Managers

TZP Group and Nuveen worked together to recapitalise a secondhand discount retailer that aims to support local charities.

The concept of natural capital is gaining traction, aided by the launch of dedicated strategies. But certain complexities will need to be smoothed out as it gets off the ground.

Sphera, which was acquired by a Blackstone fund last year, will help the firm better assess Scope 1 and 2 emissions from its portfolio.

The global transition fund, soon to close at $15bn, will be “just the first fund in what we believe will be a very attractive growth avenue,” Brookfield managing director Natalie Adomait said.

The Copenhagen-headquartered manager has set sights on winning the race to net zero. CEO Claus Mathisen tells PERE why.

Founded by a JPMorgan alum in 2007, Creation Investments Capital Management focuses on financial inclusion in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

Managers of private debt funds are following the broadly syndicated market in their embrace of sustainability-linked loans. Credibility is on the line.

Some absentees from the ESG Data Convergence Project are struggling to get comfortable with how their portfolio company data will be used.

VC firm has hired its first ESG and sustainability director, Soline Kauffmann-Tourkestansky, to support portfolio company founders to implement carbon footprinting and other ESG KPIs.

The industry still has a long way to go on decarbonisation, but the creation and adoption of private equity-specific science-based targets could really move the needle.