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Financing for social impact and climate businesses gets a billion dollar boost with new KKR fund
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/12/financing-for-social-impact-and-climate-businesses-gets-a-billion-dollar-boost-with-new-kkr-fund/
KKR, the multi-billion dollar, multi-strategy investment firm, has closed on over $1.3 billion for companies focused on social and environmental challenges.
KKR Global Impact says its fund will focus on identifying and investing in companies worldwide where preformance and social impact are intrinsically aligned. Specifically, the fund will invest in companies in the lower middle market that contribute toward progress along the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.