This Week in Impact

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Your weekly roundup of the news and features from this week in ImpactAlpha

  1. 3日前

    Zambia looks to small businesses as pathway to inclusive growth + IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: How a new playbook for shared prosperity is being written in Zambia, where attempts are being made to redirect its mineral wealth toward local small and growing businesses; what SpaceX and other IPOs mean for Impact LPs and the field of impact investing; and this week’s deal spotlight shines a light on investors designing nature-based investments around natural cycles. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: "⁠Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy⁠," by Lucy Ngige"⁠SpaceX, Anthropic IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs⁠," by Amy Cortese"⁠Investors learn to design nature-based investments around natural cycles⁠," by Erik Stein“⁠Danone-backed Livelihoods lands €124 million for its fourth nature-based fund⁠,” by Lucy Ngige

    20分

  2. 6月19日

    The private equity buzz at SuperReturn in Berlin + Sharing AI power along with wealth 

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: At SuperReturn in Berlin, asset-light is out, HALO is in as private equity titans focus on AI, energy and defense; a look at public and private approaches to sharing the AI wealth; and, Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “⁠At SuperReturn in Berlin, asset-light is out, HALO is in as private equity titans focus on AI, energy and defense⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Danielle Rossingh.“⁠Designing broad-based ownership of AI to share power along with wealth⁠,” by Delilah Rothenberg of The Predistribution Initiative"⁠Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers⁠," by Roodgally Senatus⁠Realize's ImpactSpace profile⁠.

    23分

  3. 6月12日

    Battery storage makes Europe’s cheap renewable power more valuable + The growth opportunity behind S2G’s $1 billion raise

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why battery makers and investors are pivoting from EVs to grid storage for renewable energy in Europe; a look at Lukas Walton-backed S2G investments following its $1 billion; and, the reasons that the world cup is a sportswashing bonanza. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “⁠Battery makers and investors pivot from EVs to grid storage for renewable energy in Europe⁠,” by Danielle Rossingh.“⁠G is for growth after $1 billion raise for Lukas Walton-backed S2G Investments⁠,” by Erik Stein“⁠A ‘sportswashing’ bonanza, brought to you by Saudi Aramco⁠,” by Dmitriy Ioselevich

    18分

  4. 6月5日

    Taking stock of Alterra’s impact on emerging market climate finance + Going down-market to uplift women

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?; how Fervo Energy pulled off the biggest clean energy IPO in Wall Street history; and, Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?,” by Erik Stein, Amy Cortese and David Bank“Fervo’s IPO recipe includes a dash of federal funding and a scoop of catalytic capital,” by Antony Bugg-Levine"Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund," by Amy Cortese

    22分

  5. 5月29日

    Two impact approaches to addressing the AI data center buildout + Private equity firms eye retirement account trillions

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: Two different approaches that impact investors are taking to address Big Tech’s AI data center buildout; who wins when access to private equity is opened up to American retirees; and, how 2x is spurring a global race to the top in gender-lens investing. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “⁠Investors must push for transparency on AI’s water risks⁠,” by Ceres’ Kirsten James."⁠Elemental Impact teams with hyperscalers to deploy clean tech solutions⁠," by Amy Cortese.“⁠In the name of ‘democratization,’ private equity firms eye US retirement savings⁠,” by Isaac Silk and Amy CorteseSubscribe to Impact(ed) on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠ or wherever you listen.“⁠Spurring a global race to the top in gender-lens investing⁠,” by David Bank

    23分

  6. 5月22日

    Building African ecosystems for impact investing + LPs bridging the "second-wave" capital gap

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with Lucy Ngige and Amy Cortese. Up this week: The first edition of ImpactAlpha Africa explores new ways capital is being mobilized for impact on the continent; a spotlight on two African funds investing in human capital and creating high productivity jobs; and, how some LPs are stepping up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “⁠Seeding impact investing ecosystems in Senegal, Zambia, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire⁠,” by Lucy Ngige“⁠(Some) LPs step up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund⁠,” by Amy Cortese with Roodgally Senatus

    25分

  7. 5月15日

    Los Angeles lowers the cost and complexity of capital for affordable housing + Big DAF platforms on notice

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How Los Angeles is working to lower the cost and complexity of capital for affordable housing; the Southern Poverty Law Center controversy, and who really controls the funds in Donor Advised Funds; and, a closer look at a $140 million deal to build a sustainable aviation fuel plant in Egypt. This week's stories: “⁠Los Angeles tries to show how affordable housing can be built more quickly and cheaply⁠,” by David Bank“⁠Choose wisely: Big DAF platforms drop Southern Poverty Law Center⁠,” by Candide Group's Morgan Simon“⁠Jewish investors are calling on PayPal to provide services in Palestine⁠,” by Chicory Wealth’s ari rosenberg and Mission Driven Finance board member Dorianna Blitt"⁠Ninety One arranges $143 million for sustainable jet fuel production in Egypt,⁠" by Lucy Ngige⁠

    18分

  8. 5月8日

    Fear and frenzy at Milken’s global conference + Strange bedfellows for a climate investment

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Navigating the fear and frenzy at Milken’s annual gathering of global capital players; how the war with Iran is a boon for renewable energy and the private equity that invests in it; and the strange bedfellows backing a company building floating data centers in the ocean. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Story links: "⁠Renewable energy gains steam despite headwinds, as energy demand surges⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Erik Stein."⁠Climate investors team with Peter Thiel to back ocean power startup Panthalassa⁠," by Amy Cortese

    20分
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