ESG and Asset Management: Challenges and Opportunities

04/25/21 • 24 min

How will recent EU regulatory developments and the change of U.S. administration impact ESG in asset management? In this episode, Dechert’s Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, a London-based financial services partner, leads a discussion with Planet First Partners’ Andreea Constantinescu and SilverStreet Capital’s Gary Vaughan-Smith on the latest developments in ESG investing, its role in capital raising and anticipated future trends.

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Committed Capital - ESG and Asset Management: Challenges and Opportunities

Transcript

Intro 0:08
Welcome to Dechert's Committed Capital, where PE leaders open their playbooks to discuss today's PE trends.
Mikhaelle Schiappacasse 0:18
Hello, and thank you for joining us today. My name is Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, and I'm a partner in Dechert's financial services group based in London. In this episode of Committed Capital, we are going to be talking about the challenges and opportunities arising out of ESG developments in the asset ma