Arbor Investments has closed its fifth fund, Arbor Investments V LP (Arbor V), with $1.5 billion of outside capital commitments. The firm has also closed its second captive subordinated debt fund, Arbor Debt Opportunities Fund
Cascadia Capital has formed a new investment banking practice dedicated to the robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (RAAI) sectors. Cascadia’s RAAI practice has been formed in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution – commonly referred
by Perrine Dutronc, Sustainable Investing Specialist, Groupe La Française There is no common definition of "sustainable finance", which leaves ample room for interpretation when referencing sustainable investments. Sustainable investm...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The percentage of institutional investors incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors continues to grow globally, but so does the divergence between U.S. investors and th...Article Link
by Perrine Dutronc, Sustainable Investing Specialist, Groupe La Française There is no common definition of "sustainable finance", which leaves ample room for interpretation when referencing sustainable invest...Article Link
Investors have a vital responsibility to coordinate the pressure on companies to focus on sustainable investing
The sector has gone from a niche discipline just a few years ago to a $715bn market globally
The launch this week of the Climate Transition Finance Handbook has propelled the sustainable debt market towards a new era, in which the emphasis moves from a labelled security to the issuer itself, writes Jon
At the end of a strong year, Deutsche Bank told investors that its investment bank had not simply benefitted from a rising tide lifting all boats, but that it would be able to carry on
Some investors with a net worth of more than $876m think socially conscious investing leads to better returns
France has lined up its 2021 funding programme, looking to sell some long end syndications and to return to the green bond market for its sophomore outing in the format.
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has hired Alexis Crusey as an investment director to lead product and commercial strategy for ESG- and impact-orientated investments.
Opalesque Industry Update - eVestment has launched a new ESG questionnaire that builds on eVestment's leadership in ESG data to expand and standardize ESG reporting. With input from institutional investors, consultants, managers and industry organizations,
Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty from the pandemic, many private equity professionals are optimistic about the outlook for 2021 and are looking to alternative merger and acquisition methods to navigate the crisis and pursue new
New Report Delves into COVID-19’s Potential Long-Term Impact on U.S. Cities and Consumers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR today announced the release of a new KKR Viewpoints publication authored by Paula Campbell Roberts. In The New
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund strategies were marginally impacted by Covid-19 headwinds, with the Lyxor Global UCITs Peer Group down -0.8% so far in September (as of September 25th). The better performing stra...Article Link
H.I.G. Capital has held an above-target close of H.I.G. Capital Partners VI LP with aggregate capital commitments of $1.3 billion. Like its five prior funds, Fund VI will invest in lower middle-market companies, primarily in
KKR has released a new report titled “The New Normal” which explores the long-term implications of COVID-19 on cities and consumer trends. “Following a decade of relative prosperity, overlapping calamities in 2020 have brought economic
