Private Equity

Impact investing

The search for the ‘holy grail’ of comparable impact data

Impact performance benchmarks – like GIIN’s IRIS+ – are in their nascency, but there are those that believe they will enter the mainstream.

5 min read · 01 November 2022

Impact themes in focus: Climate

Investor appetite for climate-orientated solutions is growing as a political push for action accelerates momentum.

5 min read · 01 November 2022

Travers Smith: Incorporating impact into deal documentation

The private equity model is well suited to impact investing, but some additional considerations can help funds drive positive outcomes, say Travers Smith’s George Weavil and Henriika Hara.

7 min read · 01 November 2022

Nuveen: Driving an equitable transition to a low-carbon economy

Climate change and inequality are interconnected challenges that cannot be addressed in isolation, say Rekha Unnithan, David Haddad and Radhika Shroff of Nuveen’s private equity impact team.

7 min read · 01 November 2022

Q&A: DEG's Elleke Maliepaard

Having a shared vision is key when investing in impact funds, says Elleke Maliepaard at German development finance institution DEG.

2 min read · 01 November 2022

Q&A: Big Society Capital's Douglas Sloan

The UK social impact investing market has grown almost 10-fold over the last decade and continues to accelerate, says Douglas Sloan, managing director at Big Society Capital.

3 min read · 01 November 2022

The impact secondaries market moves up a gear

The amount of dry powder dedicated to impact secondaries increased markedly in 2022 – if from a very low base.

3 min read · 01 November 2022

Impact themes in focus: Health

The pandemic made existing inequities in healthcare harder to ignore.

5 min read · 01 November 2022

Impact themes in focus: Education

How impact investors can meet the needs of students in a post-covid world.

3 min read · 01 November 2022

Q&A: Impact Investing Institute's Shadi Brazell

An intentional approach to place is required if economies are to work for all, says Shadi Brazell, senior programme manager at the Impact Investing Institute.

2 min read · 01 November 2022

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