June 01, 2020
Executive Summary
- Effective impact investing requires rigorous impact measurement.
- Many frameworks for measurement exist, but the Impact Management Project (IMP) created a comprehensive and intuitive model that can be applied to institutional portfolios invested across asset classes and impact objectives.
- This paper describes GEM’s process and presents case studies that seek to demonstrate the framework’s potential to catalyze a paradigm shift in the way endowments, foundations, family offices, and other institutional investors integrate impact and investment objectives.
The firm announced the final close of the GEM IS Fund, L.P. and affiliated vehicles. The Portfolio exceeded its fundraising target amid growing investor confidence in the pre-fund sponsor market.
University endowments, often consistent allocators to private equity, are being forced to reexamine their liquidity positions in light of federal funding cuts and a potential endowment tax increase. Matt Bank spoke with Buyouts about how these institutions might navigate the volatility.
As university endowments brace for tighter liquidity constraints amid federal funding cuts, Co-CIO Matt Bank spoke with FundFire about how these changes will impact portfolio construction and spending strategies going forward.
Let’s start a conversation about how we can help.
