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Secondaries missing from the impact spaceUS investors have pushed Blue Earth’s impact secondaries strategy forward, but an active secondaries market is still missing from impact.
ESG a legal minefield in disunited StatesIncreasingly disparate approaches to the role of ESG in investing – both within the US and relative to other markets – raise fresh challenges for responsibly minded investors.
Buyers and sellers continue to adapt in the fast-changing GP-led secondaries marketAdviser estimates put secondaries transaction volume at around $110bn, with GP-led processes accounting for roughly 45% of those transactions.
Healthcare front of mind for secondaries buyersHealthcare-related assets make up a significant chunk of potential dealflow in the GP-led secondaries market given the sector’s characteristics and outlook.
GP-led secondaries’ ESG opportunityContinuation funds could provide sponsors with more time and capital to execute transformative sustainability initiatives.
Side Letter: Robert Smith's 'optimism'; Tackling PE's gender gap; Europe's debt deal declineVista founder Robert Smith remains optimistic despite a slowdown in enterprise software consumption. Plus: tips for improving your firm's gender parity and why private equity is proving important for Europe's private debt market. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
The impact secondaries market moves up a gearThe amount of dry powder dedicated to impact secondaries increased markedly in 2022 – if from a very low base.
Side Letter: Fundraising in 2022; Ares Springs into action; KKR's $4bn capital injectionWith a slew of mega-funds lined up in the year ahead, Private Equity International explores whether there is enough capital supply to match demand in the year ahead. Plus: Ares has completed another secondaries tie-up and KKR has raised $4 billion for a sector in rude health. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Key trends in impact investingFrom new entrants and approaches to increasingly pressing challenges, the impact investing market continues to grow and become more nuanced.
The bittersweet growth of the impact sceneFrustration or bemusement aside, the pioneers of the impact scene should not be put out by the new arrivals.