Dedicated private equity impact funds have reached critical mass. Since 2015 the number of funds in this sector has risen to 1,250 from 456, according to Phenix Capital in a new report entitled, Impact in Private Equity – What is Best Practice? published by bfinance, a leading institutional consulting group.
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One response to “Family offices and impact funds – returns and due diligence are a big issue”
You have to distinguish between real impact funds and bandwagon impact funds. There’s no point having an impact fund which is just on the bandwagon; you should just call it a fund.
If it’s a real impact fund then frankly, why do you expect it to make good returns? It’s weird that people expect to make a profit from repairing the planet, when they’ve already made a profit from ruining it. It’s like “Hey, I broke your side mirror, now pay me to mend it.”
No, if you have enough money to have a family office, then don’t burden the planet even more by expecting your 10x and your 40% IRR etc. The money to repair the world is paying for the dinner you’ve already eaten.