Our latest Alternative Investor is out, in which we look at January hedge fund performance, with funds (generally) up and India the standout market. There were big brand private equity funds, infrastructure on trend, mountains of dry powder, secondary market tailwinds, big launches, stuttering ESG funds and more…
Lendable’s Chris Wehbe writing about the drive to standardise impact terminology, which is creating a more homogeneous data environment, helping the growth of impact investing.
Aristata Capital 's Rob Ryan looking at the emergence of impact litigation that has been a catalyst for social empowerment, fostering a more equitable legal landscape.
3iQ Corp’s Louis LaValle changes tack from impact to look at how the digital asset environment is undergoing a transformation that is heralding a new era of investment possibilities as institutions, regulators, and active finance get behind it.
In our Letter from America, Prosek Partners' Mark Kollar writes about the new-found attraction of infrastructure investing, with BlackRock acquiring Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and General Atlantic buying Actis. This is a case of private equity firms and asset managers buying into hard assets. It is a big market, with infrastructure one of the fastest-growing sectors, which also produces steady cash flows.