Private Equity
Northern Gritstone, chaired by former Goldman Sachs AM chairman Jim O’Neill, aspires to create jobs and wealth in England’s underfunded North with SDG-aligned seed investments.
3 min read · 24 May 2022
LPs are being asked to 'let go of asset buckets' in a bid to make a meaningful impact on carbon emissions.
3 min read · 19 May 2022
CIO Jonathan Grabel says the pension is continuing to gain exposure to climate-related opportunities.
2 min read · 21 April 2022
Border To Coast Pensions Partnership, a £22bn UK pension pool, has earmarked £1.35bn for climate funds. About 20 percent of the total will go to venture capital.
3 min read · 11 April 2022
The foundation is an adviser to Future Planet Capital’s ocean biodiversity VC fund and may become an LP, the fund manager tells affiliate New Private Markets.
2 min read · 30 March 2022
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, an investor and fund services provider for Japanese pension funds, plans to deploy ¥500 billion ($4.1 billion; €3.8 billion) into impact by 2030. SMTH is the parent company of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
3 min read · 24 March 2022
Apollo, New York State Common Retirement Fund and other LPs and GPs discuss what makes good ESG data and the direction of travel for reporting.
4 min read · 08 March 2022
Virescent Ventures – 70 percent owned by CEFC executives – now manages CEFC’s A$200m venture allocation and is fundraising another A$200m.
2 min read · 22 February 2022
Universities Superannuation Scheme has put private markets at the heart of its net-zero ambitions as it sets interim decarbonization targets.
3 min read · 15 February 2022
Atomico has hired its first ESG and sustainability director. The news comes on the heels of a report by the Principles of Responsible Investment that found the VC industry's ESG efforts lag those of the rest of private markets.
3 min read · 10 February 2022
