Investment

Phenix’s advisory service will hand now be a separate business called PCG Impact. Plus, Gist Impact and Natural History Museum collaborate on biodiversity | Impact Bridge fund close | New Horizon care home portfolio.

To date, the African Local Currency Bond Fund has invested $420m in African companies in sectors ranging from financial inclusion to renewable energy and affordable housing.

The funding for Hinckley E-Waste Recycling was made through the uMunthu II fund. The Nigerian e-waste firm aims to recycle up to 30,000 tonnes of waste annually.

Shifting global political priorities have not dampened institutional investors’ momentum in nature-based investments, according to new study.

The Better Futures Fund will work with impact investors to finance projects that improve children’s lives and opportunities across the country.

Funding from Lagata and other European-based investors will allow Miro to expand output of plywood for export from its operations in Sierra Leone and Ghana.

The Hellenic Impact Investing Network has published the first impact investment market sizing report for Greece, which reveals €10bn in impact investments have been mobilised across the country.

Serah Melaba, chief impact officer for Tiko, discusses tackling the triple threat of teen pregnancy, HIV and sexual and gender-based violence facing girls in sub-Saharan Africa, and how impact-linked financing is driving positive outcomes.

Bullfinch Asset runs a technology platform that helps manage and finance renewable assets such as solar panels, battery storage, chargers for electric cars and heat pumps.

Grocery store e-commerce platform Jumbotail has also completed the acquisition from SC Ventures of Solv India, a financial services platform.