Charles Avery
The firm has hired Anish Patel from Kerogen Capital, as first reported by Bloomberg.
Impact Expansion makes PE investments in affordable healthcare, adult education environmental protection.
The firm has tweaked the branding compared with its previous fund, but the investment thesis remains the same, according to head of private equity impact Rekha Unnithan.
The firm had hoped to close the fund last year but had to wait for EIF to finalise its comment, fund director Daan van Kassel tells New Private Markets.
A climate scenario analysis revealed water stress to be a 'transversal issue across the portfolio', according to sustainability head Shami Nissan.
The firm's UK Impact Fund will be among the first to adopt the label when the labelling regime comes into force at the end of the month.
The real estate firm has acquired a London retail park and plans to make a number of sustainability improvements.
Massachusetts-based fund manager the Engine Ventures looks to scale 'tough tech' that positively contributes to climate and health.
The ACCESS Pool has announced it will commit to Stafford Capital's carbon offset fund, after a six-month selection process.
A new strategy will lend to European businesses providing solutions to environmental and social challenges, New Private Markets understands.