DEER ISLE: Insights, Flows & Investment Trends
The Rise of Targeted Climate and Sustainable Investments
The momentum for funding the technology and infrastructure required to advance climate action and global sustainability remains robust despite the death knoll of ESG investing. The focus has shifted to more precise and actionable investment theses, driving capital into areas with tangible impact, from broad ESG narratives.
This evolution is evident in the filterable categories available in Deer Isle’s Beacon proprietary technology which boosts Capital Seekers’ and Capital Providers’ ability to close transactions and amplify engagement from a relevant subset of potential counterparties filtered from a universe of over 15,000 investing organizations and 50,000+ professionals.
Beacon’s ability to filter via verified information makes reaching relevant counterparties in sectors that might otherwise be overlooked seamless, efficient and cost-effective in a capital transaction process.
The table below contains a breakdown of Beacon organizations that demonstrate the breadth of the available number of organizations which can be reached with 99% deliverability that have key climate and global sustainable investment themes.
| Theme | Number of Organizations with Theme in Beacon |
| Climate | 280 |
| Clean Energy | 128 |
| Decarbonization | 44 |
| Agriculture / Ag Tech | 148 |
| Sustainability | 123 |
| Environmental | 169 |
| Total | 892 |
There may be duplicate organizations in these numbers since some organizations have multiple investment strategies
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Capital Provider Interest: We see – multiple times per week – demand for $2 to 10 million EBITDA businesses with strong cash flow and prospects. This demand comes from independent sponsors who have capital backing so can execute a transaction.
Continuation Funds/Secondaries: These structures have continued to be resilient as we begin the new year despite LP concerns. They are likely to remain in a GP’s arsenal since it provides the GP with greater recyclable capital flexibility.
Real Estate: Seeing less opportunity in Mezz and Preferred Equity as housing and other shortages become evident in real estate markets. Funds that can be invested into both types of opportunities are starting to refocus on equity.
Private Equity: Recent family run construction business with 3-year pipeline garnered 70 NDAs within 2 weeks of transaction announcement – signaling the high demand for basic businesses with strong demonstrated financial prospects.
