climate solutions

EIP, the world's 19th largest impact fund manager, has a large roster of strategic corporate LPs – although it has also raised capital from financial institutional investors in the past year.

Climate Asset Management has acquired a Queensland asset used for sugar cane production, which it will convert to a more biodiverse macadamia orchard.

Given the central role that infrastructure plays in the energy transition – and the contribution that the real estate industry makes to global CO2 emissions – it is no surprise that investors are prioritising these areas in their transition strategies.

Nicole Vermeulen will support due diligence and asset management for Hy24’s €2bn infrastructure fund, having spent 10 years in project and supply chain management roles at Shell.

Decarbonization Partners’ first fund, launched in March 2021, has a $1bn target.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV, an Article 8 fund, has raised $3.3bn.

The firm has hired three new partners to its infrastructure platform, and registered the KKR Global Climate Fund, to kick off its unorthodox climate business.

Opening its doors in January 2022, Greenbelt targets sectors such as renewable generation, grid enablement, energy efficiency and electrification.

The New York asset manager’s LPs include family offices and smaller public pension funds that appreciate its investments in real assets that provide essential services to strengthen power grids.

Clime Capital’s impact management practices have been verified by BlueMark, the firm said this week.