ESG

IPF closes on €241m for healthcare debt

As the market opportunity expands, the healthcare-focused manager is finding opportunities to invest larger ticket sizes.

Nuveen: Energy security is steering its pragmatic approach to the energy transition

The energy transition opportunity is now being driven by realism and commercial objectives more than climate philosophy or government policy, says Don Dimitrievich, global head of Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit.

Private credit sharpens focus on climate’s missing middle

Recent moves by Lightrock, Nest and Galvanize offer signs that the private credit market is starting to bridge the climate financing gap, but there is still a long way to go.

Sustainability-linked loans have a new use case

Lenders are starting to use SLLs for more than just operational improvements.

Aware Super looks to add direct lenders in Europe

The Sydney-based superannuation fund is continuing to diversify both geographically and strategically, attendees at our Europe Summit heard.

Arrow Global: Local origination and asset backing will determine Europe’s winners

Asset-backed strategies and managers prioritising local origination are best positioned to succeed in Europe as the market grapples with testing macro conditions, says Adam Baghdadi, managing director at Arrow Global.

Credit managers target defence spending

Turbulent geopolitics has placed capital expenditure in the defence industry under the searchlight. PDI explores the role private credit may have in supporting frontline efforts.

ESG: A gap between reality and perception

Climate risk, DEI and other sustainability factors are still a focus for many investors – and GPs, it seems – despite the recent backlash against ESG, shows our LP Perspectives 2026 Study.

L&G: Expanding into emerging market private debt

L&G’s Jake Harper says institutional investors may uncover an attractive risk-return profile in emerging market private debt.