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GIP invested in Texas pipeline company Easton Energy last month – and its stranded asset potential was not a deal breaker, says GIP chairman Adebayo Ogunlesi.

Jane Bieneman, a private markets veteran and senior adviser at Tideline, talks to New Private Markets about the state of the impact investing landscape.

'All investments are from our policyholders’ reserves, so I cannot compromise,' says Masashi Kataoka, head of Dai-ichi’s Venture Investment Centre.

The asset manager has raised $148m for its second impact fund, launched in April this year with a $400m target.

Investors will be able to compare the impact performances of IRIS+ users with other GPs and the wider market, GIIN founder Amit Bouri tells New Private Markets.

During its period of ownership, Wholebake has more than doubled its full-time workforce from 112 to 230.

Calucem produces calcium aluminate cements, the use of which can reduce the amount of cement required in construction.

The firm raised $1.3bn for its 2018-vintage KKR Global Impact Fund, of which $300m was committed by New York State Common Retirement Fund.

The deal for consultancy ERM – which marks an exit for OMERS PE and AIMCo – values the business at $2.85bn.

New Private Markets spoke to a dozen experts in search of the ESG holy grail: an empirical link between sustainable investing and improved financial returns. Here's what we found.