Charles Avery

Bain Capital Double Impact inks crop nutrition deal; focuses on buyouts

The firm has found it can achieve better impact and financial outcomes by focusing on mid-market buyout than growth investments, partner Jacob Donnelly tells New Private Markets.

How UK Local Government Pension Schemes became a major impact investor

The introduction of pooling has given UK Local Government Pension Schemes access to the largest private markets impact funds.

Climate fundraising tops $7bn with new BNP Paribas fund

BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund held a first close on €150m and expects to hold a final close by the end of this year.

French VC Wind raises €90m, climate total tops $4.5bn

Wind's fundraise brings the total number of climate funds raised this year to 16 and the aggregate amount raised to $4.5bn.

Cibus closes PE and venture funds at combined $645m

The firm raised $510m for its PE vehicle and $135m for its venture fund, say founder Rob Appleby and ventures head Alastair Cooper.

How Armen plans to define ‘private equity 2.0’

The GP stakes investor is looking to improve its managers' sustainability standards regardless of their starting point, according to deputy CEO and COO Renaud Tourmente.

Adenia passes $400m target for Africa PE fund

The firm's latest and largest fund will have diversity targets for portfolio company leadership teams, according to partner Nnennia Ejebe.

How to get to the ‘real juice’ of ESG value creation

The private equity industry has made progress on the pressing and fiddly issue of ESG data; it is now looking forward to ‘a focus on outcomes’.

Impact-linked compensation practices in three charts

GPs see a number of benefits to tying their remuneration to impact KPIs, according to a report from The ImPact.

Revaia is the 25th women-led VC firm to raise a fund this year

A total of 25 women-led venture funds have raised a combined $1.9 billion this year, according to Venture Capital Journal research.