Our generation has borrowed Planet Earth from future ones. Economic and population growth, depletion of resources and climate put pressure on this ‘intergenerational lending relationship’.

More than ever sustainable growth and efficient usage of available resources are key.

Private equity fund allocations could be made to the following key sectors:

1: agri-food;
2: renewable energy;
3: water/waste treatment;
4: recycling/sorting of materials;
5: irrigation/desalination
6: Cleantech
7: Medtech;
8: Biotech;

Economic growth in emerging economies is outpacing growth in developed markets.

In contrast with the past we now see that in many of the emerging countries the percentage of the populations in what could be labeled a ‘Middle Class’ is now rapidly growing.

Private equity fund allocations could be made to the following key sectors:

1 Agri-Food
2 Real Estate
3 Asset Management
4 Education
5 Healthcare
6 TMT
7 Luxury & Leisure
8 Internet
9 Logistics
10 Fashion

This Theme bridges the gap between the standard first stage impact investments of development banks (IFC, World Bank, African Development Bank, FMO and the like) and the growth strategies of already established, larger and more mature companies.

We only select fund investments that are de-risked by professional financing rounds through global development banks of other pure impact investors (with corresponding lower returns).

We act as the natural follow-up investors and will be the catalyser promising smaller companies in regions to benefit.

Private equity fund allocations could be made according the following selected sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations):

1) the fight against poverty (SDG1);
2) hunger relief (SDG2);
3) health improvements (SDG3);
4) better education (SDG4);
5) decent employment for all (SDG8);
6) responsible consumption (SDG12); and
8) peace (SDG16).