Charles Avery

The $300m investment has the potential to drive positive impact 'in some cases' by providing loans to IP-backed businesses.

LPs ranked climate and other impact opportunities behind spin outs and distressed assets as key themes for 2023.

Stafford Capital has just raised $242m from three UK pension schemes for its carbon offset fund, which is targeting returns of 9-11% but hopes for 'significantly more'.

A future in which portfolio companies are required to decarbonise poses 'a real risk for GPs', according to Bain's annual report.

There is an urgent need to help small and medium-sized companies decarbonise. Will private equity firms turn this into an opportunity?

Apex has gathered data from over 400 GPs and 1,500 portfolio companies in a bid to help clients 'identify areas of underperformance'.

Focusing on social sustainability cited as ‘the right thing to do’ from a financial perspective by strategy head Luba Nikulina.

Investors in the Indian insurtech business, which include Goldman Sachs Asset Management and LeapFrog Investments, will track the number of low-income consumers covered and quality of products, according to LeapFrog partner Stewart Langdon.

The deal continues the trend of private equity players targeting ESG consultancy services.

The new hire will lead ESG integration in the firm's global credit platform.