Toby Mitchenall
Toby Mitchenall is the Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, at PEI Media. He is responsible for New Private Markets, a dedicated intelligence source on impact investing, sustainability and ESG in private markets, and is based in PEI’s London office. Toby was previously a consultant advising private equity firms on marketing and public relations.
Sustainable private markets are maturing, according to allocators at November's Impact & Transition Investor Summit in New York.
Analysis of the third year of EDCI data suggests that even amid tougher economic times, private equity-backed companies create new jobs faster than public companies.
The market forces that have propelled climate funds to the top of LP wish lists look set to continue.
The full year data for 2023 was dire; early signals suggest this year's will fare significantly better.
The private equity industry has made progress on the pressing and fiddly issue of ESG data; it is now looking forward to ‘a focus on outcomes’.
Vidia Equity comprises a team of industrial mittelstand private equity specialists looking for 'hidden climate champions' in German-speaking Europe and the Nordics.
Private equity firms place value on ESG, even outside the political limelight, and that suggests sustainable investing will live on.
New LPs joined and existing ones reupped in a process that allowed the European firm to 'test the water' ahead of an ambitious fundraise plan for next year.
At a conference in Paris on Tuesday, ICG's global head of ESG and sustainability Elsa Palanza linked anti-ESG sentiment in certain US states to a 'language problem' in the sustainability industry.
One in five investors wants to see more private equity transition products – hopefully the industry will answer this call.