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The wider private equity fundraising market, however, will remain challenging, according the firm's six-monthly LP survey.

A number of US investors have programmes aimed at backing underrepresented groups.

Monetising the biodiversity benefits of nature-based strategies would bring a 'huge amount of upside', says AXA IM Alts' Jonathan Dean.

A combination of regulation and investor mindset risks pushing capital away from where it is needed most: carbon-intensive sectors.

Net zero targets are creating tension between short-term portfolio-level carbon reductions and the need for real economy decarbonisation.

Regulation and a lack of impact allocation opportunities were also on the minds of panellists at the firm's impact forum in London this week.

A defined benefit scheme for the University of Cambridge's support staff mandates an investment consultant to integrate sustainability considerations – including climate investment – into its investment activity.

Nearly half of portfolio companies in impact funds exceed GPs' financial performance targets at exit, which is 'encouraging for a traditional investor who's thinking about investing in impact'.

Niamh Whooley joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and will prioritise developing ESG data disclosure at the 'origination and pre-investment' stages.

Linking impact or ESG to financial incentives was a big topic at the Impact Investor Global Summit; it is an 'imperative for the industry' that requires investors and managers to adopt an experimental mindset.