Private Markets – lucid capitalism

Apollo Joins Impact Investing Rush With Goal to be Market Leader

By lucidcapitalism | September 15, 2020 |

(Bloomberg) Apollo Global Management Inc. is venturing into the world of impact investing, a corner of finance where most of its private equity peers already have substantial operations.

Abraaj scandal a ‘wake-up call’ for advisory industry

By lucidcapitalism | June 25, 2019 |

(Financial Times) When private equity firm Abraaj faced allegations of mismanaging its $1bn healthcare fund last year, executives recognised that a neutral external company with a trusted reputation would be needed to investigate.

TPG introduces Y Analytics to gauge the impact of impact investing

By lucidcapitalism | January 24, 2019 |

(Pitchbook) The entity, based in Washington, DC, is being dubbed an extension of The Rise Fund, the $2 billion impact vehicle TPG founded alongside Bono in late 2017. Maryanne Hancock, a former executive at McKinsey, will lead the new initiative.