ESG
27 June 2022
More signal, less noise: enhancing the UK’s position as a fund domicile
Despite housing the largest asset management industry in Europe, the UK ranks behind other jurisdictions as a domicile of choice for UCITS and AIFs
24 June 2022
Höppner named as Riverside CSO
Newly-formed role sees Höppner overseeing and driving the GP's ESG initiatives globally
23 June 2022
One in four LPs refusing investments on ESG standards
New findings show 25% of LPs are turning down investments based on a manager’s ESG standards
23 June 2022
ESG Book raises $35m series B
The new funding, led by Energy Impact Partners, will advance ESG Book’s next-generation technology
23 June 2022
Column: Ukraine and ESG
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has put ESG into sharp focus for private equity firms, writes Riverside Europe’s COO Dörte Höppner
22 June 2022
Gen Z call for PE to boost ESG credentials
Private equity firms should better highlight their ESG credentials if they want to secure the next generation of top talent within a fiercely competitive candidate market, new research finds.
22 June 2022
Luchet joins ACA to lead European ESG Advisory
Marie Luchet was previously the director of Continental Europe with Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)
21 June 2022
17Capital appoints Hedley as ESG director
Claire Hedley joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she led the ESG client strategy group.
21 June 2022
HFC: Employing fund management expertise to make a difference
Marshall Wace partner Jon May explains how Help for Children (HFC) applies the fund management expertise of its team members to make a real difference in preventing child abuse.
20 June 2022
Comment: Keep your head in the cloud to track ESG
To be good at ESG investing you need an exceptional ESG tracking system, which requires the power of the cloud, writes Ben Harrison of Intapp
20 June 2022
Aligning ESG efforts with your fund administrator
With LPs increasingly interested in how private equity firms themselves are operating when it comes to ESG, it’s worth thinking about a GP’s own suppliers and third party providers to ensure both parties are aligned.
16 June 2022
LDC appoints ESG director
Alex Bexon joins from Deloitte where he spent the last 10 years in the firm’s ESG advisory practice
13 June 2022
Zeidler launches digital sustainable finance module
The module provides practical guidance on sustainable finance regulations, disclosure and reporting obligations
13 June 2022
Operational lens: Summa Equity Fund III
Summa’s latest fund was almost quadruple the size of its predecessor, despite being raised remotely. General counsel Martin Sjölund, talks us through their Swedish fund structure, the bespoke onboarding solution, tackling compliance heavy ODD and Summa’s supportive partners.
9 June 2022
Profile: Patrick Camenisch, Evoco Private Equity
The director of finance and operations discusses automating processes, fund administrator challenges, and why Evoco switched fund domicile from Jersey to Luxembourg
8 June 2022
Cinven secures €4bn ESG-linked sub line
The sustainability linked loan will support portfolio company ESG initiatives
8 June 2022
LPs to start requesting SBTi adoption
New research reveals the majority of European LPs will soon be asking managers to adopt the Science-Based Targets initiative
7 June 2022
Comment: ESG and PE in Asia: rules of attraction
Stephanie Keen, leader of Hogan Lovells’ corporate & finance practice in Asia Pacific and associate Amelia Lee detail regulatory developments putting ESG firmly on the map in Asia.
7 June 2022
ESAs clarify SFDR and Taxonomy Regulation compliance
Recent statement aims to clear up confusion over the application of SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation ahead of their adoption
6 June 2022
IQ-EQ appoints sustainability manager
Sanaa Hira has joined from GAM Investments to take up the newly-created role
6 June 2022
Force of nature
The TCFD has put action to prevent climate change to the forefront of investing, now a new nature-related framework aims to put the spotlight on biodiversity
31 May 2022
ICG appoints global head of sustainability & ESG
Elsa Palanza joins from Barclays where she spent the last four years in a similar role
30 May 2022
Fund finance tracker: 2nd edition
The latest instalment of the Fund Finance Tracker found tightening of NAV loan amounts and increased activity for GP facilities
30 May 2022
Domicile watch: May 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFSC’s fee increases, Jersey’s amendment to its Limited Partnership Law and GFSC joining TNFD
30 May 2022
Human vs nature
People are messy and unpredictable - trying to fit them into one third of an acronym isn’t working
30 May 2022
Bridgepoint’s Holley joins KPMG
James Holley has rejoined KPMG having spent five years as head of ESG at Bridgepoint
25 May 2022
Broadridge launches ESG reporting solution
The solution aims to help ESG asset managers to manage their SFDR compliance
25 May 2022
Pantheon names global head of ESG
Eimear Palmer joins from ICG where she was head of responsible investment
23 May 2022
Legal lowdown: James Oussedik, Sidley Austin
To kick off our legal insights series, James Oussedik, investment funds partner at Sidley Austin discussed his thoughts on AIFMD II and fund domiciliation challenges
23 May 2022
Zeidler launches SFDR disclosures tool
The tool aims to streamline and simplify asset managers’ adherence to the ESG regulation
19 May 2022
Operational lens: Circularity backs P2i
With a circular economy investment strategy framework, Circularity Capital delves deep into the details when it comes to deals. We take a look at the operational work behind the firm’s recent £8m investment into P2i
19 May 2022
Argos appoints ESG head
Jessica Peters joins from engineering and advisory company Greenfish
16 May 2022
BlackRock to streamline ESG reporting
Consortium of LPs will use ESG Outreach, an extension of eFront’s Insight platform, for ESG data collection, analysis and reporting
12 May 2022
Profile: Susan Wilkins, Actis
The COO discusses her pathway from Actis portfolio company to the GP, taking over management of Abraaj funds and her role as a member of the inclusion & diversity committee
5 May 2022
Profile: Razzak Akbar, Freshstream
The CFO discusses Freshstream’s spinout from Bregal, the ongoing relationship between the two firms and setting up the Dutch office
29 April 2022
400 PRI signatories used EU taxonomy last year
Around 10% of total signatories adopted taxonomy on voluntarily basis before it became a mandatory obligation
28 April 2022
Another ESG regulation
Despite numerous ESG related rules hitting private equity over the past year, Brexit means more burdensome regulations for managers to digest and comply with. What does the proposed UK Green Taxonomy mean for PE, and how does it fit into the existing ESG regulatory matrix?
25 April 2022
JTC launches virtual chief sustainability officer service
The outsourced offering aims to help clients to understand, definite and implement their own ESG strategy, policies and reporting
20 April 2022
JTC appoints first chief sustainability officer
Wendy Holley will continue in her existing role as COO, and will be responsible for developing JTC’s ESG framework
14 April 2022
Unlimited partnership
Over the past year, there has been a surge of partnership agreements between various private equity-focused tech providers. Additionally, these same tech providers have joined forces with a number of service providers. But who is doing what, with who?
13 April 2022
Due diligence goes digital
A new report found the majority of survey respondents intend to use more technology and tools to get diligence done in the future
12 April 2022
EU Commission publishes finalised RTS under SFDR
The Commission Delegated Regulation will come into force on 1 January 2023, when SFDR is expected to come into effect
11 April 2022
mnAI acquires Regulation Technologies
The acquisition aims to enhance mnAI’s data insights offering
11 April 2022
Comment: Unlocking private markets’ ESG potential
Hemal Mehta, founder and CEO of AtomInvest discusses the importance of sophisticated tech when it comes to ESG data collection, analysis and reporting
7 April 2022
Aztec hires head of ESG and sustainability
Caroline Mantoura joins from Accenture, having served as director of operations
25 March 2022
ESG Book adds ESG data convergence project metrics
Private equity GPs and LPs, globally, will now have access to meaningful, performance-based, comparable sustainability data from private companies
24 March 2022
GRI most popular ESG reporting framework
The framework is widely used across the US and Western Europe because it’s considered the most comprehensive standard for sustainability reporting
22 March 2022
Key reporting deadlines for Q2 2022
Need to know dates for private equity filings in the second quarter of 2022
21 March 2022
The DEI is cast
Riverside Europe's Dörte Höppner gets under the skin of private equity's diversity, equity and inclusion problem
17 March 2022
TNFD framework open for consultation
Taskforce for Nature-based Financial Disclosures aims to build upon the approach taken by TCFD and align with the emerging global baseline for sustainability standards
14 March 2022
LISTEN: Lessons learned with Steve Darrington
Our latest podcast details his approach to risk management, walking the line between optimism and realism, and thinking the unthinkable.
10 March 2022
Profile: Devin Glenn, Blackstone
The managing director, global head of diversity, equity & inclusion discusses how Blackstone collects and measures DEI metrics, where DEI sits within the firm and what she's achieved so far
9 March 2022
Novata forms ESG advisory council
The council advises the firm on ways to help private markets navigate, operationalise and extract value from ESG data
8 March 2022
PE & VC firms failing to meet industry EDI standards
Equality Group’s latest D&I index ranked Advent International in first place for the second year in a row, with a top score of 65%
7 March 2022
5 minutes with… Monel Amin, DiligenceVault
“One of the biggest friction points we see is the lack of standardisation. Diligence standards have emerged, but adoption remains sub-scale.”
7 March 2022
Actis promotes Nissan to partner
Shami Nissan has led the firm’s approach to responsible investment, sustainability and impact since 2014
1 March 2022
Domicile watch: February 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFSC’s late fees for registry submissions, Guernsey’s new chair for its Green Finance strategy and Ireland’s Green Pledge launch
28 February 2022
Reporting frequency expected to increase
Intertrust’s latest survey found GPs expect to share information daily or weekly, or in real time