Social and Sustainable Capital launches second social housing fund

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

1 Nov 2022

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

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

31 Aug 2022

Four steps to cut through greenwash

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

9 Aug 2022

How to avoid another DWS-style greenwashing fiasco

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

10 Jun 2022

Pantheon’s Steers to advise Zamo Capital on investments

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

10 Jun 2022

Helen Steers takes on impact role

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

19 May 2022

Virtual Networking Panel: Mercer 2021 exchange

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.

4 Feb 2022

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

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

22 Sept 2020

Zamo Capital attracts global private equity heavy weights

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

22 Sept 2020

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)…

22 Jun 2020

Zamo Capital backs social investment firm SASC

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

15 Jun 2020

Impact firm Zamo invests in UK social housing manager SASC

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

12 Jun 2020

Talking Points - Private Equity news

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….

10 Dec 2019

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.

21 Nov 2019

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.

21 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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