Infrastructure

Acre Impact Capital has raised $100m to plug the financing gap for state-sponsored climate-aligned infrastructure projects in Africa with targeted debt financing.

The public-private partnership of insurers and global policymakers is working with BlackRock to put a new blueprint of scalable solutions for infrastructure projects into action.

The new mandate will focus on climate change and UN Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13, according to IPE Quest.

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Guide 2024: While the infrastructure asset class in general has faced a slowdown in fundraising recently, investor appetite for gaining exposure to infrastructure impact funds is on the up, across sectors and geographies.

The blended finance fund, which invests in green energy and infrastructure in developing countries, is focused on climate mitigation and adaptation, social development, economic infrastructure and gender equality investment.

If Tony Dalwood wasn’t running Gresham House, he may have become a sports coach. He told Impact Investor how a career in rugby helped him build a multi-billion business, and why investing in sustainability is a safe bet.

A $70m guarantee supports a sustainability bond and a loan for CamGSM, which will use the proceeds to provide improved telecoms services for a million Cambodians.

Nanogence, a Swiss building material innovation company, has received capital commitments from investors, including the UK’s Planet First Partners, CirCap, and the EIC Fund.

Legal & General Capital has committed a further $100m to the impact investment advisory firm which provides debt financing for sustainable infrastructure projects in the Global South.