Celebrating Achievements

In January, the Private Equity Foundation celebrated the achievements of the charities it supports at an evening of drinks and film held at Lindley Hall. Attended by 350 people from the private equity and business community, it was an opportunity to learn more about PEF’s work and to meet people from the charities we have invested in over the past 12 months.

It was also the opportunity for PEF’s Chief Executive Shaks Ghosh to announce our investment in four new UK charities over the coming year:

Fairbridge - which works with young people who are not in education, training or work;

School-Home Support – which liaises between troubled pupils and their parents;/p>

Skill Force – which delivers skills-based training to low achieving teenagers, and

Tomorrow’s People – which builds young people’s confidence and skills.

All four charities fit PEF’s core mission, helping some of the 1.2 million young people who are not in education, employment or training in the UK to achieve their full potential.

The evening also saw the premiere of a film showcasing some of the charities supported by PEF and the work they are doing in the community. Introduced by news presenter Jon Snow, the film features three charities – Community Links, Volunteer Reading Help and Into University.

The fantastic turnout at January’s event demonstrated the wide range of support PEF is receiving from across the private equity community, in both donations and pro bono support. We would like to thank everyone involved for their time and commitment to our work and the work of our charities.

If you attended the event, we hope that you found it both informative and inspiring. We would welcome your feedback or ideas for further events, so please feel free to contact Julie Nesbitt with suggestions: julie@privateequityfoundation.org

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