Archive

  • KKR to pay $200m for Indian solar energy assets

    27 April 2020

    US alternatives giant KKR has agreed to pay INR15.54 billion ($204 million) to acquire five Indian solar energy assets from developer Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure.

  • KKR closes $1.3bn impact fund

    12 February 2020

    New York-based KKR has reached a final close on its $1.3 billion impact fund.

  • A way forward for impact investing: a new set of principles

    21 October 2019

    The IFC's Operating Principles for Impact Management will help bring greater transparency and discipline to the market, writes Hans Peter Lankes

  • Onward Christian Super

    21 October 2019

    The Australian superannuation fund has 10% of its assets in impact investments.Tim Macready explains its approach

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • KKR invests $530m in Indian environmental services firm

    11 February 2019

    Leading private equity investor KKR has paid $530 million for a 60% stake in an Indian environmental services company.

  • People Moves: CalSTRS, BNP Paribas, ERAFP, GWEC, FC4S and Cornerstone

    26 October 2018

    Kirsty Jenkinson has been appointed as director of corporate governance at the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and replaces Anne Sheehan, who retired in March.

  • KKR acquires $530m stake in Indian waste company

    13 August 2018

    Private equity giant KKR has signed a $530 million agreement to acquire a 60% stake in an Indian waste and recycling company from the founder and another existing investor.

  • KKR adds to list of ESG priority challenges

    26 July 2018

    Private equity giant KKR has modified its approach to environmental social and governance (ESG) issues and said it has invested more than $4.6 billion in 'sustainable solutions-oriented themes' over the past 10 years.