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The five policy commitments from the Biden administration that we believe are of relevance to investors focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are, in short: to recommit the US to a more proactive stance on tackling climate change, to adjust the rules on sustainable investing, to accelerate a range of energy transition rules, to strengthen sustainability-related priorities for corporate America and to set significant long-term and aspirational environment goals.
We expect these to broadly affect corporate issuers of bond and equity securities, governments and potentially even asset-backed securities.
Climate leadership is a genuine possibility under the new administration. In 2017, President Trump withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement, driven by concerns that the Paris Accord would undermine the US economy. President Biden orchestrated the original involvement of the US, and so it is hardly surprising that we have seen an early recommitment by the U
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Asia Partners
March 3, 2021
Singapore-headquartered Asia Partners, launched by former Sea Ltd president Nick Nash and Naspers B2C e-commerce division’s former CEO Oliver Rippel, announced the final close of its inaugural private equity (PE) fund at $384 million.
The fund – Asia Partners I – is the largest debut technology fund that is focused specifically on Southeast Asia. The PE vehicle seeks to make investments starting from $20 million across Southeast Asian tech startups.
The closing commitment of $384 million signals a strong investor appetite for the region’s burgeoning market for e-commerce, payments, mobile apps, and other tech and internet startups.
The fund made a $78 million first close in November 2019 and another close at $117.85 million in January 2020. The firm’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2021 showed that the fund was able to secure $282 million in commitments at that time.
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