedge Funds Ltd; Board Member, International Plant Genetics Resources Institute, Rome; Chairman, William Walton Foundation; and Treasurer, International Women's Health Coalition, NY.
Upon obtaining a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Reading University in 1974, Mr. Zuckerman became Senior Agricultural Economist for the World Bank in Washington D.C. He went onto spend the next fourteen years at SG Warburg & Co Ltd in London serving as an Executive Director, Vice Chairman of SG Warburg International, and Chairman of SG Warburg Latin America Ltd. During the 1990's Mr. Zuckerman was Managing Director of Investment Banking for Caspian Securities and was responsible for managing and setting up investment banking departments worldwide. He also served as Vice-Chairman of Garban-Intercapital, a company now known as ICAP, the world's largest inter-dealer broker.
Nectar is very pleased that its principals, management teams, and investors will have the benefit of Mr. Zuckerman's experience, advice, and involvement moving forward.
10 02 07 // New Site Launched
Nectar Capital launches its new website in conjunction with a re-design of the firm's written collateral and new logo.
All aspects of look, feel, and design have been overseen by Jason Rudmann at Eyelingual, an innovative graphics design and communications consultancy based in Seattle, Washington.
All aspects of look, feel, and design have been overseen by Jason Rudmann at Eyelingual, an innovative graphics design and communications consultancy based in Seattle, Washington.
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