sovereign wealth funds

Brookfield's head of transition investing discussed the next stage of the energy transition at Infrastructure Investor Network's Global Summit in Berlin.

Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund receives commitments from the Angola sovereign wealth fund, The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa and West African Development Bank, according to fund head Vincent Le Guennou.

The pressing need for more climate solutions-focused capital will be helped by an emerging cohort of local LPs.

Established impact fund managers and OECD pension funds have been entering emerging markets this year to pursue climate impact opportunities.

Chandra Eastwell is now a director of sustainable investing at QIA, a sovereign wealth fund that has been making inroads into sustainability in recent years.

The Middle East is positioning itself 'to lead the energy transition', says Shaikh Abdulla, CEO of Bahrain's SWF Mumtalakat, which is anchoring Investcorp's climate fund.

Brookfield and TPG have launched emerging markets-focused climate funds with commitments from ALTÉRRA, the UAE's climate sovereign wealth fund.

New Private Markets database analysis shows sovereign wealth funds and state-backed institutions are embracing climate investing as an impact theme.

Development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds and corporates pushed the fund beyond its initial target, drawn in part by its 'clear impact component'.