Impact Investing

This analyst note explores 13 trends across thematic climate investing, AI usage and sustainability, greenhushing, defense, regulations, DEI, Impact fund performance, and more.

Abu Dhabi-backed Alterra secures bank’s $250M commitment for its new Opportunity Fund.

PitchBook’s 2025 Impact Investing Report analyzes 5,000+ impact funds and 36,000 companies across private markets, mapping $1T+ in AUM by strategy, region, and theme to guide future allocations.

The 2025 Sustainable Investment Survey illustrates survey responses from GPs, LPs, and more regarding the evolving ESG and Impact investment landscape.

This note explores how fund managers are modifying language around ESG and diversity, equity & inclusion as well as how private equity and infrastructure funds are are adapting to policy changes.

Authenticity and fiduciary responsibility are the top concerns for LPs.

A more informal DEI approach is expected to gain popularity among GPs

The 2024 Sustainable Investment Survey illustrates survey responses from GPs, LPs, and more regarding the evolving ESG and Impact investment landscape.

Emerging impact investors closed more than 55% of funds in the space over the past five years.

Extreme backlash against ESG has caused some asset managers to reconsider their ESG allocations, and LPs are considering different approaches to Impact investment.

This analyst note delves into Impact investing, breaking fund data down by Impact categories and exploring returns on investment.

With the upper hand in a tough fundraising environment, impact-minded LPs are looking to align fund managers’ earned fees with sustainability outcomes.

ESG and impact investing are thriving in Europe and North America, but their challenges to progressing further are far from the same.

The 2023 Sustainable Investment Survey illustrates survey responses from GPs, LPs, and more regarding the evolving ESG and Impact investment landscape.

As the market for lucrative assets with positive effects on the environment and society grows, impact investors are finding it easier to source deals.

The impact investing ecosystem has a number of PE firms to credit for its expansion in recent years. We’ve compiled a list of the five largest US PE impact funds operating in 2023.

Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of United Living Group underscores impact opportunities in affordable housing.

Illumen Capital, a fund-of-funds focused on racial and gender diversity in investing, has closed its second fund on $168 million.