PIDG’s Valahu on CLEAR fund’s first close

Clara Browne-Amorim

Reporter at Uxolo

In:

Climate finance

Region:

Middle East & Africa

Helios Investment Partners’ Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) private equity fund has raised $200 million in its first close, leaving the Africa-focused fund with another $200 million to raise to reach its $400 million target size. Uxolo sits down with PIDG’s CEO Philippe Valahu to discuss what sets CLEAR apart from other frontier market climate funds.

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