Jaime Prieto, founding partner at the firm, says the growing appetite for private debt funds that meet ESG criteria is 'clearly noticeable'.
Mid-market investor EV Private Equity is tying compensation for Fund VI to the achievement of impact objectives.
In today's letter: Going deep on KKR's approach to employee ownership; The US vs RoW ESG divide, courtesy of Aberdeen Standard; Deliveroo's disappointing debut; UBS's new ESG head.
An annual survey by Aberdeen Standard Investments of its private equity managers reports a backslide in US firms’ ratings.
CalSTRS’ ‘long debate’ with ESG laggards The $283.4 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System is by all accounts a progressive pension when it comes to sustainability. This month it agreed to invest $150 million per year in sustainable private equity co-investments to focus on “low carbon solutions” to the climate crisis (details here). It’s significant, […]
New Private Markets talks to Pete Stavros, partner and co-head of Americas private equity at KKR, about the firm’s approach to giving employees equity in their companies, and how it could catch on.
Investors have focused more on ESG over the past year, will prioritise social issues as a result of the pandemic and use a wide range of frameworks to establish their goals and measure their performance in sustainable investing.
LPs will soon have trillions to invest in impact but an LP-GP disconnect is hampering progress, writes Jeremy Smith, head of impact at placement agent Rede Partners.
Private credit investors are well positioned to engage with management teams, but more work needs to be done to standardise metrics, writes Will Nicoll, CIO of M&G’s private and alternative assets team.
The digital publication will provide insight into the burgeoning sectors of ESG and impact investing in private markets.