Canadian investment firm CDPQ has made a JPY 70bn ($474m) investment deal with Shizen Energy, a Japanese renewable energy firm. The post CDPQ makes $474m deal with Japanese renewables firm Shizen Energy first appeared on
PAI Partners has brought in former IFC investor relations and sustainable finance head Denise Odaro to lead its ESG operations. The post IFC investor relations, sustainability veteran Odaro joins PAI Partners to head ESG effort
Global professional services major PwC has named its veteran deals specialist Eric Janson to global private equity, real assets and sovereign funds leader. The post PwC names new global PE, sovereign wealth leader as it
Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse has committed 2 billion Norwegian kroner ($199 million) to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners III - Net Zero Power Fund, Pension & Investments reported quoting an email from spokesman Glenn Slydal Johansen.
Posted by Gregory Pryor and Germaine Gurr, White & Case LLP, on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Editor's Note: Gregory Pryor and Germaine Gurr are partners at White & Case LLP. This post is based on
Posted by Kem Ihenacho, Clare Scott, and Anne Mainwaring, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Monday, August 15, 2022 Editor's Note: Kem Ihenacho is partner, Clare Scott is counsel, and Anne Mainwaring is an associate at
Warburg Pincus and Heritage Group have led a new investment round for ClimeCo, which specialises in developing and trading environmental commodities and advising clients on emerging environmental market solutions. The post Warburg Pincus leads new investment
Growth equity major General Atlantic has hired former PAI Partners senior exec Cornelia Gomez as its global head of ESG. The post General Atlantic hires PAI’s Gomez as its global head of ESG first appeared on
Singapore-based private equity investor Azalea has struck a $100m first close for its inaugural sustainability-focused fund of funds. The post Singapore fund of funds investor launches first ESG fund of funds with $100m first appeared
Posted by Lucian Bebchuk (Harvard Law School), Kobi Kastiel (Tel Aviv University), and Roberto Tallarita (Harvard Law School), on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law,
Posted by Steven A. Cohen, Karessa L. Cain, and Alon B. Harish, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Editor's Note: Steven A. Cohen and Karessa L. Cain are partners and Alon
Polestar Capital has opened the largest circular economy debt fund in Europe at €100m, expecting to grow to €400m within a year. The post Polestar Capital secures €100m for circular economy debt fund, aiming to
Vista Equity Partners has pushed supply chain sustainability management company Assent Compliance to unicorn status by leading one of the largest funding round in the Canadian software industry. The post Vista helps Assent Compliance to
German private equity house Golding Capital Partners has hired Christian Schütz from PIMCO for the newly-created role of Director ESG. The post Golding Capital hires Christian Schütz as the first Director ESG to liaise overall
Private equity heavyweight Apollo Global has named former Amazon senior exec Carletta Ooton as head of ESG for private equity. The post Amazon sustainability pioneer Ooton joins Apollo as private equity ESG head first appeared on
Global buyout giant Blackstone has hired Amisha Parekh from Bloomberg as global head of ESG for private equity. The firm said Parekh will be a managing director within the firm’s portfolio operations group leading ESG
Posted by Mark Adams, Joy Tan, and Emily Taylor, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Editor's Note: Mark Adams co-leads Russell Reynolds Associates’ Private Equity practice; Joy Tan is a member of Russell
Global buyout giant Carlyle has secured a €2.3bn ESG-linked credit facility for its European private equity and real estate platform. The post Carlyle continues portfolio company diversity push with €2.3bn ESG-linked credit facility first appeared
With the private market off to a turbulent start in 2020, Swiss banking group REYL has highlighted COVID-19, ESG, AI and Brexit as the four investment trends in private markets to 2030 in its latest
Specialist venture capital firm Energy Capital Ventures has hit an initial close of $45m for its ESG-focused New Venture Capital Fund. The post Coinbase backer Energy Capital Ventures hits $45m initial close for debut ESG-focused
