Charles Avery
New structures and legislative tailwinds will help private market firms see the value in employee ownership, said panellists at Impact Investor Summit: North America.
The female-founded VC firm has already made three investments from its second fund.
Alcentra's latest whitepaper charts the development of the sustainability-linked loan market, and quizzes borrowers on their ESG practices.
Nearly one-third are unlikely to allocate capital to a manager that does not have a net-zero commitment, according to research from Bfinance.
The firm has made four investments so far and tied a percentage of its carried interest to impact KPIs.
Climate Fund Managers has been selected to manage the blended credit platform, with Pollination appointed strategic adviser.
The French manager is targeting €300m for its impact debut, which will link half of its carried interest to impact performance, according to general partner Rémi Said.
Quilvest Capital Partners and Unigestion led the transaction, which is believed to be the first Article 9 continuation vehicle.
Daily Mail and General Trust and Moore Capital Management have launched Renown Capital Partners, which will begin fundraising in 2024.
UK and German governments commit £9 million and €33 million respectively.