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M&G's £5bn Catalyst fund to open to institutional investors in 2025

M&G Investments plans to open its £5 billion ($6.6 billion) Catalyst fund to institutional investors from next year, Environmental Finance has learned, in a move that should enable it to expand.

EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity

M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.

Impact valuations have 'come back down to Earth' after painful 2023, says M&G

M&G's Positive Impact Fund's holdings were affected by rising costs and supply chain issues, Ben Constable-Maxwell tells Jennifer Forrest

M&G invests €107m into public-private partnership impact fund

M&G has invested €107 million ($115.3 million) into the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a public-private partnership (PPP) impact fund providing access to finance for underserved microfinance lenders and financial institutions in developing countries in southeastern and eastern Europe.

M&G-backed Regenerate signs debut investment

Circular economy 'super underdeveloped', claims M&G

The circular economy will be a key investment theme for 2024, being one of the sustainable development goals that is "going backwards".

M&G Investments backs bio-pesticide business to tune of €75m

M&G Investments has put €75m into biological pest and disease control business Biobest via its Catalyst strategy.

Only 2 of 17 SDGs have progressed towards end goal since 2021, M&G claims

Only two of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have progressed towards their 2030 goal since 2021, a report from M&G Investments has claimed.

M&G invests £40m in British semiconductor business

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