Antony Clavel Named Rising Star of European Private Equity

Antony Clavel, a Principal in Summit’s London office, was named one of the “2020 Rising Stars of European Private Equity” by Financial News and Private Equity News. Antony joined Summit in 2013 and is a key member of the firm’s technology team in Europe. He has invested more than €400 million in seven growth companies across the region, including Summit’s recent $40 million investment in Immersive Labs, a cyber skills training platform, and the firm’s $90 million investment in Odoo, a leader in open source all-in-one business software.

Beyond investing, Antony has played an active role in supporting the growth of private equity across Europe, serving on the advisory panel of the Future Fifty, a UK government initiative to identify and support promising high-growth companies in the country.

The “2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity” list from Financial News and Private Equity News recognized 25 emerging leaders who stand out for their ability to help shape the future of their firms and the private equity industry in Europe. Read more about Antony and his fellow honorees at www.penews.com or www.fnlondon.com.

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^{Award selections are determined based  on Private Equity News’ evaluation of the nominee’s achievements, career landmarks, technical expertise, skills, amongst other factors.  Each nominee had to be based in Europe and under the age of 40 as of April 30, 2020.  Information on each nominee was received through nomination application forms and direction communication with market participants and industry experts. To view the full list of honorees and read more about the selection methodology, visit Private Equity News’ website.}

^{This award is the opinion of the party conferring the award and not of Summit Partners.  Private Equity News Rising Stars of Private Equity, issued by Private Equity News on May 29, 2020, was based on the time period of January 2019 through February 2020. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusion as the party conferring the award referenced herein.}