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The manager is on the hunt for borrowers with ESG-related business plans.

Impact firm Earth Capital is merging four biomass energy generation assets across the UK, having found these sites cannot scale or generate profit on their own.

Many states and regions lack the access to capital found in major metropolitan areas. In-state private equity programmes help bridge that gap while also providing returns for beneficiaries.

'Agriculture and food production is way behind other industries in terms of technology adoption, but disruption is now coming in fast,' says Alastair Cooper of ADM Capital.

Half of private managers ignored Hymans Robertson's requests for climate data availability, with private debt a particular dark spot.

Contrarian's LPs include Korys Investments, Molten Ventures and the Grantham Foundation.

Of those included in PEI Media's Women of Influence in Private Funds, who is shaping the sustainability agenda?

With the acquisition of Australian battery energy storage developer Akaysha Energy, the firm intends to build out a 1GW portfolio of projects in the country’s National Electricity Market.

Debt fund manager North Wall is considering specialising in ESG litigation for its third legal assets fund after agreeing to lend £100m to law firm PGMBM from its second litigation fund.

LGT offshoot Lightrock – which raised $900m for its debut impact fund from LGT and its private banking clients – has secured €75m from Thailand’s Gulf Energy as it turns to external LPs for the fundraise.