Ian Lewis

Articles written by Ian Lewis

• DEG provides €16.5m loan for German horticulture firm’s Ugandan farm

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Development finance,
  • Healthcare,
  • Investment

  

  DEG provides €16.5m loan for German horticulture firm’s Ugandan farm

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Development finance,
  • Healthcare,
  • Investment

  09 Dec 2025

  The loan will enable the Wagagai farm, recently acquired by Selecta one, to develop its business and maintain its role as a hub for social initiatives.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• Securitisation could be key tool to expand DFI lending

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment

  

  Securitisation could be key tool to expand DFI lending

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment

  04 Dec 2025

  A new report from  UK-backed programme MOBILIST highlights the growing number of successful securitisation initiatives allowing development institutions to unlock more of their capital without putting their AAA ratings at risk.

  

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  • Ian Lewis

• UK’s new impact office potentially catalytic for social investment

  Posted in category:

  • Investment,
  • Policy & regulation,
  • Social enterprise,
  • Social impact

  

  UK’s new impact office potentially catalytic for social investment

  Posted in category:

  • Investment,
  • Policy & regulation,
  • Social enterprise,
  • Social impact

  02 Dec 2025

  The government hopes its new Office for the Impact Economy will provide a hub to drive large-scale funding into social impact. We asked senior figures in the sector for their views on the move.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund

  Posted in category:

  • Funds,
  • Investment,
  • Listed equities

  

  LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund

  Posted in category:

  • Funds,
  • Investment,
  • Listed equities

  28 Nov 2025

  The asset manager said impact-oriented investment in public equities, in addition to private markets, is needed to tackle global social and environmental challenges.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• Chui Ventures closes first fund at $17.3m, launches new $60m fund

  Posted in category:

  • Financial inclusion,
  • Gender equality,
  • Investment

  

  Chui Ventures closes first fund at $17.3m, launches new $60m fund

  Posted in category:

  • Financial inclusion,
  • Gender equality,
  • Investment

  28 Nov 2025

  The Africa-focused fund with a gender-inclusive strategy has invested in 18 firms in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa, almost half of which had female founding teams.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• Plant tech firm Vivent Biosignals raises €7.5m from Dutch and Belgian investors

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Family wealth,
  • Funds

  

  Plant tech firm Vivent Biosignals raises €7.5m from Dutch and Belgian investors

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Family wealth,
  • Funds

  27 Nov 2025

  Investors said the technology, which measures and interprets electrical signals from plants to assess their health, will improve farming sustainability and profitability. 

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• Spain’s Ship2B Ventures achieves €65m first close for blended impact fund 

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Funds,
  • Healthcare,
  • Social impact

  

  Spain’s Ship2B Ventures achieves €65m first close for blended impact fund 

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Funds,
  • Healthcare,
  • Social impact

  21 Nov 2025

  The Barcelona-based impact investor’s new fund includes investment protection mechanisms provided by state-owned COFIDES to attract private funding.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• Asset owners at critical point in impact strategy adoption, GIIN report

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Investment

  

  Asset owners at critical point in impact strategy adoption, GIIN report

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Investment

  20 Nov 2025

  A survey from the Global Impact Investing Network highlights concerns over impact classification and measurement, as institutions seek to scale impact investment.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• Impact Investor Conference: Wealth holders shift towards bolder impact strategies

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Events,
  • Family wealth,
  • Impact ecosystem

  

  Impact Investor Conference: Wealth holders shift towards bolder impact strategies

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Events,
  • Family wealth,
  • Impact ecosystem

  18 Nov 2025

  Family offices and foundations are working together to achieve greater impact, the Impact Investor Conference 2025 heard.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis

• IDB Issues $100m debut Amazonia bond to fund impact projects

  Posted in category:

  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Impact bonds,
  • Social impact

  

  IDB Issues $100m debut Amazonia bond to fund impact projects

  Posted in category:

  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Impact bonds,
  • Social impact

  18 Nov 2025

  The bond, launched as the COP30 climate summit takes place in Brazil, is intended to provide a blueprint for further issuance to support development in the region.

  

  Written by:

  • Ian Lewis