Some $2.5trn of the UN development goals has yet to be invested and “75% of that gap is made up of critical infrastructure projects in the developing world,” says Philipp Mueller, chief executive officer of BlueOrchard Finance.
Climate Investor Two, the second blended finance climate financing fund launched by investment manager Climate Fund Managers, announced its first close at $675mn.
Katherine Garrett-Cox, one of the women to make it to the top of fund management in the City of London, talks about pioneering sustainability in the Middle East and keeping the oceans blue.
Although blended finance is on everyone’s lips, deal flow and transaction sizes dropped sharply in 2020, a new Convergence report finds. The industry tracker makes recommendations on how to achieve scale.
EU funding programs InvestEU Fund and European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) can help impact investors to scale up and boost their impact, says Peter Surek, CEO of Erste Social Finance Holding.
What does the global impact investment market look like? Amsterdam-based data startup Dealroom crunched the numbers to find out what industries, which companies, and which VCs you should keep an eye on.
Never a dull moment in this detailed chronicle by Brian Brivati of the collapse of the leading impact investment group Abraaj, and worrying lessons to be learnt.
Rubio Impact Ventures closed its second fund last week at €110mn, almost 40% over target. It added a new seed facility to invest in earlier-stage companies.
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