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General Atlantic Acquires Sustainable Infrastructure Investor Actis

ESG Today

The move marks the latest in a series of moves by major asset managers to boost their capabilities to target a rapidly growing infrastructure opportunity set driven by themes including energy transition and decarbonization, including last week’s acquisition by BlackRock of infrastructure giant GIP for $12.5

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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

According to Prequin , the size of PE assets under management has multiplied 6 times since 2004, tripled in the last decade and Prequin predicts that PEs will grow by 30 percent between 2019 and 2025 when PEs are expected to reach $8.3 A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments.