Private Equity

ESG

Firms dig into ESG data to drive returns

As investors and regulators put more focus on these issues, managers are under increasing pressure to report on metrics across their portfolios.

5 min read · 01 April 2021

PODCAST: ESG-linked fund finance – sustainability step-change or window-dressing?

Editors from across the PEI stable jump on Zoom to swap thoughts on a growing trend in private markets: linking the cost of fund-level credit facilities to ESG performance.

1 min read · 01 April 2021

Japan's new code puts LPs' focus on ESG

The revisions to Japan’s Stewardship Code a year ago are changing the way LPs view ESG, writes Baker McKenzie's Tetsuo Tsujimoto.

2 min read · 01 April 2021

Japan forges its own ESG approach

The country’s limited partners will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors.

5 min read · 01 April 2021

Seven signs Japan is realising its potential

The country's private equity market has been touted for its growth potential for much of the past decade. Has that finally come to pass?

7 min read · 01 April 2021

On the minds of the Future 40 lawyers

Consolidation, social impact, secondaries and changes to government policy are among the private equity trends to watch, according to our class of 2020.

5 min read · 01 April 2021

Pandemic puts the spotlight on tech investment, says TMF Group

The challenges of 2020 caused fund managers to focus on workflows and collaboration tools in a new way. Howard Eisen and Donovin Pombo of TMF Group explain where investment is going.

5 min read · 31 March 2021

NSSK: Driving ESG from the top

ESG has come a long way and it’s starting to show in financial performance, say NSSK’s CEO Jun Tsusaka, chief administrative officer Shohei Akiyama and ESG leader Kiyomi Matsuda.

8 min read · 31 March 2021

PEI Media launches New Private Markets to dig into sustainability

The digital publication will provide insight into the burgeoning sectors of ESG and impact investing in private markets.

2 min read · 29 March 2021

Low-carbon specialist Ara Partners eyes $500m March first close

The firm is part owned by Capital Constellation, a GP seeding JV between the Alaska Permanent Fund, RPMI Railpen and Wafra, which acquired a minority stake in 2018.

2 min read · 26 March 2021

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