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https://lnkd.in/eaRRAued Productive day at Impact Investor summit in London. Good mixture of various stakeholders interested in #Impactinvesting, #infrastructureinvesting Key take aways: - the opportunity set is immense providing different access points and different risk / return profiles to all kind of investors (VC, equity, debt) - no "sacrificing the return" to meet Impact objectives. Still important to deliver strong performance and beat your benchmarks - Impact isn't only about carbon reduction but also about improving access to healthcare and social services, digitalization and economic mobility. - you don't have to be an Article 9 fund to drive Impact

"LeapFrog’s expertise in delivering services to these (low-income) customers, and in developing research and development models that can ensure a product is effective, can benefit the companies it backs". Love to see the case study of our work with Redcliffe Labs highlighted in this Barron's piece - thanks to Ben Thornley from Tideline for the shout out! Read more on how we create "impact value" here: https://lnkd.in/gr2F4nJ4 #impactinvesting #privateequity Impact Capital Managers BlueMark

Blue Earth Capital's CEO Stephen Marquardt recently sat down with Impact-Investor.com to discuss the growth of impact investing as an asset class, and how BlueEarth is taking a leading role in developing the sector. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e3FAN_dv #impactinvesting #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

📆 Join me at the New Private Markets Impact Investor Global Summit in London on Tuesday 14 May.    I’ll be speaking on the ‘Ocean health and blue economy: a growing asset class,’ panel session where I'll be looking to demystify ocean investments and will discuss:🌊    * investing in the Ocean as a solution to climate change impacts * the need to recalibrate the investment lens * showcasing the challenges and opportunities * measuring impact and how Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance has put this into practice collaborating with our members on the Sea Change Impact Financing Facility (#SCIFF).    The Impact Investor Global Summit is the leading conference on how private market investors can tackle the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges through impact investing – and it’s great to see the Ocean on this year’s agenda. 🌍    Find out more 👉  https://lnkd.in/eczxGhCT       #ORRAA #NatureBasedSolutions #SustainableImpact #SustainableInvestments #BlueEconomy Diane Damskey, Olivier Raybaud 海力维, Elisabeth Jones, CFA, Erik Bjørstad

In this article, we share our experience of shifting from a VC-only asset manager to a multi-class investment house, backed by the ambition of broadening our capacity to drive finance towards positive impacts. Thanks to Daniel Izzo for leading the piece and to Dennis Price for featuring it on ImpactAlpha .

Long-term investor engagement is key to maximising impact, according to Impact Capital Managers' and Tideline's latest report. Efforts to create impact should be maintained throughout the term of an impact investment, while the benefits should be made clearer to the institutions backing impact funds, researchers say. Read Ian Lewis's story here: #impactinvesting #impactecosystem https://lnkd.in/gRymeva5

Get ready to uncover top-notch investment tips and hotspots in the global impact market at the Impact Investor Global Summit in London on 14-15 May. Don't miss out! Join 600+ impact pros and 200+ allocators. Exciting stuff awaits! 💼💡 Discover more at: https://okt.to/97xjcH #ImpactInvestor #ImpactInvestment

Having helped the impact investing industry to scale and institutionalise, CalSTRS, Capricorn, Builders Vision, Makena and Accelerate are finding new investment avenues for the industry's growth. Read the story here to learn more: https://okt.to/yPUvTp #NPM #PrivateMarkets #Investors #Climate #ClimateSolutions #ImpactInvesting #Infrastructure #PrivateEquity

There are many emerging opportunities for investors to be excited about in 2024, but some shine brighter than others. By Benjamin Davis, CEO of Octopus Investments https://lnkd.in/eKbZAyty #investors #2024outlook #alternatives #octopusinvestments

NEW: 'How Vox Capital diversified across asset classes to meet impact investor demand' In another exclusive in this month's 'ImpactAlpha Latin America' newsletter, Daniel Izzo and Daniel Brandão of VOX Capital share the Brazilian fund manager's journey from a a VC-only firm to a manager diversified across asset classes. In impact investing, write Izzo and Brandão, diversification “allows for a broader spectrum of impact themes and sectors, enhancing the ability to address a range of global challenges while promoting portfolio resilience.” To critics who expect managers to be hyper-specialized, they counter: “We are specialists in positive impact, without compromising on professional and rigorous management.” Read the full op-ed on ImpactAlpha: https://lnkd.in/gt8grKEV