Growth in fund finance has overwhelmingly stemmed from subscription lines of credit to fund LP commitments during the first five years of a fund’s life. Pierre-Antoine de Selancy of 17Capital discusses what finance is available after the investment period.
6 min read · 31 January 2020
Reinvesting in a company you’re exiting has obvious benefits for a GP, alongside numerous challenges, writes Macfarlanes’ Alex Green.
3 min read · 16 January 2020
Limited partners are increasingly looking to emerging markets for investment opportunities. Torbjorn Caesar, senior partner at Actis, discusses how perceptions are changing.
6 min read · 01 December 2019
Valuing tech assets is a challenge, especially as excitement swirls around high-growth companies, but there are guidelines to follow, says KPMG’s director of valuations Matthew Warren.
4 min read · 13 November 2019
Financial returns and positive social and environmental outcomes are mutually reinforcing if investors take a well-considered and targeted approach, says Shami Nissan, head of responsible investment at Actis.
7 min read · 01 November 2019
The sharp fall in the cost of installing and generating renewable power is driving the shift to low carbon technologies, says Taylor Jordan of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
7 min read · 01 November 2019
Paul Hastings’ Vadim Avdeychik and Runjhun Kudaisya on the questions LPs should be asking to ensure quality impact outcomes.
8 min read · 01 November 2019
Tania Carnegie, leader of the Impact Venture practice at KPMG, on the power of positive impact measurement to drive opportunity.
8 min read · 01 November 2019
As private sources of capital warm to the idea of impact investing, there is much they can learn from DFIs, say Clarisa De Franco and Yasemin Saltuk Lamy of the UK’s CDC Group, which has been deploying capital for positive outcomes for over 70 years
8 min read · 01 November 2019
As the popularity of impact investing grows exponentially, maintaining standards is key, says Nuveen’s Rekha Unnithan.
8 min read · 01 November 2019
