Funds

The IB Deuda Impacto España fund has invested €11m into Fundeen, a crowdfunding platform focused on accelerating the energy transition in the country.

The Paris-based asset manager said funding from private and corporate investors in nature-based solutions was accelerating, as they recognised the importance of decarbonising activities beyond their own value chains.

Utfallsfonden has reached final close with commitments of SEK50m from Norwegian family-owned investment company Ferd and the European Investment Fund.

The strategy managed by the company’s New Agriculture division aims to consolidate natural vegetation, agriculture, and forestry together as operational assets.

A report from the Amsterdam-based firm shows 122 impact funds launched in 2024, bringing the total number of launches since 2015 to almost 3,000 funds.

The alternatives investments specialist said the fund has invested in nine private equity funds and that it plans to launch a successor climate technology fund later in the year. 

The fund supports social enterprises and charities struggling for finance in a difficult economic climate, while also facing increased demand for their services.

Infranity is providing a €125m anchor contribution to a facility for the IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund, which is managed by IFM Investors.

The fresh capital doubles the total amount raised through the fund and will support the expansion of more environmentally-friendly data centres.

The report evaluated 37 impact funds managing $326bn in combined assets, and found that 97% of funds do not regularly check the quality of their impact data.