impact investing

What do LPs want to see from a GP offering an impact fund?

Impact Expansion makes PE investments in affordable healthcare, adult education environmental protection.

The firm has tweaked the branding compared with its previous fund, but the investment thesis remains the same, according to head of private equity impact Rekha Unnithan.

The firm had hoped to close the fund last year but had to wait for EIF to finalise its comment, fund director Daan van Kassel tells New Private Markets.

TowerBrook Delta was launched in 2021 and has so far raised $300m; LiftWerx, an up-tower crane technology company servicing wind turbines, is its third deal.

The firm's UK Impact Fund will be among the first to adopt the label when the labelling regime comes into force at the end of the month.

The real estate firm has acquired a London retail park and plans to make a number of sustainability improvements.

Massachusetts-based fund manager the Engine Ventures looks to scale 'tough tech' that positively contributes to climate and health.

The vehicle has a €150m target and will focus on businesses concerned with planetary health.

A new strategy will lend to European businesses providing solutions to environmental and social challenges, New Private Markets understands.