impact investing

Private capital could play a role in bolstering Europe’s energy resilience, catalysing its tech industry and financing the conversion of manufacturing facilities, M&G private markets CIO Emmanuel Deblanc tells PEI.

Investors at this month's Private Debt Investor Europe Summit described how sustainability and impact are increasingly relevant in private credit, despite undeniable headwinds.

The New Private Markets database currently tracks a total of 2,017 closed-end climate funds.

Lenders are starting to use SLLs for more than just operational improvements.

Enhanced Return Debt Fund has raised €2.3bn and has a 50% allocation to climate solutions.

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.

The impact investment firm's advisory business has inherited a 'handful' of new clients from Align and roughly doubled assets under management, says recently hired partner Matthew Weatherley-White.

Lenders are incentivising companies to increase their products in sustainability solutions, says Thibault Sandret, head of private credit at investment consultant Bfinance.

The vehicle has exceeded its $1bn target and is tied as the third-largest private markets forestry fund.

The firm has applied disability-adjusted life years to insurance for the first time, allowing for easier comparison across impact investments.