{"id":91117,"date":"2026-10-07T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=91117"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:07:37","slug":"mobilising-private-finance-for-nature-learning-from-large-scale-nature-investment-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/mobilising-private-finance-for-nature-learning-from-large-scale-nature-investment-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobilising private finance for nature: learning from large-scale nature investment vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Authors: Laura Clavey, Nicola Ranger, Dorian van Raalte, Pranav Kaundinya, Thomas Viegas and Tom Tayler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report from Earth Capital Nexus analyses the structure and use of proceeds of 54 nature investment vehicles &ndash; 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. 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