by Miriam Rose | Aug 1, 2023 | Impact Investing, Press Releases
JOHANNESBURG—August 1, 2023—Africa-based and -led fund managers face unique obstacles that impede their ability to access capital for social impact, according to a research report published today by The Bridgespan Group. These hurdles leave on the table opportunities...
by Miriam Rose | Aug 1, 2023 | Impact Investing, Publications
Executive Summary Across sub-Saharan Africa, encompassing 48 countries and more than 1.2 billion people, Africa-based and -led investment fund managers work overtime to secure capital. It’s an especially difficult task for those that put social purpose alongside...
by Miriam Rose | Jun 26, 2023 | Featured, Impact Investing, Publications
For over 20 years, Capricorn Investment Group has acted on the theory that impact investing—investments made with an explicit intention to generate measurable positive social and environmental impacts—can also enhance long-term risk-adjusted financial returns. Today,...
by Miriam Rose | Apr 18, 2023 | Impact Investing, Publications
Long before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, reproductive care in the United States languished as an overlooked “niche” market for investors. But times are changing. Since the Dobbs ruling,...
by Miriam Rose | Apr 18, 2023 | Impact Investing, Press Releases
Boston, April 18, 2023—Long before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022, reproductive care in the United States languished as an overlooked, “niche” market for investors. But times are changing,...
by Miriam Rose | Sep 9, 2022 | Impact Investing, Publications
Not long ago, impact investing was a tricky sell. “There was a sense that there was a trade-off between positive impact and financial return,” Maya Chorengel, co-managing partner of The Rise Fund, explains. In 2016, private equity firm TPG set out to prove...
