Funds

The Polestar Capital Circular Debt Fund is now closed with €240m in capital which will be used to finance 30 circular projects in the Netherlands.

Seaya’s founder Beatriz González is optimistic about prospects for the sector, despite the current tough investment environment and political uncertainties surrounding the pace of the energy transition.

The new fund is focused on emerging markets and made its first two investments into social enterprise One Acre Fund and into a blue bond issued by the International Bank of Ecuador.

This is the third climate tech fund by the Dutch investment platform which has seen assets under management jump 80% in a year.

Impact Expansion has raised €150m for Impact Expansion Fund I and announced the fund’s first investment in Belgium into sustainable energy solutions provider BeliVert.

The funding will support the growth of Swiss-based carbon removal developer Neustark which has developed a technology aimed at decarbonising the construction industry.

The private equity fund will invest in fast-growing SMEs, mainly in North Africa. At least a quarter of the fund’s invested capital is earmarked for women-owned or led businesses.

There is a growing need among investors to combine financial returns with investing for a societal good, the global wealth management brand of  French banking giant Crédit Agricole Group said.  

The Candriam Sustainable Equity Water Fund will invest in listed companies providing solutions to treat, transport, distribute and capture the value of water, as well as those reducing water intensity in high water use sectors.

‘ESG tourists’ are packing their bags as the depth and breadth of anti-greenwashing regulation and recent underperformance takes hold, according to latest impact report by WHEB Asset Management.