After backing Octopus Energy, Al Gore's impact fund closes $1bn vehicle

30 Jun 2026
16:17
Generation, a PE firm chaired by former US vice president and climate advocate Al Gore, has closed a new fund at $1bn.
The vehicle has already made three investments, including in British power supplier Octopus Energy.
The vehicle has already made three investments, including in British power supplier Octopus Energy.
Generation Investment Management, the sustainable investment firm chaired by former US vice president Al Gore, has closed its second private equity fund at more than $1bn.
Sustainable Private Equity Fund II, together with related co-investment vehicles, raised the sum from a broad base of institutional investors, Generation said in a statement on Tuesday.