Pantheon partner Helen Steers will sit as an external investment committee member for Zamo Capital, an investor in impact managers.
Bob Lang, who led due diligence on more than 50 private real assets funds for the investment consultant, is turning fundraiser.
The move by Alison Fenton-Willock underscores the competition that exists for private equity professionals with environmental, social and governance experience.
The private markets giant is beefing up its ESG team with a raft of new hires, including four external professionals and one in-house transfer from London, New York, Washington, DC and Sydney.
Government intervention will help mobilise private capital to address global challenges, says the firm’s public affairs and impact head.
The Northern Europe-focused firm invests in tech-enabled businesses and has evidenced ESG as a strategic priority with recent hires.
Black leaders in institutional investment reflect on the social justice movement sparked by George Floyd’s killing, which has brought diversity in finance into the mainstream of ESG.
Where do private capital firms find senior sustainabilty recruits? And once they have found them, where should they put them?
The European firm looks set to join its large buyout peers in establishing a fund line that will seek both financial returns and a positive societal or environmental impact.
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, […]