Funds

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.

Analysis from European Women in VC, Founders Forum Group and Tech Nation has highlighted the need for more institutional investment into European venture capital.

The Dutch healthtech venture builder will use the funds to bring more potentially groundbreaking healthcare innovations to market.

The latest report by the Dutch impact investment advisor highlights a lack of investment in the world’s oceans, despite a six-fold jump in ocean-focused funds.

The UK is one of the most regionally unequal countries within the 38-member Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Could place-based impact investing provide a solution?