Private Equity

ESG

Aquila appoints consultant relations and ESG head

Ian Williams will be responsible for the firm’s relationship with investment consultants as well as developing its ESG strategy.

2 min read · 24 July 2017

Half of PPMs silent on ESG

The recent MJ Hudson research also showed managers with less than $1bn in assets ‘seldom have an ESG policy’.

2 min read · 20 July 2017

LeapFrog closes its biggest deal yet

The emerging markets-focused firm sealed two transactions, including its first from an Africa-focused SMA.

2 min read · 27 June 2017

LGT chief: US trails Europe in responsible investing

Prince Max Von Und Zu Liechtenstein said US fund managers have been slowest to adopt ESG ideas, with Germany a surprising laggard in Europe.

3 min read · 19 June 2017

CalSTRS moves to 'principles-based' ESG approach

The shift is part of a wider update to the way the pension approaches environmental, social and governance risks.

1 min read · 12 June 2017

Morgan Stanley closes first impact fund of funds

The asset manager has raised more than $125m to invest in private equity impact funds, particularly in emerging and frontier markets.

2 min read · 23 May 2017

Private equity bullish on impact investing for 2017

Private equity investors plan on dramatically increasing their impact investing deal value this year, according to the annual Global Impact Investing Network survey.

2 min read · 17 May 2017

TPG-linked impact fund buys Indian dairy stake

The $50m investment is the second transaction from The Rise Find, TPG Growth’s $2bn global impact fund.

2 min read · 05 May 2017

Landmark IR veteran departs – exclusive

Emily-Jane Finigan will leave the private equity and real estate secondaries specialist at the end of April, Secondaries Investor has learned.

1 min read · 20 April 2017

Super responsible

First Super’s private equity review seems dramatic; it may not be.

3 min read · 13 April 2017

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