Snehal Shah

The Article 9 fund will finance greenfield solar, wind and battery projects in the UK, targeting 10-12% IRR.

Aptimus (formerly Bespoke) joins Kartesia, Tikehau and others marketing impact debt funds – but stands out for raising two nationally-focused impact vehicles.

SWEN’s Blue Ocean Fund has closed above target and joins a small group deploying capital to preserve ocean health.

Rob Leary will help Leapfrog ‘expand its investor base’ as senior adviser to the impact firm’s CEO Andy Kuper.

ICG, Hg and Eurazeo are the highest-scoring PE firms in an index formulated by Equality Group, a DE&I consultancy for private markets.

Focusing on a fund rather than the entire portfolio means engaging with companies from day one, so the GP can align with management teams from the beginning, says head of ESG Adinah Shackleton.

Asper IM’s greenfield fund develops low-carbon heating solutions and decarbonises existing heating systems in the UK.

CalPERS is an influential LP with a $9.2bn allocation to private debt and often writes cheques above the $1bn mark.

Fund managers cannot keep up with bespoke LP data demands and industry standardisation initiatives. Both LPs and GPs need to be ready to listen and compromise.

All portfolio companies will need to establish an ESG policy, an ESG committee and have a woman on the board during Permira’s ownership.