Sam Birchall

Bregal Sphere has made its debut with a natural capital investment, putting this 'increasingly important asset class' at the centre of the firm's new impact strategy.

This 'should come as no surprise' given that privately held companies are newer to making progress on ESG, says a Boston Consulting Group report.

Lightrock Climate Impact Fund was oversubscribed, closing €60m above its original hard-cap as LP appetite for impact strategies surges.

The listed private markets investor has begun thinking about how to include neurodiversity as part of the industry’s wider DE&I reporting practices. 

Invest Europe has launched its ESG reporting guidelines as the industry calls for more focus on data analysis and materiality.

PUR Projet will become the first company to join Bregal’s new impact platform – Bregal Sphere.

Philip Krinks will drive the firm’s ESG policies and improve the reporting of Agilitas’s positive impact across its portfolio.

A panel of client relation experts say GPs should gear up for more questions around impact data.

Partners Group has deployed €750m in sustainability-linked loans over the last 12 months as engagement picks up in Europe and the US.

BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund has co-led an investment in Acelero, the vehicle’s sixth investment to date, and its first in the education sector.