The firm plans to be an 'engine of value creation' that scales solutions for reducing heavy pollutant greenhouse gases.
The 'climate' fund will become a recognisable private markets strategy.
Lazard Asset Management is turning GP with plans to launch a sustainable infrastructure fund management strategy next year.
Both firms announced first closes on Tuesday for market-leading fundraises focused on investments that will address the climate crisis.
The State of New Jersey Division of Investment will commit $200m to TPG Rise Climate.
Solar panel
The energy transition-focused fund manager has deployed roughly 60% of Infragreen IV and plans to launch Fund V, for which it will link carried interest to ESG objectives, next spring.
The renewable energy investor has smashed its €800m target and is looking at new countries and sub-sectors with Fund IV.
Battery pack
Generate Capital is structured as a corporate rather than a fund, but the investors behind the capital raise include many significant private markets players.
The private equity firm is investing in companies 'uniquely positioned' to grow quickly by providing climate change solutions.
New VC manager Eka Ventures has raised £68m for its debut fund for UK start-ups in sustainability, healthcare and the inclusive economy. Eka’s founders say this is the ‘largest impact-driven early stage venture capital fund focused on the UK’.
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