Private equity funds riding green investment wave: "Honestly, it's a better time to sell than buy"

Private equity investors are busy capitalizing on the huge competition for sustainable assets.
"Honestly, it's a better time to sell than buy, because of the prices in some parts of the market," says Rekha Unnithan, co-head of impact investing at Nuveen, which manages more than USD 1.2trn on behalf of the school teachers' pension fund TIAA, and runs several sustainable funds. | Photo: PR/Nuveen
"Honestly, it's a better time to sell than buy, because of the prices in some parts of the market," says Rekha Unnithan, co-head of impact investing at Nuveen, which manages more than USD 1.2trn on behalf of the school teachers' pension fund TIAA, and runs several sustainable funds. | Photo: PR/Nuveen
BY NIKLAS KRIGSLUND, TRANSLATED BY CATHERINE BRETT

The market for green investments is red-hot, and it is allowing several private equity funds to reap the rewards and rake in the profits.

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