biodiversity

Ardian and AXA IM Alts announce fundraising milestones during COP30 as several other carry on raising funds for nature-based investments.

Amid the ever-present talk of AI at New Private Markets' New York Forum, Kat Taylor's unexpected song – and her argument for regenerative ag – brought investors back to the pressing issues of the day.

The French alternative investments manager says commitments from IFC, Proparco and DEG point to opportunities for public-private partnerships in climate and biodiversity investments.

The vehicle has a $200m fundraising target and will add a further 40,000ha of forestry in Paraguay.

The firm raised just over half of its €1bn target, according to its quarterly results.

The Hague-headquartered firm is aiming to hold a first close next year, New Private Markets understands.

Co-founder Nick Dilks says allocation and liquidity challenges kept some LPs from backing the vehicle, which pursues large-scale mitigation, biodiversity and habitat restoration projects.

Karin Bouwmeester, a sustainability expert in PGGM's private equity team, will be speaking at Responsible Investment Forum: Asia later this month.

The venture capital fund will target areas including maritime decarbonization, ocean renewable energy and green shipping infrastructure.

Humanity needs to produce more food on less land, according to the impact-focused fund manager.