ESG

Infrastructure may have more women in senior roles relative to other asset classes, but keeping hold of female talent at all levels remains a challenge.

The Singapore-based healthcare investors was an early mover in ESG-linked fund finance: it is once again breaking new ground.

A quarter of European private credit deals involve an ESG-linked margin ratchet, according to analysis by consulting firm Lane Clark & Peacock.

Three credit rating agencies have signed up to the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project, which counts Apollo and Oak Hill among its founding members.

The trade association first launched its reporting framework for members in 2022.

While these initiatives can provide young people with an entry point into private markets, they must be thoughtfully run to be effective.

Credit funds are ramping up efforts to influence gender diversity among borrowers.

A more strategic, less transactional approach to DE&I can stop private markets’ progress from running out of steam, says Follett Parker’s Sandra Hatugari.