Toby Mitchenall
Jane Bieneman, a private markets veteran and senior adviser at Tideline, talks to New Private Markets about the state of the impact investing landscape.
Investors are expressing interest in loans made to minority-owned businesses, managing director Daniel Leger said at Thursday's Responsible Investment Forum: APAC Investor Day.
The UK investor has cornerstoned the debut fund for a team of former Gulf Capital credit fund execs.
Blume Equity has invested in Elvie, a start-up that makes high-end, tech-enabled breast pumps.
CIC has taken its first steps towards a formal ESG policy, while ADIA is putting greater consideration to climate risk in its investments, according to their respective annual reports.
This development means that approximately $10bn of Carlyle's finance has some sort of ESG consideration baked in.
The firm hired Olivier Raybaud and Christian Lim, who co-founded Blue Oceans Partners, in June to spearhead the strategy.
Emerging manager Trill Impact, led by Jan Ståhlberg, aims to 'contribute to a better world and inspire others to follow'.
The Energy Access Relief Fund has a target of $80m and will provide emergency finance to companies providing energy to off-grid users.
The private debt firm has written a giant direct loan, its first to have a margin linked to ESG targets.