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European Private Equity Market Recap – H1 2025

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Deal activity: Deal count has picked up through the first half of 2025, up 2% compared to the same period last year but still down 7% from H2 2024. With geopolitical tensions, investors and analysts alike are forecasting...more

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Greenwashing in UK Asset Management: Deceptive Sustainability Claims

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In an era where environmental consciousness is increasingly shaping consumer behaviour and investment decisions, asset management firms in the UK are under significant pressure to demonstrate their commitment to...more

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SFDR Review Potentially Delayed to Q1 2026

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Whilst not unexpected, the long-awaited review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), originally scheduled for Q4 2025, is now likely to be delayed to Q1 2026. This follows the public and targeted...more

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SFDR Update: A Step Up in Scrutiny

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In recent weeks, EU regulators have issued several updates clearly indicating that, while the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) remains subject to review and likely substantial revision at the end of 2025,...more

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ESMA's findings on sustainability risk integration and disclosures: What you need to know

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ESMA has published its final report on the CSA on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector and a thematic note on sustainability-related claims focusing on ESG credentials. ...more

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New ESMA Guidance on Sustainability Claims and ESG Credentials: A Closer Look

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has taken another step in its ongoing mission to combat greenwashing within the financial services sector. With the release of a new thematic note, ESMA aims to ensure that...more

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ESMA Publishes Four Principles for Clear, Fair and Not Misleading Sustainability-Related Claims

On 1 July 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a thematic note on making clear, fair and not misleading sustainability-related claims, to address greenwashing risks (the “Thematic Note”)....more

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ESMA’s 2023-2024 Common Supervisory Action on Sustainability Risks and Disclosures: Key Findings

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On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on the 2023-2024 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) concerning the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures within the...more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - April 2025

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Investment advisers offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental, social, and governance...more

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EU Regulators Take Different Enforcement Paths for ESMA ESG Fund Name Guidelines

European regulators have taken different routes as to how they plan to enforce the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) guidelines (the “Guidelines”) with respect to the use of sustainability‑related terms in...more

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ESMA TRV report on fund names: ESG-related changes and their impact on investment flows

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a trends, risks and vulnerabilities (TRV) risk analysis report on ESG-related changes to fund names and their impact on investment flows. The report examines...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 227

Scimplify, an Indian startup that connects ag and pharmaceutical companies to manufacturers of specialty chemicals, announced that it raised $40 million in its Series B round. Grão Direto, a Brazilian digital trading...more

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the EU: Simplification, Decluttering, and Regulatory Burden Reduction Under Omnibus I or...

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The keenly awaited details of the EU’s proposed first omnibus package were published on 26 February 2025. The package includes amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (including revision and...more

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Blackstone’s $5.6B Bet on Clean Energy

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Blackstone Inc. has announced that it has raised $5.6 billion for a fund dedicated to investing in the transition to cleaner energy. This is about a third larger than its previous fund, reflecting increasing investor interest...more

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UK FCA expectations for authorised fund applications published

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published information setting out its expectations for firms applying for collective investment schemes to be authorised as authorised unit trusts, authorised contractual schemes...more

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Irish Asset Management & Investment Funds ESG Newsletter: October 2024 – January 2025

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The Platform on Sustainable Finance has published its report on categorisation of products under SFDR ahead of the European Commission's proposal for review of the SFDR, expected in Q4 2025. ESMA released new Q&As...more

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Asset Management Regulatory Year in Review 2024

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2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more

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2025 ESG + Sustainability Predictions

In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more

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ESG Fund Names: New Regulatory Guidance and Fast-Track Procedure to Ensure Compliance by 21 May 2025

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On 21 October 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) implemented the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Guidelines regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) fund naming as...more

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ESMA publishes first Q&As on the application of the Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms

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On 13 December 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published Q&As (the Q&As) giving guidance for the practical application of the Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority publishes Q&As on application of guidelines on funds' names using environmental, social,...

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published three sets of Q&As to provide further detail on the guidelines on funds which use ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names. The guidelines relate to...more

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The EU Green Bond Standard

Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024. The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in...more

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The UK’s FCA Offers a Temporary Extension on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels regime ("SDR") was originally scheduled to come into force from 2 December 2024.  In order to allow firms to deal with...more

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A New Sustainable Investment Framework for the EU? ESMA’s Latest Opinion

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Those who have had to navigate and consider the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) have faced its challenges and noted its deficiencies. Specifically, these have included data gaps, the SFDR’s use as a...more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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INTRODUCTION - Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation...more

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