Snehal Shah

Planet A Ventures has closed its debut fund 60% above target with a strategy that gives scientists veto power for impact.

Carlyle has ‘a number of products’ in the energy sector, which sit within different business segments at the firm, says CFO Curt Buser.

Brookfield Global Transition Fund 2 will be ‘meaningfully larger’ than its $15bn predecessor, which is more than 50% invested, says president Connor Teskey.

KKR’s Global Impact Fund II has received $100m in commitments since its second close in October 2022.

NZAOA has released a new target-setting protocol for private equity and real assets investments – which includes requirements for fund choice and direct private equity.

The Article 9 fund will issue corporate loans to businesses providing products or services that use resources more efficiently or reduce pollution.

Just Climate’s first fund, a growth equity strategy focusing on industrial decarbonisation, has made its first three investments.

The Coca-Cola Foundation has established an impact investing function issuing debt and guarantees, according to the job advert.

Fund managers are pushing DEI initiatives at the portfolio company level, with board level measurement and representation targets and company-wide inclusion initiatives.

Mizuho Financial Group – whose subsidiary Mizuho Bank is a repeat impact fund investor – has entered a ‘strategic partnership’ with Decarbonization Partners.