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Investors such as PensionDanmark and PGGM are reappraising the risk-return on offer in emerging markets, according to discussions at Climate Week NYC.

The $1.8trn asset manager wants to push its evergreen private markets franchise beyond the wealth channel and deeper into EMEA.

The fund's investors include the European Investment Fund.

The $865m fund will be invested by a new growth team led by former TCV general partner Shalini Rao and including alumni of Bessemer Venture Partners, EQT Group, Insight Partners and Bond.

Investors in the new funds include California Public Employees' Retirement System, New Mexico State Investment Council, Alaska Permanent Fund and the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado

The €1bn fund is 43% bigger than its predecessor and will continue the firm's strategy of backing European growth-stage software and consumer internet companies.

One Peak, a growth investor targeting B2B software companies in Europe and Israel, has closed its third fund at its hard cap of $1bn.

Orange Business Services sees the investment as a way to gain better insight into the innovation market.