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24 May 2013

Shanks named preferred bidder for £560m Northern Ireland waste project

Waste management business Shanks has been selected as preferred bidder for the £560m 25-year residual waste treatment contract by the North West Regional Waste Management Group.

17 May 2013

Green Energy Renewable Solutions merges with Cirque Energy II

Green Energy Renewable Solutions has merged with renewable energy development company Cirque Energy II as it moves from planning to operations.

16 May 2013

Update: Shanks posts £35.3m loss in ‘challenging year’ with recyclate prices downp

Waste management business Shanks has recorded a pre-tax loss of £35.3m for the year ended 31 March 2013 with an industry source telling NewNet the sector as a whole still faces severe headwinds.

15 May 2013

Apparel retailer Patagonia to use $20m VC arm to promote environmental technologiesp

Clothing retailer Patagonia said its recently-established $20m corporate venturing arm will be a way for it to use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.

14 May 2013

Navis Capital Partners takes stake in Singapore e-waste business TES-Envirocorp

South East Asian private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has invested in Singapore electronic waste company TES-Envirocorp.

13 May 2013

Glasgow Airport brings in Shanks to reduce waste by 75%

Glasgow Airport will deploy Shanks technology to reduce waste by 75 per cent as it takes a more active approach to waste management.

9 May 2013

Exclusive: MaRS Cleantech Fund closes in on $30m targetp

MaRS, one of Ontario’s Region Innovation Centres, is now just $5m short of the $30m target it has set for its cleantech fund Tom Rand, managing partner, told NewNet with the team hoping to close it off before the end of the year.

8 May 2013

Clothing retailer Patagonia sets up cleantech corporate venturing arm

Clothing retailer Patagonia has launched a corporate venturing arm to invest in start-ups across the energy, water and waste sectors.

7 May 2013

Abengoa in $110m waste-to-energy deal in Arizona

Chicago, Illinois-based renewable energy group Vieste Energy has selected Abengoa to build a $110m waste-to-energy plant in Arizona.

2 May 2013

SJF Ventures smashes target as it closes third green growth fund on $90mp

SJF Ventures has closed its third growth equity fund on $90m, surpassing its target of $75m, as its strategy of combining an impact fund with a ‘better cleantech’ approach attracted a multitude of investors, NewNet has learned.

2 May 2013

SITA selected as preferred bidder for £900m London waste plant

A consortium led by SITA UK has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £900m waste-to-energy plant with the West London Waste Authority.

1 May 2013

Toxfree buys two Australian waste firms for $88m

Toxfree Solutions will buy two Eastern Australian waste management businesses in Queensland and Tasmania for A$85m ($88m).

1 May 2013

Cleantech M&A specialist begins $5m equity raisep

A cleantech-focused M&A specialist in the US has secured initial commitments towards a $5m equity opened in April.

30 April 2013

Update: Armstrong AM gets IFC backing as it expands teamp

Singapore-based green investor Armstrong Asset Management has expanded its investment team and told NewNet it has now received $20m in backing from the International Finance Corp with plans to hold a final close on $150m by August.

25 April 2013

Indian waste group Ramky Enviro delays $200m IPO

Indian waste management group Ramky Enviro Engineers has delayed its planned $200m initial public offering due to the still-suppressed market conditions.

25 April 2013

Carlyle-owned Synagro Technologies files for bankruptcy protection

Carlyle’s debt-ridden portfolio company waste recycler Synagro Technologies is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its borrowing, according to reports.

22 April 2013

Stock round-up: Waste Management Inc defies downward trend of recycling sharesp

Houston, Texas-based Waste Management Inc has defied the downward trend of US recycling stocks by vastly increasing its valuation since the start of the year.

19 April 2013

Wastewater projects in focus as PPP Canada launches round 5 callp

PPP Canada, which has a mandate to improve and increase the delivery of public Infrastructure, said waste treatments are in focus for round five of its P3 Canada Fund.

19 April 2013

PE firm Clairvest spends $15m on Virginia’s County Waste

Private equity firm Clairvest Group has invested a combined $15m Virginia-based waste-collection company County Waste through a number of investment vehicles.

11 April 2013

Enevo gets €2m from Finnish Industry Investment, Lifeline Ventures

Waste management logistics company Enevo has received €2m from Finnish Industry Investment and Lifeline Ventures.

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