Private equity

The fund will focus on companies across sectors aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with over 90% of revenues expected to be SDG-aligned.

The €260m impact investment fund has invested into Happyneuron, a company specialised in cognitive health assessment and rehabilitation.

Malaysia’s largest sector pension fund KWAP is providing an initial investment of around €100m to the fund, which is seeking to raise capital from other institutional investors.

Amsterdam-based Dune Partners says it wants to help investors and companies turn sustainability into a strategic opportunity that produces real impact.

The Swedish foundation wants to invest in European firms that can solve the greatest challenges of our time, and will look to find startups that are tackling climate, health, food, education, and society more broadly.

The company is developing commercial-scale regenerative cell therapy for a range of illnesses, with Parkinson’s disease a priority area of research.

Private individuals can invest in unlisted climate technology companies starting from €20,000, which the platform hopes will broaden access to climate impact investing.

Merging LGPS schemes could lead to loss of focus on place-based investing, said the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association’s Tom Taylor.

Fund II will invest into infrastructure in sectors contributing to the energy transition and the environment, including the circular economy.

The private equity firm’s third fund, which will focus on driving sustainable development across Africa, attracted commitments from 19 predominantly European institutional investors.