Michael Bowen

The US private equity firm has teamed up with GIC and ICICI Bank in a deal illustrating the growing global interest in India's renewable energy market.

The San Diego City Employees' Retirement System has found that 'nearly all' of its fund managers have improvements in four ESG categories, although gender and racial diversity have stagnated in the past year.

The early-stage venture capital firm plans to invest in 40 start-ups across the continent.

The DFI's investment portfolio generated $2.2bn last year from equity sales, loan interest and principal receipts.

ETAF is backed by MAS, PIDG and Temasek and has secured debt financing from DBS Bank and Clifford Capital.

The Swedish pension fund has committed $110m to a private credit strategy from the Swiss impact asset management firm.

Foundations and development finance institutions are participating in Zafiri, which starts commercial operations with $176m in capital and expects to have $300m in a year.

The decarbonisation-focused private equity firm could use side pockets or SPVs to help fill the funding gap for companies that have moved beyond venture-stage development, says co-founder Charles Cherington.

CCM and Mission Driven Finance want to raise $100m to provide capital call credit lines to impact-focused and emerging fund managers.

The Toronto-based impact investment firm aims to raise $36m for the new evergreen vehicle, including $11m by the end of the year, says portfolio manager Karolina Iaydjieva.