Investment

Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries fund signs second acquisition

Eurazeo has acquired a majority stake in SMP Energies for an undisclosed sum.

Renewables trust DORE to be delisted for £174.5m

Bagnall Energy is to acquire Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) in a deal that values the renewable energy and infrastructure investor at £174.5 million ($235.4 million).

Impact investor consortium backs clean energy marketplace Station A

BII backs Egypt renewable projects alongside DFI consortium

Solas backs EV infra with €10m

GSAM: 'Compelling' EM sustainable bond opportunity, but 'strong engagement' needed

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) said emerging market (EM) sustainable bonds offer a "compelling" investment opportunity for fixed income investors, but a nuanced approach with a "strong engagement effort" will be required to deliver investment and impact promise.

Bregal Sphere backs Peruvian reforestation project

Bregal Sphere, the impact investing arm of private equity firm Bregal Investments, has invested an undisclosed sum in Latin American agroforestry and reforestation initiative Jubilación Segura.

Octopus Energy backs African renewables with new fund

Infranity backs renewables developer with €200m debt

NatWest Cushon picks Aviva Investors for first natural capital investment

NatWest's UK workplace pensions arm, NatWest Cushon, has chosen Aviva Investors' Carbon Removal Fund for its first natural capital allocation.

Goldman Sachs launches $29m emerging market sustainable bond fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an actively managed emerging market (EM)-focused green and social bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Social themes remain a challenge for European corporates, EthiFinance finds

European small- and mid-sized enterprises continue to struggle with performance on social themes, a report by EthiFinance has found, scoring just 38 out of a possible score of 100.

Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond

New Zealand city government Auckland Council has launched a debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which will see it become one of the first municipal issuers of the performance-based instrument.

Investors shifting focus from sustainability to returns, says Schroders

Investor appetite for sustainability investments remains strong but many are starting to prioritise the return potential over ESG goals, according to an institutional investor survey by Schroders.

Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand

Bosqar Invest has raised €143 million ($165 million) from its second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the Zagreb-based investment firm hails the largest such deal from a private, Croatian, non-financial corporate issuer.

Finance Earth targeting £120m fundraise in UK Nature Impact Fund relaunch

Finance Earth is looking to raise £120 million ($163 million) for its newly relaunched UK Nature Impact Fund.

Philippine bank upsizes sustainability bond by eight times amid 'enthusiastic' demand

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has raised PHP40 billion ($715 million) from its debut sustainability bond...