Real Assets

Soaring interest rates and the energy crisis are major challenges for real estate investors. From affordable housing to low-carbon logistics, how are impact investors navigating the current turmoil?

KlimaVest is the first impact fund in Germany focusing on real assets for private investors. Tobias Huzarski, head of impact investment at Commerz Real, the fund’s manager, talks to Impact Investor.

The new fund will focus on addressing major social inequality in the UK, which is growing following the COVID-19 pandemic

The UK commercial property investment manager will tie 30% of its performance fees to the fund’s specific impact objectives.   

The investment was made through the Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds and supplemented by further investments from MSCI and Fairview Equity Partners

The Article 9 fund is one of Europe’s largest cross-border residential investment vehicles, with a portfolio of around 30 properties in seven countries

Gresham House makes its first major investment in healthcare provision by acquiring elderly care provider New Century Care, as part of its sustainable infrastructure strategy

Gresham House’s sustainable infrastructure fund announced higher than predicted investment returns thanks to higher valuations in sectors such as vertical farming, digital infrastructure and battery storage

A report by the UN Environmental Programme highlights the many challenges faced by the real estate sector on its path to net zero, and finds discrepancies between the commitments made and the roadmaps to fulfil them

Manfredi Catella, CEO and chairman of COIMA, Italy’s biggest private real estate manager, tells Impact Investor how he is changing the face of Milan with a “genuine sense of caring”.