Snehal Shah

This is GSAM's second climate fund and third fund overall in its Horizon impact platform – following the $1.6bn climate-focused debut and the $1bn-target Inclusive Growth fund currently in market.

North Sky is the first and most prominent impact fund manager with a dedicated secondaries fund series. Clean Growth VI is 60% invested and its first distributions are scheduled for later this month.

Public equity investments comprise the majority of CalPERS' commitments so far.

Many LGBTQ+ people in private markets do not feel comfortable coming out in the workplace – and this is a distraction from them performing at their best, says Alberto Padilla Rivera, co-founder and co-chair of Out Investors.

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.

A handful of private equity firms have set portfolio-wide net-zero targets, although many firms consider this too ambitious or too sweeping. Bain's approach can be seen as a middle ground.

CalPERS, the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the New York City public pension funds have adopted dedicated labour principles policies for their portfolios and fund managers in the past year.

Blackhorn Ventures sees impact opportunity and investor demand for asset-light, capital-light software solutions in industrial decarbonisation – swimming against the growing tide of asset-heavy finance.

Apollo's private credit assets 'demonstrated lower transition risks' than the firm's other private asset classes, according to its 2023 sustainability report.

KKR sees a strong correlation between volume of emissions and assets where decarbonisation is a material risk mitigant and value creator, writes sustainability director Jesse Audet.