Charles Avery

Blackstone targets $8.5bn for latest energy transition fund

The previous vintage closed on $5.58bn in February last year.

MainePERS eyes $110m commitment to four funds

The $23bn public pension is mulling commitments to two funds from Capricorn Investment Group and two funds from JSL Health Capital.

Don't mix up sustainability and security, says Dutch LP

ABN AMRO's managing director Floris Lyppens discussed how his organization is building its defense exposure at the Impact Invest Global Summit.

Impact firms among the highest-performing growth equity players

Firms with an impact slant have a growing presence in the HEC Paris Dow Jones Growth Capital Performance Ranking.

Edmond de Rothschild eyes African nearshoring opportunities as impact fund raises €406m

Amethis, an Africa-focused impact firm which Edmond de Rothschild co-founded in 2012, closed its third flagship fund last week.

Climate-focused Altérra partners with Thoma Bravo via co-investment fund

The UAE LP is entering the 'next stage of growth' as it increases its co-investments, says chairman Sultan Al Jaber.

Edmond de Rothschild selects impact specialist to lead €24bn private markets unit

The firm, which is active across private equity, real estate and infrastructure debt, has recruited Mirova co-founder Anne-Laurence Roucher.

Physical climate risk moves up the agenda for private market investors

Managers across private markets are getting to grips with physical risk, with materiality varying across asset classes.

Building the case for child-lens investing

Market actors hope that capital deployed with a focus on children can follow a similar trajectory to gender-lens investing.

To draw talent to impact, a rethink on fees may be needed

The cost of impact investing remains an obstacle to attracting GP talent and catalysing LP capital.