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GPs and LPs are stepping up their global ESG efforts to collect decision-useful data, say Anne Matusewicz and Jérémy Rasori at Reporting 21.
The US’s biggest pension has taken a meaningful step towards making up for a lost decade of private equity returns.
More women are being hired across investing, finance, legal and fundraising functions.
Even amid a tougher fundraising environment, climate funds are 'still very, very topical', says head of sustainable investing for private markets Ken Pontarelli.
The asset class has changed markedly since Private Equity International first started reporting on it in 2001.
The past year brought existential debate, some helpful regulation, and productive collaboration on climate and data matters, but a lack of urgency is still an issue.
Managers will need to focus on delivering alpha as the private equity industry faces a more volatile market, say Ares’ Matt Cwiertnia and Scott Graves.
Private equity’s adoption and integration of ESG has been rapid, but there is still some way to go before everyone is on the same page.
Investor requests for data and transparency are driving managers to ask for more assistance from service providers, say Apex Group’s Henk Pieter van Asselt and Georges Archibald.
Investors are in the driving seat when it comes to GPs’ compliance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Jin-Hyuk Jang and Patricia Volhard.