Archive

  • Aquaculture fund targets sustainable Brazilian fishery

    04 October 2019

    Netherlands-based aquaculture investor Aqua-Spark has invested an undisclosed amount in Fisher Piscicultura, a Brazilian Tilapia fish farm.

  • Hermes, Federated and UBS launch SDG credit funds

    26 September 2019

    Hermes Investment Management, Federated Investors and UBS have launched a range of credit funds targeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Pictet launches ESG govt debt fund

    19 September 2019

    Pictet Asset Management has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) debt fund primarily targeting government bonds in emerging markets.

  • APG and PGGM target SDGs with AI platform

    12 September 2019

    Dutch pension fund managers PGGM and APG are set to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform to help institutional investors target the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • CDL targets SDGs with S$250m sustainability loan

    04 September 2019

    Singapore-based real estate developer City Developments Limited (CDL) has secured a S$250 million ($179.6 million) sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank to target innovations that contribute positively to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Apollo to launch $1bn impact investment fund

    19 August 2019

    Private equity firm Apollo Global Management is looking to enter the impact investing market with the launch of a $1 billion fund.

  • Actis raises $1.2bn for energy infrastructure fund

    15 August 2019

    Actis has raised $1.2 billion for a fund that will invest in energy infrastructure, including solar and wind power generation assets.

  • KKR's Global Impact Fund exceeds $1bn

    12 August 2019

    Private equity giant KKR has raised more than $1 billion for its Global Impact Fund. The firm did not disclose how much the fund is targeting or when it will close.

  • Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

    29 July 2019

    Schroders is set to acquire a majority stake in Swiss-based impact investor BlueOrchard Finance for an undisclosed price.

  • Gordon appointed first CEO of UK's Impact Investing Institute

    22 July 2019

    Sarah Gordon will be the first CEO of the newly formed Impact Investing Institute, which was launched last month to look for more effective ways for investors to combine financial returns with a social purpose.