Octopus Renewables, the specialist clean energy investor arm of Octopus Group, has acquired two UK operational ROC accredited onshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 16.8MW. The acquisition marks the first deployment from the Renewable Energy Income Partnership III (REIP III), a £185 million institutional mandate announced earlier this year
Impax Asset Management (Impax), a specialist asset manager investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy, has published a framework to help policymakers in middle-income countries mobilise the private sector investment needed to meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.Ahead of COP26 in November 2021, the attention of
ESG investing continues to gain momentum and prominence among global institutional investors as they increasingly look to benchmark not only the performance of funds in their portfolios but the impact they have on the world. Mutual funds and ETFs with a focus on sustainability attracted USD20.6 billion in net inflows
RBS International has supported private equity group EQT by participating in its latest flagship buyout fund’s subscription credit facility. As well as being another example of the bank’s considerable support of EQT’s funds over the years, and of the Private Equity industry more broadly, this represents the first ESG-linked fund-level facility
Research conducted by The Carlyle Group suggests that focusing on socially-optimal strategies, such as payroll growth, responsible governance and diversity and inclusion leads to above-market returns.
Well-known Irish figures including former Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Guinness family head Lord Iveagh and U2 band members Adam Clayton and The Edge are among a wide-ranging line-up of advisors and investors in a new ‘Impact Ireland’ fund launched by Dublin-based venture private equity investor VentureWave Capital. VentureWave this week confirmed
Glennmont Partners, the General Partner of Clean Energy Fund II, and the PGGM Infrastructure Fund have established Green Energy Management Services (GEMS) to manage their portfolio of Italian renewable energy assets and provide asset management services to third party clients.The establishment of GEMS will enable the new company to become
The rapid acceleration of ESG as a major focus for private equity investors around the world is highlighted by the results of a new survey released this week by corporate and fund solutions provider Intertrust.
Earth Capital has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Sany Group (Sany), a global heavy equipment manufacturer, to progress and deliver advanced green technology manufacturing projects in China. The agreement is via the Chinese pillar of Earth Capital’s Global Technology Transfer Platform, Nansha Green Technology Innovation Service Co Ltd (NGTI),
German independent asset manager Prime Capital AG has reached a EUR202 million first closing on its Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund, its first commingled product in the infrastructure space. The Fund focuses on wind-powered energy assets in the Nordic countries, with no reliance on government support and with the lowest cost
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