Fundraising

The transition to a low-carbon economy requires capital for software as well as material low-carbon products and real assets, Pale Blue Dot founder Heidi Lindvall tells NPM.

Dutch insurer ASR has committed €10m to the Article 9 fund, which links 100% of its carried interest to the achievement of impact goals.

The strategy will invest in both debt and equity, and 'support corporates in their transition to clean energy'.

As EQT's 'impact-driven' fund becomes the largest pool of generalist private equity capital in the market, partner Simon Griffiths and impact head Jen Braswell talk through the fund's 'particular relevance' to family wealth.

The strategy involves capping assets' carbon footprints in line with the Paris Agreement using CRREM's 1.5C trajectory.

Impact and sustainability remain high on LP wish lists, but a heterogeneous investor universe makes fundraising a difficult exercise.

Two Sigma’s debut impact buyout fund, which has closed below target, 'buys great employers and makes them into even better employers'.

Due to reach a €250m hard-cap by the end of Q2, director Jan-Willem König is optimistic about the fundraising landscape for impact investing

The historic insurance market has teamed up with Schroders Capital to offer investors access to a cross-asset-class impact investment strategy.

Four-fifths of European PE professionals believe reducing portfolios' carbon emissions helps GPs fundraise, a Simon-Kucher & Partners survey found.