Year Founded: 2004
AUM: $40.4B | Dry Powder: N/A
20 Air Street, London W1B 5AN,England, UK
Generation Investment Management is a sustainability-focused investment firm headquartered in London, UK with a regional headquarter in San Francisco, California. The firm manages equity portfolios and investment funds including private equity funds and invests in the public equity markets globally
Key Contacts
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David Blood
Co-Founder & Senior Partner
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Miguel Nogales
Co-Founding Partner, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Partner
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Mark Ferguson
Co-Founding Partner, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Partner
Investment Preferences
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Preferred Industries
NA
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Geographical Preference
Americas, California, North America, United States, West Coast
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Preferred Deal Types
Buyout, Growth/Expansion, Real Assets & Natural Resources – General, Venture Capital – Later Stage
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Other Investment Preferences
NA
Investments By Year
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Funds Closed
Size: $1.7B
Dry Powder: $1.7B
Details: The fund prefers to invest in healthcare, financial services, cleantech, healthtech, energy, etc.
Size: $81M
Dry Powder: $81M
Details: The fund targets mid-to-late- stage growth businesses
Size: $1B
Dry Powder: $375M
Details: The fund prefers to invest in clean tech, healthcare, financial services, digitech & fintech sectors
Commitments By Fund Type
Commitments By Fund Type
Commitments By Region
Key Investments
In March 2023, Green Li-ion secured $20.5 million of venture funding in a deal led by Generation Investment Management. Banpu NEXT, Energy Revolution Ventures, Envisioning Partners and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. Green Li-ion is a developer of a multi-cathode technology designed to rejuvenate lithium-ion batteries
In February 2023, FNZ, via its financial sponsors Generation Investment Management, Motive Partners, Summit Partners, Temasek Holdings, CPP Investments and CDPQ entered into an agreement to acquire Ifsam, a Luxembourg-based B2B fund platform, for an undisclosed amount
In December 2022, Octopus Energy, via its financial sponsors Generation Investment Management and CPP Investments, acquired Zestec Renewable Energy for an undisclosed amount. Zestec is a provider of funding and asset-managing services intended for creating value from renewable energy assets
In November 2022, Project44, a developer of a logistics technology platform designed to digitize the shipment life cycle, secured $80 million of venture funding in a deal led by Generation Investment Management and A.P. Moller Holding. CMA CGM, TPG, Emergence Capital Partners, and other investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to drive several key initiatives, including measuring and mitigating supply chain emissions globally across all modes of transportation
In June 2022, Gloat, a developer of an AI-based career development software, secured $90 million in a Series D round led by Generation Investment Management. Accel, Eight Roads Ventures, Intel Capital and Lumir Ventures also participated in the round
In March 2022, FNZ, via its financial sponsors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Generation Investment Management, Summit Partners, Temasek Holdings, Motive Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Retirement & Superannuation Solutions division of Link Group (Australia) for $1.5 billion
In December 2021, Project44, a developer of a logistics technology platform raised $420 million through a combination of debt and Series F venture funding in a deal led by TPG, Bluewater Companies, Thoma Bravo, WP Global Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Insight Partners, Sozo Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners, Chicago Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Silverton Partners, Generation Investment Management also participated in the round
In September 2021, Octopus Energy, a producer and supplier of renewable solar, wind and tidal energy received $300 million of development capital from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Other Details
Generation Investment Management is a pure-play sustainable investment manager & currently manages more than $30 billion of assets for its global client base of asset owners. The firm invests globally in growth-stage businesses with proven technology and commercial traction. The firm’s approach to active investment management is based on an investment process that fully integrates sustainability analysis into the decision-making and is focused on long-term performance.
The company’s latest fund, namely, Just Climate Fund is a fund managed by Just Climate and Generation Investment Management. The fund is located in London, UK, and seeks impact investments in energy, agriculture, climate, water and ocean, and coastal zone sectors.
8VC, Accel, Akkadian Ventures, Alta Park Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Angeleno Group, Arnold Venture Group, Bain Capital Ventures, Brookside Capital, Clal Energy, Greenspring Associates, Hartford Financial Services Group, John Hancock Investments, Kleiner Perkins, Lead Edge Capital, Mousse Partners, OVP Venture Partners, Serena Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Venrock, Y Ventures are some of the co-investors who invest alongside Generation Investment Management.
Source: Pitchbook, Company Website, Press Release