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Tikehau raises €100m for impact lending fund

The vehicle, which targets European SMEs, is expected to raise up to €400m

Tikehau raises €100m for impact lending fund

The vehicle, which targets European SMEs, is expected to raise up to €400m

EIF backing helps Tikehau Capital strike €100m first close for first private debt impact fund

Investment major Tikehau Capital has raised about €100m for the first close of its first private debt impact fund.

Artemis Builds Ceramics Platform

Superior Technical Ceramics, a portfolio company of Artemis Capital since Oct 2018, has acquired IJ Research. IJ Research (the IJ stands for “intelligent joining”) is a manufacturer of electrical feedthroughs and opto-electronic components with a

Is ESG becoming the new normal around the world?

Firms will be increasingly more pressured to become more transparent this year as regulators implement measures

Philadelphia pension reveals $100m commitments across social impact, African PE funds

The $6.4bn-managing Philadelphia Board of Pensions & Retirement has committed $100m across two private equity and impact investment funds.

MTIP, Akilia et al. invest in Koa Health

MTIP, Akilia Partners, Creas Impacto, Sabadell Asabys and Mundi Ventures have invested around €16m in Koa Health, a digital mental healthcare provider.

Equity bubble a golden opportunity for Russian miner

Ever rising stock prices, despite the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic and a looming global recession, have prompted fears that equity markets are becoming frothy or even a bubble. In such an environment, many investors

TPP Capital Holdings launches new Fellowship Program to tackle some of…

Program to train the next generation of domestic and international place-based social impact investing change agents.(PRWeb February 10, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/tpp_capital_holdings_launches_new_fellowship_program_to_tackle_some_of_societal_biggest_social_environmental_and_economic_challenges/prweb17722282.htm

ReNew powers up green bond

Solar and wind power company ReNew Power added further momentum to India’s green bond market this week with a new $460m deal.

Bertram Buys Safety Products from LLCP

Bertram Capital has acquired Safety Products Holdings (SPH), a provider of safety cutting tools and accessories, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP). The buy of SPH is the third platform investment for Bertram’s fourth fund.

Kingswood Hits New Fund Hard Cap

Kingswood Capital Management has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of Kingswood Capital Opportunities Fund I LP with $230 million of capital. Limited partners in the new fund include public pension funds, insurance companies,

PE-backed borrowers with risky loans hope to boost their green credentials

Some companies are asking investors to trim their interest costs on risky loans if they hit ESG targets

Veolia goes hostile in €11.3bn bid for Suez

Veolia Environment, the French utility, has launched an all-out attack in its attempt to buy domestic rival Suez, as the acquisitive company looks to bypass Suez’s board in an offer to shareholders that values the

Don’t call it a comeback: UK MBA set to return with ESG labels

The UK’s Municipal Bonds Agency is not going anywhere. Despite a late 2020 curve ball in the form of a 100bp cut to the UK’s Public Works Loan Board lending rate, which undermined the MBA's

KKR uses playbook to invest through the crisis

KKR’s European private equity bosses tell Mark Latham how the firm’s playbook has allowed them to lean into investments during the pandemic, about the impact of Brexit and the firm’s expansion plans.

Far from being dismissed by institutional investors amid Covid, ESG has been brought into focus by the pandemic

With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to rage across the globe, it would be understandable to think institutional investors might have put ESG considerations to one side - but new research from bfinance seems to prove

The week in review: Shenzhen merges mainboard with SME board, CSRC strengthens ESG disclosures, MOU sealed for Wealth Management Connect

In this round-up, China’s securities regulator approves the consolidation of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s main board and the SME board, listed companies are required to update investors with information related to their environmental, social and

Haas to lead new ESG capital markets team at NatWest

NatWest Markets has created a new climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) capital markets team, which will be led by Caroline Haas.

Vena Energy returns with tap

Renewable energy company Vena Energy was back in the bond market on Wednesday with a $175m tap of its debut green bond.

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