Willis Towers Watson – the global advisory behemoth with assets under advisory of USD6 billion in private equity investments – has described its process of manager selection with Private Equity Wire (see box), as it looks to ramp up its relationship with PE firms who have embraced the latest in
A new report published bg Preqin — ESG in Alternatives 2021: Navigating the Climate Crisis — reveals that, as of October 2021, there is USD3.1 trillion of private capital assets under management (AUM) by firms that are committed to ESG investing. This compares with USD8.52tn of private capital AUM globally,
All Street Research (All Street) has launched Sevva, an AI powered platform for Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) ratings. The platform, which was developed in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, will deliver unprecedented hyperscale to sustainability assessments. Sevva’s real time ratings are based on the United Nations Sustainable Development
Glennmont Partners from Nuveen (Glennmont) has has completed its latest issuance of a Green ABS (Asset Backed Securities) in the Spanish solar market. The underlying asset is a Spanish solar photovoltaic plant with a total installed capacity of 20MW located in the Caceres region and is one of the first
Ben Gillespie (pictured), Partner at law firm Seddons examines the FCA’s proposals to introduce standardised rules that set out how much asset managers must disclose about their impact on climate change and the ‘practical concerns’ raised by the BVCA… Consultation paper CP21/17 was issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
LB Equity has introduced two new programmes to continue incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives into the investment firm and across its portfolio companies. The firm has consulted a number of international frameworks and standards to develop its own roadmap for integrating ESG principles into the investment firm
The Funding Atlantic Network for Blue Economy Technology Transfer (FANBEST) has identified a worrying lack of adequate funding opportunities to help conserve the world’s oceans and marine resources.
Preqin has updated its ESG Solutions, a product that provides private market participants with a 360-degree view of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk, impact and opportunity – across LPs and GPs, down to portfolio and private company levels.  ESG has transitioned from a nice-to-have to a must-have, as USD35 trillion
MSCI Inc (MSCI), a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, and The Burgiss Group, LLC, a provider of data, analytics and technology solutions for investors of private capital, have launched a new analytical tool that enables institutional asset owners and managers to better
SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist sustainable private equity, is offering privileged access to the infrastructure asset class, generally reserved for institutional investors, with the launch of SWEN Exclusive Infrastructures.
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