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Global Infrastructure Partners newest fund (Fund V) is an investor in the proposed Rio Grande LNG Terminal through its $3.5 billion investment. This investment resulted in Global Infrastructure Partners’ at least 46% ownership stake in the proposed LNG terminal– the…
The Carlyle Group’s two-year fundraising journey for its flagship buyout fund, Carlyle Partners VIII, closed in August raising an abysmal 54 percent of its $27 billion goal and overall 20 percent less than what the firm raised for…
Report exposes Brookfield’s fossil fuel investments and emissions reality Facts do not square with promises touted by former central banker and net-zero advocate Mark Carney Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments undermine its stated commitment to tackle…
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk) into law, the first of its kind in the United States.[1] Both bills place…
Oil Spill At Louisiana Private Equity-Owned Company Is Latest Example of Private Profit, Public Risk Statement from Jim Baker, Executive Director at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, on the oil spill 19 miles offshore of Plaquemines Parish in…
Texas communities demand the end of Rio Grande LNG at latest Washington State Pension Board meeting Private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners invested $3.5 billion into the proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal. On Thursday, community activists and tribal groups…
Carlyle-owned power plants declare bankruptcy, increased risk in gas fired energy generation Major private equity firm The Carlyle Group is facing increased risks from its large portfolio of gas-fired power plants. Carlyle’s Lincoln Power, based out of Illinois, filed for…
This is an ideal time for all investors to ask Carlyle to be fully transparent about its emissions and energy transition plans across its entire investment portfolio, not…
The Washington State Investment Board is responsible for overseeing the investment portfolios of 17 retirement plans catering to public employees, teachers, school personnel, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and judges. Additionally, we are entrusted with managing investments for several other significant…
The Oregon Investment Council (OIC) is responsible for managing and distributing the investments for various State of Oregon trust funds, such as the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, the Common School Fund, and the State Accident Insurance Fund. Members of…
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules and rule amendments to enhance the regulation of private fund advisers and update the existing compliance rule that applies to all investment advisers. The new rules and…
Multiple public pensions have capital tied up in new billion-dollar PE fossil fuel funds As climate-driven natural disasters continue to affect the United States this year, new liquid natural gas (LNG) projects are still moving forward with development. Commonwealth LNG…
