As we celebrate Earth Day, let's take a closer look at India, a dynamic economy where innovative companies are leading the way with climate-focused business models. Some of these enterprises are financed by GEF Capital Partners, a Sarona fund manager, investments are...
Sarona and 2X Global team at the GLI networking event in Toronto, Canada Every March 8th, on International Women's Day, we are reminded of the ongoing gender inequalities and the obstacles women encounter in business and the workplace. This year's theme, "Investing in...
Patrick Hergt Sarona is happy to announce that Patrick Hergt has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation (CFA® charter) that he has worked on while supporting our investment and business development teams fulltime. Patrick Hergt has been with Sarona since...
We are pleased to announce two changes within Sarona, both a valuable addition and a promotion. Ralitsa Rizvanolli joined Sarona in September 2020 as Director of Investments, responsible for investments in the Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF) trust....
Sarona is proud to receive recognition for our on-going efforts in creating extraordinary positive global impact with a spot on the Certified B Corporation 2019 Best For The World: Overall list. The list is a comprehensive assessment administered by B Lab, a...
Sarona CEO Gerhard Pries is featured on the 6 December 2018 issue of EisnerAmper LLP’s Trends Watch blog. Trends Watch is a weekly entry to EisnerAmper's Alternative Investments Intelligence blog, featuring the views and insights of executives from alternative...
Currency risk is a persistent problem in emerging market private equity. The fear of precipitous currency loss keeps billions of private equity dollars firmly on the sidelines – capital that could otherwise play a game-changing role in promoting sustainable growth...
Convergence, a platform that connects public and private investors to participate in Blended Finance deals in Frontier and Emerging Markets, has published a case study on Sarona's Blended Finance approach. Released as part of Convergence's knowledge library, the case...
In a speech to a UN Heads of State reception at the 2016 High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS Sarona founder and CEO Gerhard Pries declared that we won’t solve the SDGs without private-public partnerships. And Blended Finance is, without hesitation, the biggest bang for...
How can the world possibly meet its commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #3 – Good Health for All – by 2030? In mid-April, at the inaugural Financing & Innovation in Global Health (FIGH) Forum, private, public, and non-profit innovators came...
ImpactAssets has released its 2015 impact investing showcase, the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free online resource for investors and financial advisors. The fifth annual guide features fund managers representing private debt and equity investments that deliver social...
Sarona Asset Management was recently showcased for its successful Blended Finance approach at the United Nations conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, where countries reached a historic agreement to finance a new sustainable development agenda....
B Corps are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. As part of the recertification, Sarona scored well above the average for a developed market B Corp and within the top...
How can mainstream institutional investors design visionary and pragmatic investing strategies that target high risk-adjusted returns while creating a measurable positive impact? Find out in the latest report by the World Economic Forum Investors Industries, prepared...
The World Economic Forum, the group most notable for their annual gathering of economists and business leaders in Davos Switzerland, is promoting a new Blended Finance model of economic growth. Together with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...
On 17 April, during the first High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation in Mexico, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development announced a CAD$ 15 million investment in a fund managed by Sarona Asset...
