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Market musings June 2025

Seven Impact lessons from the frontline

Over the past seven years, impact investing has evolved from a niche concept to a widely recognised and sought after approach, with the number of impact managers growing from just a handful to thousands.

Starting as an avantgarde impact strategy, the Private Global Impact Solution (PGIS, formerly known as the Global Impact Pool) has navigated this journey, maturing into an established player with a highly diversified investment approach, seeking to integrate social and environmental impact with attractive financial results.

Along this seven year journey, we have uncovered seven particularly valuable lessons that have shaped our strategy and strengthened our continuous commitment to make a difference.

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The Authors

Sarah Stols

Portfolio Manager - NL

Emails.stols@vanlanschotkempen.com
Simon Oosterhof Van Lanschot Kempen

Simon Oosterhof

Investment Strategist - NL

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General risks to take into account when investing in the Private Global Impact Solutions.
The Private Global Impact Solution will primarily invest in a diversified pool of investment funds managed by third-party investment managers with the primary investment objective to achieve capital growth and positive social and environmental impact. Investing in this strategy is subject to risks arising from the volatility of securities, bonds, currency and interest rate markets that could negatively affect the performance. Under unusual market conditions the specific risks can increase significantly. Potential investors should be aware that the underlying investment funds often pursue a more alternative investment policy than traditional investment funds. Some investments, particularly private (non-listed) investment strategies, may involve assets which are illiquid, are difficult to value and/or are exposed to high market, credit and liquidity risk including the risk of insolvency or ban. In such circumstances, the ability for an investor to redeem its interest in the strategy will be limited due to a lack of available liquid assets. The value of your investment may fluctuate, past performance is no guarantee for the future. Private Global Impact Solution (the “Sub-Fund”) is a sub-fund of Kempen Alternative Markets Fund SICAV-RAIF (the “Fund”), domiciled in Luxembourg. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV is the management company of the Fund. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV is authorised as a management company and regulated by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). The Sub-Fund is registered under the license of the Fund at the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). The Sub-Fund is registered for offering in a limited number of countries. The countries where the Sub-Fund is registered can be found on the website. The Fund is only available for professional investors. The Shareholder is subject to an initial lock-up period of 3 years for each investment.

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Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV (VLK Investment Management) is licensed as a manager of various UCITS and AIFs and authorised to provide investment services and as such is subject to supervision by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. This document is for information purposes only and provides insufficient information for an investment decision. No part of this document may be used without prior permission from VLK Investment Management. This document does not contain investment advice, no investment recommendation, no research, or an invitation to buy or sell any financial instruments, and should not be interpreted as such. The opinions expressed in this document are our opinions and views as of such date only. These may be subject to change at any given time, without prior notice.

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