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Ravi Menon: MDBs are 'crowding out' private sector for blended finance
23 June 2025Private sector investors are being 'crowded out' from blended finance investment opportunities, the former managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has claimed.
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'Pool together small and fragmented deal opportunities in EM to mitigate risk', says HSBC
23 June 2025Investors need to find ways to 'pool together' smaller investment opportunities in the emerging markets to improve risk profiles and make them more attractive, according to HSBC.
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BII backs Egypt renewable projects alongside DFI consortium
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Finance Earth targeting £120m fundraise in UK Nature Impact Fund relaunch
12 June 2025Finance Earth is looking to raise £120 million ($163 million) for its newly relaunched UK Nature Impact Fund.
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Lack of investable projects tops CDPQ's list of obstacles to investing in SDGs
03 June 2025From Peter Cripps in Hamburg
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Allianz, Zurich and CDPQ sign up to ambitious blended finance investment project
02 June 2025From Peter Cripps in Hamburg
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Mirova slows down fundraising for blended finance vehicle Gigaton
27 May 2025Mirova has stopped actively fundraising for its blended finance vehicle, the Mirova Gigaton Fund, after securing just over half of its $500 million target, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Incofin blended water fund beats target, secures FX risk cover
23 May 2025Incofin Investment Management has secured 20% more capital than its target size for its first clean drinking water-focused private equity fund, closing at €61 million.
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Standard Chartered, BII provide $100m for Kenya and Tanzania
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Mirova Gigaton Fund backs EDF Renewables with $10m loan
22 May 2025 -
Invesco: MDBs proved the big challenge for our blended finance fund
13 May 2025Invesco said multilateral development banks (MDBs) have proved the major "challenge" when it comes to raising its emerging market blended finance fund for climate adaptation.
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BluePeak bags $80m from DFIs for first close
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Incofin closes water private equity fund at €61m
13 May 2025 -
EcoEnterprises raises $50m for $150m nature-based solutions fund
09 May 2025 -
Mirova strikes partnership with FSC to boost sustainable land fund pipeline
29 April 2025Mirova has formed a partnership with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) that should help its sustainable land-use fund to identify investment opportunities
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BII publishes blended finance scorecard to inform investors
28 April 2025British International Investment (BII) has published a guide to help investors navigate the rise of blended finance structures.
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LeapFrog bags EIB, IFC funding for $500m blended finance impact strategy
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Blended finance helps fuel confidence in Africa's private markets, report finds
17 April 2025 -
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17 April 2025The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Natural Capital Investment Americas conference ends tomorrow, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.
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