i2 Capital gets funding for investment vehicles, names two partners

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 16 – i2 Capital announced it closed a series A funding round to expand its efforts to create structured investment vehicles for the impact investment marketplace.

Terms of the funding were not disclosed.

The company plans to increase the number of conservation banks in the United States, as well as create new investment vehicles that support the education and energy sectors, according to a news release.

i2 will also continue its efforts to shape the still emerging impact investing marketplace by co-hosting the impactDEALS Forum with the Aspen Institute in February 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Partners named

The company also announced that Jonathan Stearns and Rob Wallace will join the company as partners, with Stearns serving as chief investment officer and Wallace serving as chief government affairs officer.

Stearns has more than 20 years’ experience in private capital investments. He previously served as managing director of Pine Bridge Investments and AIG’s Global Investment Group.

Wallace served as manager of U.S. government relations for GE Energy and was previously staff director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

i2 Capital is a global merchant banking firm specializing in the emerging field of impact investing. The company has offices in Jackson Hole, Wyo., New York City and Washington, D.C.

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