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How to spot if your fund manager greenwashes

With additional downside-risk for impact investors, Jim outlines his thoughts on spotting greenwashing in this article in the Financial Times' FTAdvisor.

Jim Roth, Zamo Capital’s Founder and Managing Partner, featured on CNBC Squawk Box Europe.

In this interview, Jim discusses impact investing opportunities in the context of the current global macro environment.

05 December 2023

Why size still matters for private markets funds in the impact space

Large institutional investors, in common with wealth managers and private banks, tend to favour bigger, established private equity managers, rather than emerging houses. But there are signs this is gradually changing.

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Impact Investing: Generating Positive Impact Plus Financial Return, with Jim Roth of Zamo Capital

Zamo Capital's Founder and Managing Partner, Jim Roth, was interviewed recently by Jon Finger on the McGuireWoods LLP Emerging Manager podcast.

01 February 2024

Financing Britain’s energy transition – the scope and opportunities in solar energy

As war rages in Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis stoked by Russia’s aggression takes hold, the need for energy independence, such as solar energy, has never been more apparent.

Zamo Capital makes equity investment into Bristol & Bath Regional Capital’s to expand their real estate fund management business focussed on key worker housing

Zamo Capital will provide growth capital for Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) to scale BBRC Homes, a profit-with-purpose real estate asset manager focussed on building key worker housing in the South West of England.

Jim Roth’s three themes for 2023: Greenwashing, climate change and reshoring

Veteran impact investor Jim Roth identifies the three themes he believe will dominate the year ahead

'Impact managers should focus less on storytelling and more on their duty'

Having worked for the past two decades in impact investing, I have noted increasing concern among investors of impact fund managers who often seem to possess a less robust sense of fiduciary duty than their commercial counterparts.

Jim Roth, Founder and Managing Partner of Zamo Capital, features on the The Private Equity Podcast

In the episode, Jim discusses greenwashing, how to define impact investing, and growing two impact Private Equity firms - LeapFrog Investments and Zamo Capital

Zamo Capital inks third Big Society Capital deal, seeks to expand horizons

Having recently invested in Bristol and Bath Regional Capital, Zamo founder Jim Roth explains the firms future plans.

Social and Sustainable Capital launches second social housing fund

City impact investment chief Jim Roth on greenwashing: ‘If you can’t measure it, you cannot manage it’

Four steps to cut through greenwash

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) has launched its second housing fund, Social and Sustainable Housing II (SASH II) with almost £35m of commitments.

So-called “green” investment claims, and the substance behind them, are dominating the agenda of many City firms and the wider UK business community.

Toby Mitchenall speaks to Jim Roth, who co-founded LeapFrog and is now founder and managing partner of Zamo Capital, about how to avoid exaggerated impact claims

31 Aug 2022

9 Aug 2022

How to avoid another DWS-style greenwashing fiasco

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Pantheon’s Steers to advise Zamo Capital on investments

Helen Steers takes on impact role

Picking an impact manager is not easy, as DWS' probe shows. Here's how to fight through the noise

Picking an impact manager is not easy, as DWS' probe shows. Here's how to fight through the noise

Pantheon partner Helen Steers, will sit as an external investment committee member for Zamo Capital, an investor in impact managers

19 May 2021

19 May 2021

Pinsent Masons ESG Series Q&A on Impact Investment with Jim Roth

Virtual Networking Panel: Mercer 2021 exchange

12 March 2021

The Virtual Networking Panel Discussion was chaired by Sarika Goel, Responsible Investment Consultant. Other participants were Dinesh Visavadia, Independent advisor/trustee and Paul Blyth, Friends Provident Foundation, Investment Committee.

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The quest for impactful governance in private equity

Despite the fact that most private equity investors hold themselves out as governance experts… governance models at the private equity firms themselves are often poorly developed.

8 Dec 2020

Four influential names in global private equity will help to build Europe’s first specialist investor in impact managers.

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Neil Harper and Merrick McKay join impact firm board

Pantheon partner Helen Steers, will sit as an external investment committee member for Zamo Capital, an investor in impact managers

Zamo Capital takes stake in SASC in debut deal

Zamo Capital, which takes stakes in impact investment firms, has made its first deal, investing in Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC)…

21 Sept 2020

15 June 2020

Zamo Capital attracts global private equity heavy weights

Zamo Capital backs social investment firm SASC

Impact firm Zamo invests in UK social housing manager SASC

Talking Points - Private Equity news

Zamo Capital I LP, has made its first investment since launching in November 2019 in Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC)…

Specialist impact investment firm Zamo Capital has announced it is investing in the management of Social and Sustainable Capital

My first deal was with a Chennai-based financial services firm. It had an exceptional reputation for the returns it had provided previous PE investors….

15 Jun 2020

18 Nov 2019

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Zamo Capital: the newest entrant to the GP stakes market

Zamo Capital, set up by LeapFrog Investments co-founder Jim Roth, will back up to six UK-focused impact managers.

13 Nov 2019

LeapFrog founder makes fresh push into impact market

The co-founder of one of the first private equity groups to specialise in impact investment has launched a new venture…

4 Nov 2019

Zamo Capital, launched by Dr Jim Roth

Europe’s pioneering specialist investor in impact investment firms, Zamo Capital, launched by Dr Jim Roth

Backed by investment from Big Society Capital.

04 Nov 2019

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