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🎉 After we shared our key takeaways from 100 successful transactions, what have we learned about the appetite on the #investor side? 📽️ Our Head of IR & Impact, Juliane v. Boeselager, gives her main impressions and call to action in this short video. But we also have some interesting statistics for you: 💡 We raised more than EUR 85m in total 💡 The most active investor types across all 100 transactions by numbers were business angels and single-family offices (56%), impact and VC funds (18%) and foundations (15%)                                   💡 The impact ventures and funds we supported are active in 11 European countries and 9 different impact sectors                             💡 We saw a wide range of investor ticket sizes, from around EUR 50k up to 4m. 💯 Our big thank you goes to all the amazing #impactinvestors we collaborated with over the past 11 years for their expertise, trust and commitment! If you haven't done so yet, join us on the #impact ride and let's empower all the fantastic #impactventures and #socialenterprises out there to scale and thrive. There has never been a better time to invest for impact and put the money where the values are. Bjoern Struewer Felix Oldenburg Ashoka BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Toniic Bundesinitiative Impact Investing Impact Europe EBAN - European Business Angel Network #impactinvesting #impactfinance #bethechange #socialfinance

Kylie Rampa, CEO of QIC, shared her insights at the recent Queensland Finance Summit, focusing on the significant role of investment and innovation in driving Queensland’s economic growth. Key takeaways from Kylie's contribution: 💡 Global Expertise: QIC manages $110 billion in funds, leveraging global opportunities and expertise to benefit Queensland’s economy. 💡 Strategic Investments: Emphasised key areas of investment including natural capital, biodiversity, infrastructure, and the energy transition, aligning with the government’s agenda. 💡 Private Equity Support: Highlighted QIC’s support for local startups, with 74 investments creating over 1,200 jobs, enabling companies to grow locally without seeking offshore capital. Kylie’s insights underscore the transformative impact of strategic investments and sustainable finance in shaping a resilient and prosperous future for Queensland. 📥 You can download the full event report and replay here: https://bit.ly/4eNZWyb #QueenslandFinanceSummit #PublicPolicy #AusPol #Qldpol #Queensland #SustainableFinance #EconomicGrowth #Investment #Innovation

Don't forget to vote! New Majority Capital is excited to be part of a session proposal for #SOCAP24. Help shape the content by voting for our panel called, Impact Acquisitions Funds: Surfing the ‘Silver Tsunami’ towards Regenerative Economic Transition. This session will explore the efforts, successes, and learnings from three leaders of innovative ‘social acquisition’ funds and companies who have created models to evolve main street towards a regenerative economic transition: -Allegra Stennett of New Majority Capital -Cordell Jacks of Regenerative Capital Group -Carla Langhorst of Just Like Family Healthcare SMEs are the backbone of national economies, yet as the ‘Silver Tsunami’ of baby boomer-owned businesses approaches, the lack of succession planning poses a significant challenge. However, within this challenge lies an opportunity for impact acquisitions to drive a shift towards regenerative economic transition. Vote for our panel at https://bit.ly/3vBCwdu

We’ve set ourselves a very bold mission at SIX: To break down the barriers to shareholder activism in Australia and give all investors a loud voice in the boardroom. Together, we can use that voice to make big changes at big companies, like saving the Maugean Skate from extinction, stopping big banks funding deforestation, and getting paid parental leave for thousands of workers.  At some point, SIX will be established enough to be both an impactful and a sustainable business. But for now, we need to raise funds from investors to support our work. So we want you! We want you to be not just a user of the SIX platform (which you can be very, very soon — stay tuned!), but also an owner of the company behind SIX. While usually it’s only the very wealthy who can invest in new companies like SIX, our equity crowdfund means that anyone who loves SIX’s mission can become an owner of our company. But there’s less than a week left to invest in SIX, so get in quick: https://lnkd.in/gQqDs9Df Aside from our founders and staff, SIX’s other shareholders are a diverse range of some of the most successful and passionate founders, impact investors and climate activists — from AFR rich listers all the way through to Extinction Rebellion activists, and some of Australia’s ethical investing pioneers. If you invest in our equity crowd fund, some incredible names will sit next to yours on our share register: think Stephen P., Dave Rae, Alison Michalk, Cyan and Collis Ta'eed, Pam O'Connor, and more! Always consider the general CSF warning and offer document before investing.

💫 Let's keep the conversation going: the perceived risk for smaller funds, de-risking investments, liquidity issues, lack of track record, the constraints on the institutional investors side that are limiting investment opportunities, and many more topics around setting up/financing an impact fund. What solutions are out there? How can we work together and align supply and demand in impact finance?

At the 'The Future of Private Equity' event, a compelling panel discussion featured Jan Alexander (Secretary General, BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association), Sabine Vermassen (Managing Partner, Capricorn Partners), and Peter Maenhout (Partner/CEO, M80 Partners), moderated by Antoinette van der Hauw and Thomas Lenné of Loyens & Loeff. 🔍 https://lnkd.in/egnAZHTb Key takeaways: 📌 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 Jan Alexander highlighted, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭-𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴.” 📌 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 Peter Maenhout warned, "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘗𝘐—𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥?" 📌 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 Sabine Vermassen emphasized, “𝘌𝘚𝘎 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘊 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.” Maenhout added, "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳—𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴." 📅 We’re already looking ahead to the next exciting conversation at Loyens & Loeff! This time, in collaboration with us, the M&A Community Belgium. We invite you to join the 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭, where we’ll explore key insights on Buy & Build strategies. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/enVi6yUm #PrivateEquity #PE #ESG #PrivateEquitySummit2024

Great to see our new research on socio-economic diversity within social investment featured in the latest impact update from Pioneers Post! You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eXM8HkBz #Diversity #Inclusion #Equality #SocialInvestment #SocialEconomy

As we close another week at Impact Investing Solutions, we want to share a story that inspires us. Recently, we met a local entrepreneur who transformed their passion for sustainable farming into a thriving business. Despite facing challenges, their commitment not only changed their life but revitalized their community. This reminds us why we do what we do in helping changemakers turn their dreams into reality through impactful investments. As we head into the weekend, we encourage you to reflect on your own journey. What challenges have shaped your path? Let’s share our stories and support one another! 🌍✨ #ImpactInvesting #Community #FridayReflections

Last month, I had the opportunity to participate in the First Nations Economic Empowerment workshop, organised by Social Ventures Australia. The session was a candid, solution-oriented discussion about the key challenges hindering First Nations impact investing. Here are the main issues we tackled: Capital Access: First Nations-focused funds face significant hurdles in securing investment, due to entrenched systemic and structural barriers. Investor Perception: Changing the mindset around First Nations ventures is crucial. They aren’t just worthy of investment—they are a vital driver of economic growth. Structural Obstacles: Limited industry connections and restrictive investment mandates continue to hold back progress, but there's a real opportunity to address these challenges head-on. The conversations were real and practical, and it's clear that we must keep pushing for tangible change. I’m excited to continue working towards meaningful solutions in this space. Thank you to all involved with some of you my pleasure to meet for the first time: Biljana Nikolova, PhD GAICD, Bea C., Jocelyn King, Caleb Adams, Simon Gray, Shamal Dass, Adam Davids, John Harding, Doug Hume What are our next steps? #EconomicEmpowerment #ImpactInvesting #FirstNations #SocialVenturesAustralia #ChangeMakers

Cindicates has launched Cohort D for BC Accredited Investors! With our Cohort D now open for fundraising, invest alongside forward-thinking companies shaping a brighter future with a strong tech focus and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles at their core. Why shouldn't you miss this chance to invest in Cohort D? ✅ Support and gain early access to BC's innovative tech startups across various industries and sectors as they tackle pressing issues and yield impressive financial returns. ✅ Benefit from Cindicates’ proven expertise in navigating the dynamic tech industry, ensuring informed investment decisions. ✅ Enjoy the advantage of additional tax savings if you invest through an RRSP or TFSA account and also receive 30% refundable Tax Credits. If you’re an accredited investor, we welcome you to join our community of like-minded individuals who value both financial success and meaningful social impact. Visit our website for details and to learn more. www.cindicates.com #CohortD #Cindicates #BCtech #ESG #Sustainability #SecureYourFuture #InvestWithPurpose