impact investing

Europe’s ‘first food tech VC’ closes its second fund and will invest in healthier and more sustainable consumer products.

European impact VC firm Ananda is backed by the European Investment Fund, Big Society Capital and family offices.

The Manchester-based private equity firm is investing its £100m first impact fund.

'Green solutions', sustainable agriculture and financial inclusion are the target areas for its first impact fund offering.

The role involves investment due diligence and portfolio monitoring for Sweden’s DFI.

Frustration or bemusement aside, the pioneers of the impact scene should not be put out by the new arrivals.

The way US consumers are assessed for credit has left 'as many as 70 million' without proper access to credit, writes Manny Citron, managing partner of financial services impact firm Volery Capital Partners.

NSSK, a Japanese private equity firm, will target an increased rate of financial return for its second generation of impact funds, its CEO told conference delegates.

M&G’s £5bn Catalyst fund launched in February 2021 to invest in ‘innovation and impact’.

Jane Bieneman, a private markets veteran and senior adviser at Tideline, talks to New Private Markets about the state of the impact investing landscape.