Funds

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.

The new Dutch fund plans to invest in profitable companies in north-western Europe that contribute to sustainability but need growth capital to expand.

There are currently 712 private equity impact managers, who have raised a combined €214bn in capital in the past decade, Phenix Capital said in its latest impact report.

Lita, the impact crowd funding platform, has launched an asset management company and its first impact fund, raising €25m to date.

The UK-based investor hopes to build on the growing interest by pension funds to invest in addressing the country’s housing crisis, according to the head of its homelessness property funds. 

The Good Fashion Fund has provided a $2m loan to K.K.P Fine Linen for the installation of an effluent treatment plant in its recently acquired wet processing facility.

An investment in Sahyadri Farms is part of the Swiss impact investor’s second Sustainable Food Asia fund, which aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, promote sustainable food production, and boost agricultural value chains.