ESG

In this Second Thoughts podcast, Peter Wright, founder of the Diversity in Secondaries Initiative, discusses why he set up the non-profit and notes its key achievements.

Three secondaries-focused professionals have been included in affiliate title Private Equity International's annual list of the most impressive women in private markets.

The Nordic PE firm, which was among the first private markets managers to embrace ESG, has raised €588m to acquire two assets from its fifth flagship fund.

Uncertainty about the use of proceeds poses an issue for NAV lenders looking to manage ESG risks.

Impact investor Summa Equity closed Summa Circular, believed to be the first Article 9 continuation fund, in December, breaking new ground for the secondaries market.

Panellists at the Impact Investor Global Summit London 2023 agreed that GP-leds are where secondaries investors can have the most impact.

Continuation funds could provide sponsors with more time and capital to execute transformative sustainability initiatives.

Affiliate title PEI speaks to Advent International’s Christina Drakos and KKR’s Brandon Donnenfeld on what it was like to come out in the industry, and how PE can truly support the LGBTQ+ community.

The ingredients are all there for a big year in impact secondaries, with GP-leds looking particularly tempting.

The investment firm is managing $200m from HESTA in a fund of one to invest alongside impact and sustainable private equity managers.