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LPs and GPs at the Impact Investor Global Summit 2026 picked data centres as the market segment over-hyped and most likely to disappoint.

Those committing to and deploying impact strategies now have a clear idea of where the financial advantage resides.

A lack of understanding and common language were among the challenges to growing impact in the country identified by practitioners.

The Stockholm-based foundation has committed to invest $349m in European start-ups that use AI for climate, healthcare, food and education investments.

Rober Schultz, a partner at Capricorn Investment Group and a speaker at the upcoming Impact Investor Global Summit, looks forward to a future in which the world 'impact' is not used in connection with climate investment.

As we gather in London next week for the Impact Investor Global Summit, we will find out how impact themes have fed into investment performance.

Apis's third growth fund closed on $1.23bn, making it the fourth largest impact fund to close so far this year.

CFO Robert Lewin cites the recent sale of CoolIT as an example where employee ownership has led to higher profits and, consequently, higher multiples at exit.

Summa Equity and Ambienta are among the top firms on HEC Paris's performance ranking.

Pantheon is the lead investor in another example of a sustainability-themed secondaries transaction.