Mobilising private finance for nature: learning from large-scale nature investment vehicles
Authors: Laura Clavey, Nicola Ranger, Dorian van Raalte, Pranav Kaundinya, Thomas Viegas and Tom Tayler
This report from Earth Capital Nexus analyses the structure and use of proceeds of 54 nature investment vehicles – vehicles with various legal structures, such as private equity funds, private debt funds and special purpose vehicles (SPVs), that pool funds to channel finance into activities that benefit nature. Nature investment vehicles can contribute to overcoming barriers and mobilising private finance for nature but evidence on how they perform and are structured in practice remains limited. The report addresses that evidence gap and sets out defining criteria for a nature investment vehicle, including determining whether an investment benefits nature.
DOI: 10.21953/researchonline.lse.ac.uk.00141126