Snehal Shah

Blackstone, KKR, CVC and Palatine have all made acquisitions to ride the wave of growth in ESG measurement, reporting and consulting services.

Today the Nordic sustainability-focused PE firm announced a €2.3bn fund close and an expansion of its investment remit.

Bengt Hellström, former head of alternative investments at AP3 and partner at EQT, will be vetting sustainable funds at Worthwhile Capital.

The private equity association was in talks to cooperate with the Data Convergence Project led by CalPERS and Carlyle, but is now developing its own framework.

EverSource – a joint venture between BP subsidiary Lightsource BP and India’s Everstone Group – closes its Green Growth Equity Fund at $741m.

Sustainability consultancy Anthesis has plans to 'scale its impact in the food sector' as investors put food sustainability under the spotlight.

Marquardt is a well-known face in European private equity, having held senior roles at Coller Capital and Doughty Hanson.

Insight Partners has backed two companies pushing for resource efficiency in real estate this week – one alongside impact firm Lightrock.

Nordic private equity firm Verdane has raised €300m to scale technology companies and create ‘disproportionate impact’, says Verdane partner Frida Einarson.

Blue Earth Capital’s climate growth strategy is backed by Partners Group co-founder Urs Wietlisbach and Union Bancaire Privée.