"Business Expansion: Advisory Services Take Center Stage for Phenix"
In a series of significant moves, European impact investing has seen a surge of growth and collaboration, as revealed by recent announcements from Phenix Capital Group, Impact Bridge, Northern Horizon, Gist Impact, and the Natural History Museum.
Phenix Capital Group Launches PCG Impact
Phenix Capital Group has unveiled a new separate business called PCG Impact, effective from 9th July 2025. This new venture specializes in impact strategy design, impact manager selection, and impact portfolio management with a mission to empower investors to integrate impact strategies aligned with social and environmental goals alongside financial returns. PCG Impact aims to become Europe's leading impact investment advisor, with ambitions to direct at least €10 billion towards scalable sustainable solutions.
Gist Impact and Natural History Museum Collaborate on Biodiversity
In collaboration news, Gist Impact and the Natural History Museum have partnered to focus on biodiversity. The partnership will see Gist Impact integrating a biodiversity index developed by the museum into its nature and biodiversity solutions. This collaboration aims to enhance GIST's ability to deliver location-specific, scientifically credible nature data and insights at scale. The Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII), widely recognized as the most scientifically robust measure of ecosystem health, will allow investors and corporates to more effectively screen assets for biodiversity risks across global operations.
Spain's Impact Bridge Announces Fund Close
Impact Bridge, a fund launched in 2023 to fund projects generating positive social and environmental impact through debt financing, has recently closed. The fund, which almost hit its €150m target size, is the largest impact-focused fund in Spain. The fund attracted over 300 investors, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), MicroBank, the COFIDES-managed Social Impact Fund, and ICO Group's Axis.
Northern Horizon Fund Expands Care Home Portfolio
Northern Horizon is expanding its care home portfolio, indicating growth in the healthcare real estate sector. The latest care home will be located in the Finnish city of Espoo and will have 57 modern care beds, including 31 intensive care beds and 26 communal living units. This expansion follows the acquisition of two existing care facilities in Finland in May and a care home under development in Espoo. Northern Horizon has made over 160 investments into care and senior housing assets since 2007.
PCG Impact's Growth Ambitions
To meet the growth ambitions of PCG Impact, Phenix plans to strengthen its team with strategic appointments. PCG Impact's advisory experience covers over €1 billion in impact investment assets across various asset classes and UN Sustainable Development Goals. The firm's head and managing partner at Impact Bridge, María Samoilova, said this milestone consolidates their commitment to authentic, measurable impact investing focused on Spain.
These developments reflect the latest trends in impact investing and real estate, as announced by Phenix Capital Group, Impact Bridge, Northern Horizon, Gist Impact, and the Natural History Museum. As these organisations continue to expand and collaborate, the impact investing sector in Europe is poised for significant growth.
- Phenix Capital Group's new venture, PCG Impact, is dedicated to impact strategy design, manager selection, and portfolio management, aiming to empower investors to integrate social and environmental goals with financial returns.
- Gist Impact and the Natural History Museum have partnered to focus on biodiversity, integrating a biodiversity index developed by the museum into Gist Impact's nature and biodiversity solutions.
- Impact Bridge, a fund launched in 2023, has recently closed, becoming the largest impact-focused fund in Spain with almost €150m in assets.
- Northern Horizon is expanding its care home portfolio, indicating growth in the healthcare real estate sector with a new care home in Espoo, Finland.
- To meet the growth ambitions of PCG Impact, Phenix Capital Group plans to strengthen its team with strategic appointments, according to María Samoilova, the firm's head and managing partner at Impact Bridge.
- These organizations' growth and collaborations, such as Phenix Capital Group, Impact Bridge, Northern Horizon, Gist Impact, and the Natural History Museum, reflect the latest trends in impact investing and real estate, positioning Europe for significant growth in the sector.
- Investors' lifestyle, personal-finance, education-and-self-development, technology, sports, weather, and even casino-and-gambling interests may find opportunities and risks associated with this growing impact investing landscape in Europe.
