More government funding directed towards homelessness funds would facilitate big-ticket investments from private institutions, the social investor says.
Private equity funds remain the biggest contributor of impact capital, with €158bn committed between 2015 and 2023, despite a tough market environment.
The Swedish private equity impact investor has added STIM to its portfolio of investments aimed at boosting sustainable food production, at a time when investor interest in aquaculture is on the rise.
Jacqueline van den Ende, co-founder and chief executive officer of Carbon Equity, talks to Impact Investor about growing investor appetite for all things climate tech.
Asset manager MEAG, part of the Munich Re Group, is targeting a total size of up to €645m with its Sustainable Forestry Equity Fund, focusing on investments in US, New Zealand and Australia.
NLC Health Ventures has raised €58m since 2023, including €14m this year, to invest in bringing innovations to market that will relieve mounting pressures on healthcare systems globally, it says.
UK-based impact investor Bridges Fund Management has announced its second investment exit of 2024, with the sale of a supplier of plant-based foods to private equity firm NVM.
The European investor has achieved closes on two funds investing in tech-oriented and sustainable businesses in quick succession, gathering more than €2bn in total commitments between them.
A new venture capital firm co-founded by Henry Dimbleby, a British food campaigner and co-founder of the natural fast food chain Leon, aims to make food production more sustainable.
The London-based alternative asset manager will use the investment to expand its network of biodiversity hotspots, which will generate income through the sale of credits.
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