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Votorantim Partners With Temasek to Launch $700 Million Fund to Invest in Brazil
Brazil's Votorantim group and Singapore's Temasek Holdings teamed up to launch a $700 million fund to invest in Brazilian companies, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Dezerv Raises $21 Million in Funding Led by Accel
Portfolio management startup Dezerv has raised USD 21 million in Series A funding led by Accel to drive funding to working professionals.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Why Social Enterprises Struggle to Measure Impact – And What Impact Investors Can Do About It
Impact investors typically rely on output measurements, such as total capital invested or number of people served, to assess their impact. But it's harder for investors and their investees to sustainably capture outcome data that assesses actual improvements in customers' lives. Spencer MacColl at Kiva shares data from Kiva's annual impact measurement survey, which reflects the current measurement practices and challenges of the microfinance institutions and other social enterprises Kiva supports. He explores the lessons these findings offer to impact investors and others who are working to design more effective measurement practices.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Analysis: ESG Investing Isn’t Designed to Save the Planet
While ESG investing might be a way to measure risks to corporate cash flows, it is no way to advance planetary sustainability.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, ESG, governance
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Delphos Advises African Mobile Money Unicorn on Euro 90 Million Syndicated Loan
Delphos advised Wave Mobile Money Holdings Inc. on its highly successful €90 million Syndicated Loan to further accelerate its growth in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Development Finance Institutions, British International Investment To Invest $116 Million In African Infrastructure
Development Finance Institutions (DFI), British International Investment (BII) and FMO have announced a joint commitment of $116 million to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4), managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM).
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: ESG Reports Aren’t a Replacement for Real Sustainability
A predictable backlash against ESG investing has arrived, with right-wing politicians attacking ESG investors for promoting what they see as a “woke” agenda.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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The Power of Litigation Funding: How Social Enterprises and Other Small Businesses Can Use it to Defend Their Legal Rights – And Access Capital
Social enterprises and other small businesses are often at a disadvantage when disputes arise with larger companies – particularly in the international context, where the option of going to local courts is not always available. Patrick Miller at P Miller Legal Services explores how commercial litigation funding can address this issue, by enabling these enterprises to access skilled international counsel funded by external investors who receive a proportion of any eventual award. He discusses the benefits this approach can offer to both small businesses and investors.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise