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Opinions on elea (philanthropic impact investing firm founded by ex-UBS Global CEO)
Have you heard about elea https://www.elea.org/en/home-en ? They primarily do impact Seed - Series A investments in the global south (Africa, South America and Asia). Founded by the former CEO of UBS, they seem to have a pretty ok team. Juniors tend to come from EU targets/semi-targets (LSE, St...
Pigeonholed in NMTC Space / Impact Investing
Good Morning, I have been working for a CDE (Community Development Entity) in the NMTC (New Markets Tax Credit) space for a little over 4 months now as my first job out of Undergrad (non-target). The deals we work on are multi-layered and mid-level for complexity. I have gained some exposure to...
Career Transition from NMTC / Impact Investing
Good Morning, My question pertains to what opportunities could arise from working in the NMTC space / Impact Investing. In short, I just graduated Undergrad (non-target) and am working for a CDE (Community Development Entity) in the Impact Investment / New Markets Tax Credit Space. I have been at...
Impact Investing Analyst - Lateral?
Hi all, Please bear with me - this is my first post on WSO and I'm not sure where to begin. I guess I'll start with a quick intro; I recently graduated from a great public school and was fortunate enough to land a position as an investment analyst with an impact investing focus advising...
Sustainable buy-side lateral
Hi - this is my first post so please bear with me. I recently graduated from a top 25 undergraduate program and landed an analyst position advising institutional assets at a blue-ribbon firm as an impact investing specialist. I like my work but I am finding that I am more interested in moving to a...
Do YOU know any additional environmental incentive programs other than solar?
I personally don't believe that the LEEDS certification has any value at all. It seems that the standards are not in line with the possibilities with newer tech in the space and don’t really incentivize developers to go beyond the flex / greenwashing. As such I’ve been looking to find...
Investment Consultant - Good at it but dont love it
Hi all, I have 12 years of industry experience starting from equity analysis (6 years), family office (multi asset with focus on Equities, VC, and Growth Equity) 4 years and then last 2 years as an Investment Consultant (top tier Consulting firm) advising institutional clients on SAA, DAA and asset...
Can anyone explain more about what impact funds are?
Can anyone explain more about what impact funds are? I was looking to invest some of my savings and build my portfolio so, then I stumbled across the term, Impact investments. I heard that it is the process of investing in companies that have social or economical causes. so can anyone explain a bit...
Best MSF out there
Hi everyone, I've been looking into applying to some MSF programs for a 2022 entry. Currently I'm an analyst at a Impact Investing VC fund (mid sized but well known among the community) with few internships in corp fin and corp banking all totalling up to about 2 years of work experience. I...
Vistria Group (Chicago) - Insight?
Curious about Vistria Group in Chicago and everyone's thoughts on the fund? Looks like they just raised a $1bn fund this year and seem to take an "impact-investing" approach to things. Seems like an interesting model but would like to learn more about it. Thanks!
Path to Impact Investing Firms?
Hi there WSO. I am currently an undergrad at a target interested in ultimately being at an impact investing firm for my career. Because impact investing seems to be a bit more niche, I haven't been able to find a lot of resources about it from my school -- most info is geared toward getting into...
Impact Investing Pay
Hey guys. Curious if anyone can provide insight regarding impact investing pay specifically involving funds that target market returns. I know a lot of funds donate profits to philanthropy, so not sure how that affects employee pay
Impact Investing Internships/FT - Undergrad
What impact/sustainable investing buy-side firms or funds within larger firms have internships for undergrads? Looking at any stage (VC/PE/Growth) Thank you!
Megafund PE -> Impact Investing (IFC World Bank)? Am I Crazy?
Hey WSO: I wanted to get a second opinion on my next potential career move. Personal background: Graduated from top target 2 years ago, went to a megafund (BX / KKR / Carlyle) out of college, been here since. Right now I work with top tier talent on smart deals, and make decent bank...but I just...
Impact Private Equity --- what do I tell the head hunters???
Hi WSO , I'd like to spend my long-term career in the field of Impact Private Equity, hopefully within the LBO space (although I know that not many firms exist like that right now). I'm an incoming first year IB analyst and will do on-cycle this fall. I'm primarily looking to learn as much about...
Recruiting Process
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Fidelity or Citi?
Offers from Fidelity in Asset Management as a BA or Citi IB . Interested in impact investing. Wondering what people's thoughts are on what is a better offer.
3 reasons why Impact investing is hurting non-profits
There has been a lot of talk surrounding Impact Investing in the past 5 years, it combines the best of both worlds – doing social good and earning a return at the same time. The introduction of private market economics to companies serving the society give social enterprises and non-profits access...
Impact investing - choices
Hello everyone, The subject of impact investing hasn't been very prominent on this site so far, but maybe there is someone here who could help. I'm currently in M&A at a strong MM shop in a major city and but decided to abandon banking for international development / impact investing. I've secured...
Best in class Impact investing Managers?
Does anyone know of any firms that have a strong impact investing program i.e. where they either manage a portfolio of public stocks of companies that have a positive social impact or invest directly in private companies that fall in the category. It seems like an interesting career if you want to...
Top five takeaways from my summer internship in Impact Investing
Top five takeaways from my summer internship in Impact Investing “So what did you learn?” my boss asked me in the final week of my internship. After a summer of struggling to make well-formatted PowerPoint slides, finding out after my final presentation that a fund track record is ACTUALLY the...
A Challenge to the Oracle of Omaha
A few months ago, a number of my classmates flew to Nebraska to have lunch with Warren Buffett . After the meal, someone asked him his opinion on impact investing. His response was similar to the one he gave at the Forbes 400 Summit and equally disappointing. Buffett felt that investing and...
Economic Analyst Looking to Move Into Impact Investing could use Modeling Training. Help!
Hello, I'm Matt, an Economic Analyst with a trade association in Washington, DC. I'm here at WSO to figure out the best way to break into the impact investing world. I'm drawn to the impact world through my Master's program in International Economic Policy, where I realized two things: 1) Government...
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