ZEPHYR Monthly Cleantech Report – May 2009

8 June 2009

May brought strong gains in the value of private equity and venture capital investment in cleantech companies, reversing the heavy decline witnessed in April, according to a monthly cleantech report prepared by ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing exclusively for NewNet.

The total deal value for the month was $803m, being almost ten times that of April’s $81m. It was the highest recorded value since November 2008 when value shot up almost nine times to $2.578bn. Similarly, volume improved over the four weeks and was up 55 per cent at 17 transactions from the 11 recorded in April.

The US was first-placed by volume with five private equity deals targeting cleantech companies in the country. However, this represented a 29 per cent decline month-on-month and the total value of these transactions was $605m less than the one deal recorded for Italy, which was first-placed by value.

There were three private equity-backed transactions in the UK but the value of these deals was just $17m, some 26 per cent less than Spain’s two deals worth $23m.
Encouraging gains were made in May in terms of volume and value, showing how swiftly private equity and venture capital investment in cleantech companies can change month-on-month. A total of 80 deals were recorded over the four weeks, representing a 5 per cent improvement month-on-month and a 4 per cent increase year-on-year. Total deal value ($3.895bn) was two-and-half times the $1.553bn recorded in April 2009 and was the highest recorded value since July 2008.

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Tags: cleantech, private equity, venture capital

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