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The Connecticut-based private equity firm raises $640m for energy transition buyouts with around one-third of the commitments coming from Europe and Asia, says managing director Mark Lewis.

The energy-focused investment firm has raised $370m for its first real estate fund and plans to get its properties to operational net zero within three years of purchase.

The financing vehicle for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has committed $188m to funds managed by Navis, Clarmondial, Citic Capital and EcoEnterprises.

Australian government-owned climate investor contributes $14m to the Climate Catalyst Fund as fund manager IP Group puts in $21m to come to first close.

The Open Society Foundations' impact investment division is looking to unlock local capital as foreign aid dwindles and international private capital proves to be 'extremely fickle', says SEDF's head of policy and innovative finance.

The New York state pension plan has announced allocations to funds managed by Demopolis Equity Partners, Cross Rapids Capital and Palm Peak Capital.

The New York-based private investment firm is focusing on GP-led secondaries and continuation vehicles as a way to generate DPI, says the head of investment.

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