Snehal Shah

UBS will run a process to move The Norsk Gjenvinning Group into a continuation fund, as secondaries investors are beginning to take a closer look at impact funds.

Stafford is managing $200m from HESTA in a fund of one to invest alongside impact and sustainable private equity managers.

Carlotta Saporito, a development finance veteran, has joined JPMorgan’s private wealth management arm.

Some of the world’s biggest pension funds and insurance companies – including the New York State Common Retirement Fund, Canada’s PSP Investments, NN Group and Varma Mutual – are on the lookout for climate-related investment opportunities.

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Carbon footprinting and board diversity are high priorities for many private equity firms’ ESG teams – while biodiversity will be monitored if it is material.

Natural capital is becoming both a distinct impact strategy and an aperture through which to view an entire portfolio for risk management and value creation opportunities.

Climate Asset Management is targeting $600m for the Nature Based Carbon Strategy fund from corporates including HSBC.

Malk has struck a 'strategic partnership' with Integrum, an ESG data software provider.

Affordable housing, social impact and real estate decarbonisation strategies have entered the market in 2022 as the new year will see fundraising conditions tighten.