Exclusive: HSBC’s climate venture team departs for impact firm – and eyes new €200m fund

Christophe Defert (left) and Mike D'Aurizio. Image supplied
3 mars 2026
06:00
The team behind HSBC Asset Management’s climate venture fund has found a new home – and now plans to launch a €200m climate tech fund, Impact Loop can reveal.

The team at HSBC Asset Management’s Climate Growth Partners has been incorporated into Bridges Fund Management, an impact investment firm co-founded by Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen, described by some as the “father of British venture capital.”

Led by climate tech investors Christophe Defert and Mike D'Aurizio, the team will operate under the new banner of Bridges Climate Transition Partners (BCTP).

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