Following a spate of ESG-linked fund financing facilities announced in recent months, Harriet Matthews reports on the challenges and advantages of such facilities, and how lenders, sponsors and LPs are looking to take ESG beyond
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has committed more capital to digital supply chain and freight platform Beacon through a Northstar.vc-led Series B investment round. The post Jeff Bezos just doubled down on this booming startup through
GP Bullhound, the tech investment house which has scored big success through investments in Klarna and Revolut, has hit a €300m hard cap close for its fifth fund. The post ‘Stellar’ Fund IV performance helps
Australian venture capital firm Investible has launched an A$100m fundraise amid a 'once in a generation' opportunity caused by the climate emergency and global tailwinds in the sector. The post Investible launches A$100m climate crisis
Evergreen investment fund AlleyCorp has launched a $100m healthcare investment vehicle targeting early-stage VC and incubation-stage deals. The post AlleyCorp launches $100m healthcare investment fund targeting NYC startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) and investment firm Carlyle are leading the newly launched ESG Data Convergence Project, an LP-GP initiative that aims to commit to a standardisation of ESG reporting.
BGV, the venture capital house launched by former 3Com and Palm CEO Eric Benhamou, has sealed an impressive fund size jump by closing its fourth vehicle on $110m. The post Ex-3Com, Palm CEO seals fund
Investment giant Ardian has teamed with FiveT Hydrogen to create Hy24, which it hopes will become the world's largest investment platform focused on clean hydrogen infrastructure. The post Ardian plans world’s biggest clean hydrogen investment
Natixis subsidiary Mirova has announced the launch of its first impact fund, Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital Fund, which has a EUR 300m target.
Kyma Investment Partners has hit a substantial first close for a €130m-targeting fund focused on digital transformation of Italian SMEs. The post Kyma hits €100m for Italian SME digital transformation fund, seals debut deal first
Canadian private equity house Novacap has raised more than C$410m for the final close of its first fund dedicated to financial services dealmaking. The post Novacap raises C$417m for Canada’s first dedicated financial services private
Energize Ventures, a fund manager which targets digital-first solutions accelerating sustainable energy transition, has hit a $330m final close for its second flagship fundraise. The post Sustainable energy transition-focused Energize Ventures hits $330m Fund II
