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Feb 7, 2025 | hntrbrk.com | Sam H. Koppelman |Lynnley Browning |Jim Impoco

A look at the uphill battle faced by EVgo, a bellwether of the charging industry. Hunterbrook Media’s investment affiliate, Hunterbrook Capital, did not take any positions related to this article.

Nov 13, 2024 | thefinancialbrand.com | Lynnley Browning

The Swedish BNPL e-commerce company has made waves -- and news -- in its quest to put Gen AI the heart of its customer service, marketing and corporate operations. Thanks to AI, the company has reported gains in productivity and cost reductions that are nothing short of eye-popping. What can other FIs learn from the Klarna AI strategy?

Oct 29, 2024 | impactalpha.com | Lynnley Browning

Next-generation heirs are increasingly vocal about wanting to align their legacy fortunes with their values, through investments by their family offices in funds, projects and startups that pursue both financial returns and a positive benefit for the environment and society. But tense intergenerational discussions are stymieing a substantial or whole-scale shift to impact by all but the largest offices, leaving most wealthy families to consider or opt for incremental allocations instead.

Oct 23, 2024 | impactalpha.com | Dennis Price |Lynnley Browning

Below market, concessional and subsidized, make way for smart, strategic… and catalytic. A year ago, the Catalytic Capital Consortium was ready to declare success and move on. At a side event to last year’s GIIN Impact Forum in Copenhagen, leaders of the effort to expand the use of first-loss reserves, low-interest loans and otherwise flexible capital signaled that the project was winding down. Instead, C3, as it’s known, is opening a new chapter.

Oct 22, 2024 | impactalpha.com | Lynnley Browning

Money is not the issue. Two months after $27 billion started to flow to community lenders through a pillar of the Biden Administration’s landmark climate initiative, the challenge is developing enough projects to upgrade heat pumps, install solar panels, electrify fleets and implement other green solutions. Such projects typically require an upfront outlay by consumers and municipalities but pay for themselves over time.