Jennifer Forrest

Enko raises $100m first close for African impact private credit fund

Lombard Odier's Plastic Circularity fund to close by year-end

Lombard Odier Investment Manager's (LOIM) Plastics Circularity Fund will hold its final close by the end of the year, Environmental Finance has learned.

G7 DFI sets up private sector-backed council for EMDE infra funding

The founding members of the G7 Development Finance Institutions' (DFIs) 'infrastructure investment council' have been named, led by FinDev Canada.

People Moves, 17 October: Church of England Pensions Board; Osmosis; Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management ... and more

SWEN banks €50m for COFIDES for latest transition impact fund

'Investors don't know what we do', says Europe's biggest DFI

Private and institutional investors do not understand the work of development finance institutions (DFIs), creating a barrier for collaboration and scaling of blended finance vehicles, one of Europe's biggest DFIs has told Environmental Finance.

TFFF 'great conceptually', but replicability remains to be seen, says Aviva

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is "great conceptually", but how it attracts private sector capital will be its greatest test, Aviva has warned.

UK's National Wealth Fund mobilises £16bn, refocusing additionality

The UK's National Wealth Fund has mobilised £16.2 billion ($21.6 billion) of private capital investment in the past four years, its first impact report has said.

DEI backlash puts inclusion back on the agenda (ESG Data conference)

The DEI backlash seen in the US has created a shift towards more 'inclusion' not less, several investors have claimed.

Private markets need integrated reported (ESG Data conference)

ESG data within private capital markets investing must be integrated with financial datasets, rather than as a side-product as it is today, a private equity investor has said.