Notable Firms
editBelow is a list of notable impact investing organizations.
Name | Location | Year established | Partners or CEO | Industries and Investment Type | Assets under management |
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Strategic Investment Fund | Seattle, Washington | 2009 | Andrew Farnum | Private Equity: health, development and education | $2,000M[1] |
Boston Common Asset Management | Bolton, Massachusetts | 2003 | Allyson McDonald | Private Equity: climate, sustainability, social | $5,000M[2] |
Bridges Fund Management | London, United Kingdom | 2002 | Michele Giddens, Ronald Mourad Cohen and Philip Newborough | Private Equity: health, skills, sustainability, social | $800M[3] |
Omidyar Network | California | 2004 | Pierre Omidyar, Pam Omidyar and Mike Kubzansky | Private Equity: social, technology, and human capital | $735M[4] |
Open Society Foundations’s Soros Economic Development Fund | New York, United States | 1997 | George Soros and Sean Hinton | Private Equity: development | $19000M[5] |
International Finance Corporation’s Investments | New York, United States | 1956 | Philippe Le Houérou | Private Equity: development, health and tech | $68000M[6] |
Actis Capital | London, United Kingdom | 2004 | Torbjorn Caesar | Private Equity: energy, infrastructure, and real estate | $9200M[7] |
LeapFrog Investments | South Africa | 2007 | Jim Roth and Andrew Kuper | Private Equity: financial services and health | $1600M[8] |
Blue Haven Initiative | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 2012 | Liesel Matthews and Ian Simmons | Private Equity: social and environment | $500M[9] |
Future Planet Capital | London, United Kingdom | 2015 | Douglas Hansen-Luke | Private Equity: Climate, Health, Education, Sustainable Growth and Security | $400M[10] |
Credit Suisse | Switzerland | 1856 | Marisa Drew | Private Equity | $1000M[11] |
Acumen | New York | 2001 | Jacqueline Novogratz | Private Equity: health, energy, financial inclusion, education, agriculture and real estate | $99M[12] |
United Nations Capital Development Fund | New York | 1996 | Judith Karl | Private Equity: development and financial inclusion | $7000M[13] |
Synthesis Capital | London, United Kingdom | 2020 | Costa Yiannoulis and Rosie Wardle | Private Equity: food technology and sustainability | $300M[14] |
BlueOrchard Finance Ltd | Zürich, Switzerland | 2001 | Philipp Müller | Private Debt, Listed Debt, Private Equity: development and financial inclusion, climate, education, women's empowerment, health, agriculture and sustainable infrastructure | $4500M[15] |
Yunus Social Business | Berlin, Germany | 2011 | Muhammad Yunus and Saskia Bruysten | Private Debt, Venture Philanthropy, Corporate Social Innovation | $20M |
Quadria Capital | Singapore | 2012 | Abrar Mir and Dr. Amit Varma | Private Equity: Leading investor in Asian Healthcare | $2,900M[16] |
References
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- ^ "Geeta Aiyer: President and founder, Boston Common Asset Management". Time. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Adva Saldinger [https://www.devex.com/news/a-deepening-relationship-between-impact-investing-and-the-sdgs-96075 "A deepening relationship between impact investing and the SDGs", Devex, 21 November 2019
- ^ Eldon, Eric (2019-10-28). "Omidyar Network CEO opens up about VC-influenced philanthropy". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ David Bank [https://impactalpha.com/lgt-acquires-aspada-from-soros-to-expand-lightstone-impact-investing-platform/ "LGT acquires Aspada from Soros to expand Lightstone impact investing platform", ImpactAlpha, 27 August 2019
- ^ Bhakti Mirchandani [forbes.com/sites/bhaktimirchandani/2019/04/12/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ifcs-operating-principles-for-impact-management/#1400b21526b7 "What You Need To Know About The IFC's Operating Principles For Impact Management", ImpactAlpha, 12 April 2019
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- ^ "LeapFrog founder makes fresh push into impact market". Financial Times. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ David Bank https://impactalpha.com/the-500-million-blue-haven-initiative-unplugged-podcast-4e0808d43eca/ "The $500 million Blue Haven Initiative", ImpactAlpha, 9 August 2017
- ^ "FPC Profile". Future Planet Capital. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Marisa Drew Details Credit Suisse Impact Goals". finews.com. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "Acumen Profile". ImpactAssets. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Meridiam Named Fund Manager for International Municipal Investment Fund (IMIF)". UNCDF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Synthesis Capital Launches World's Largest Dedicated Food Technology Venture Capital Fund". www.businesswire.com. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Peter Smith "Schroders buys majority stake in BlueOrchard". Financial Times. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Saxena, Ridhima (28 April 2022). "Quadria Eyes $1 Billion for Fund III". AVCJ. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2022.