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We are delighted to join our portfolio company Project Better Energy in congratulating Volker Beckers CBE FEI Chairman, who has been appointed as an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by His Majesty The King. The honour is in recognition of his outstanding services to Nuclear Energy and reflects his leadership in the green energy transition. Volker joined Project Better Energy shortly after Freshstream’s investment in the company last year and we are delighted to celebrate with him as we continue our partnership.

We are looking forward to the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Summit in NYC in the Emerging Manager showcase!

We are delighted to welcome Kukesh Thirugnanabalan as a Principal in our Value Creation Team. Kukesh will be focused on all things Digital across the portfolio, spanning both systems and data. This is an area where we have identified significant opportunity across our portfolio and Kukesh will work closely with our management teams to help realise this.   Kukesh holds a First-Class MEng degree in Biochemical Engineering from University College London. #freshstream #privateequity #teamgrowth

Thank you to the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and the industry peer judges who selected Freshstream as the leading GP in the below £1bn AUM category at this year’s Excellence in ESG Awards see below: https://lnkd.in/egiHCE5G ESG principles have been embedded in Freshstream’s culture since inception and we look forward to working hard to improve ESG practices within the firm alongside the portfolio companies we partner with. Read more about our approach to Responsible Investment here: https://lnkd.in/eN7-6SsJ

We are pleased to announce the first exit in Freshstream II. You can read the formal announcement here: https://lnkd.in/ettUmsiT

Exciting news - Freshstream has been shortlisted for Real Deals ESG 2024 PE House of the Year (Mid Cap) for a second consecutive year!! #RDESGAwards  We are delighted to be recognised for the continued hard work of our portfolio companies and our internal team for the achievements across E, S & G. A particular shout out to Euro Caps who recently became B Corp Certified! Goed nieuws – Freshstream is voor de tweede keer genomineerd voor de Real Deals ESG 2024 PE House of the Year (Mid Cap)!  #RDESGAwards.   We zijn trots op deze erkenning voor het werk dat wij doen met onze portfolio bedrijven op het gebied van duurzaamheid.   Een speciale shout out voor Euro Caps die recent hun B Corp certificering hebben behaald! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eN7-6SsJ

Freshstream’s 4th portfolio summit is a wrap! We enjoyed having everyone together, learned a lot from our keynote speakers Sean Williams AutogenAI, Claudia Baijens TestGorilla, David Hunt CIL Management Consultants and had some great discussions on the theme of digital disruption. Looking forward to putting AI into action! #FreshstreamFreshstream#Bella Figura Music#DeterTech | UK & IE#Worldstream - IT infrastructures#Big Motoring World Group#MCR Group#M&J Evans Construction Limited#Radley London#Project Better Energy#Avicenna Buying Group#TrueNoord#Euro Caps#Nafinco

We're excited to announce that Raja Hussain has joined Freshstream as a Venture Partner. He joins us from BlackRock and brings over two decades of private equity industry experience. He will be instrumental in supporting the development of the platform, broadening our investment capabilities, and supporting capital raising for portfolio companies. "I'm thrilled to be joining a great team" said Raja. "Freshstream is a successful private equity firm that has a differentiated investment proposition and superior risk adjusted returns, and I look forward to supporting that success in the future" "Having known Raja for over a decade, we know he embodies the Freshstream values that drive our success. His expertise in investing and capital raising aligns with our investment strategy, and we're confident he will make a significant contribution to our future endeavours." said Rayhan Davis, Chief Investment Officer. #freshstream #privateequity #teamgrowth

We are excited to announce our investment in Worldstream - IT infrastructures, our 7th Freshstream fund investment. Worldstream - IT infrastructures is a leading Dutch data centre and hosting provider with a global customer base of over 2,500 clients. Met trots kondigen wij onze investering in Worldstream aan, onze 7e Freshstream fondsinvestering. Worldstream is een toonaangevende Nederlandse datacenter- en hostingprovider met een wereldwijd klantenbestand van meer dan 2.500 klanten. Please see further information here: https://lnkd.in/exacY4kF

We are delighted to welcome Amelia Telford as a Principal in our Value Creation Team. Amelia will be dedicated to all Talent related matters across the portfolio. She joins us from Heidrick and Struggles, the executive search and leadership consultancy. Prior to this she worked at a boutique leadership consultancy and led the growth of a social business. Amelia holds a Masters of Organisational Psychology from the University of New South Wales, a Bachelor of Science & Psychology (with Honours) from the University of Western Australia and a Certificate in Executive Coaching from the Henley Business School. #freshstream #privateequity #teamgrowth