Digitization has by now made its way into nearly every industry sector. It isn’t just about tech companies, or sales channels, or a little more cost savings on the margins; it’s also about creating new products and services, new production methods, and new ways of collaborating with customers and suppliers. It’s about the revolution of the industrial sector under the banner known as Industry 4.0, and beyond.

Sustainable development (ESG) in particular is a central component of our investment concept and in the evaluation of companies.

Even if the purpose of your financing instrument is not to finance a climate-friendly product or a product that explicitly promotes the environment, you can positively consider other climate-friendly investments and measures by your company, such as the modernization of heating and operating systems to save energy and water, as well as other measures to reduce CO2 emissions or the use of renewable energies, when designing your financing instruments.

Social criteria, such as the creation of affordable housing through employee housing, childcare and other measures to promote customer and employee satisfaction, such as the financing of employee bicycles, can also be taken into account in your financing and help your company to reduce financing costs by achieving these goals.

Good corporate governance can alternatively or additionally be taken into account as an ESG factor in your project or corporate financing through a special commitment to promoting tax transparency, anti-corruption, and your corporate ethics.

At BlueRiver Capital we are particularly proud of our global, integrated approach. We operate as one firm, leveraging all of our businesses across the firm on behalf of our fund investors and the companies in which we invest. BluerRiver Capital's platform invests in industry-leading franchises and companies poised for significant improvement or growth that attract high-quality management teams. Moreover, we are disciplined investors, focusing on long-term business fundamentals.

In addition to traditional management buyouts and build-ups, the business seeks to find opportunities to provide growth capital, as well as minority investments, and public toe hold investments where we can partner with public companies and leverage our industry expertise and operational capabilities.