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7 January 2013

WHEB begins raising €200m green growth fundp

European investor WHEB Partners has begun capital raising for a €200m green growth fund, NewNet has learnt, the second vehicle for its current team and the third for the firm.

7 January 2013

Tetra Tech takes control of waste specialist American Environmental Group

recycle_icon170 US-based consulting and engineering firm Tetra Tech has acquired solid waste management specialist American Environmental Group.

4 January 2013

Headworks promotes Ranjit Nair as VP

US-based Headworks has promoted Ranjit Nair to vice president of its wastewater screens and screenings handling division.

4 January 2013

Regulatory uncertainty slows UK energy-from-waste sectorp

ParliamentUK1_170SQ Mixed signals from the UK government are stifling investment and development into the country’s nascent waste-to-energy sector, according to one expert at the forefront of activity.

2 January 2013

Clean Harbors buys Safety-Kleen in $1.25bn deal

US cleantech company Clean Harbors has completed acquisition of oil recycling specialist Safety-Kleen in a $1.25bn all-cash transaction.

2 January 2013

Headworks wins sludge treatment deal in Saudi Arabia

US-based wastewater treatment specialist Headworks has won a contract to upgrade a sludge plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

20 December 2012

Arsenal Capital buys recycler Dash Multi-Corp

tyres_170 New York-based private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Dash Multi-Corp, a manufacturer of recycled rubber products and formulated polyurethane, vinyl plastisol and specialty coatings.

19 December 2012

MagneGas secures $1m deal

seattle_170_170 US waste-to-fuel specialist MagneGas has secured a purchase agreement from Sustainable Green, worth $1m over two years.

19 December 2012

E.ON sells majority stake in energy-from-waste unit to EQT Infrastructure Fund IIp

European private equity firm EQT has acquired a 51 per cent stake in German utility E.ON’s energy-from-waste unit through its second infrastructure fund, with fundraising for it now surpassing the inaugural vehicle.

18 December 2012

Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital sees 75% rise in value for third fundp

increase1702 Early stage cleantech investor Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital has seen a 75 per cent increase in the value of its latest fund at a time when its peers are questioning their commitment to the sector, but did say that 2013 will be characterised by limited activity in M&A and a dearth of IPOs.

18 December 2012

Italian waste group Eco Eridania brings in €14m equity

Eco Eridania, an environmental consultancy and waste handler based in the Italian city of Genova, has secured a €14.3m equity investment.

17 December 2012

Plasco to build 150,000 tonne waste-to-energy plant

Canada’s Plasco Energy Group has announced plans to construct a 150,000 tonne per year waste-to-energy plant in Ottawa, Ontario.

17 December 2012

CleanWorld completes California AD plant

CleanWorld_AD_170SQ US-based CleanWorld has opened an anaerobic digestion plant in south Sacramento, California.

17 December 2012

UK cleantech start-ups to vie for innovation vouchersp

Start-up firms and small- to medium-sized enterprises in the UK are set to bid for a £1.1m funding scheme designed to boost innovation across the UK.

14 December 2012

Fletcher Ray to build £185m waste-to-energy plants in Glasgow

Fletcher-Rae_Waste-centre_170SQ Fletcher Ray, a UK firm of architects, has received permission to develop £180m of waste-to-energy facilities in Glasgo, Scotland.

14 December 2012

Blue Sage closes second fund on $150m hard capp

Austin, Texas-based private investment firm Blue Sage Capital has held a first and final closing of its oversubscribed second fund, Blue Sage Capital II, and will look to build on environmental investments made within its inaugural vehicle.

12 December 2012

Ofgem policy stall delaying AD development in UKp

Gas-works_170SQ Legislative uncertainty from UK energy regulator Ofgem is holding back the development of anaerobic digestion facilities.

6 December 2012

Covanta buys US waste facility from GE for $94m

US-based Covanta has bought a sustainable waste management plant, the Delaware Valley Recovery Facility, from GE Energy Financial Services for $94m.

4 December 2012

Eco Plastics secures £6m expansion capital

Eco Plastics has closed a £6m funding round, which the company will use for expansion over the coming year.

4 December 2012

Update: WHEB banks impressive return following friedolaTech exitp

Following the recently announced €31m investment by Silver Lake Kraftwerk in recycled plastics processing company friedolaTech, original investor WHEB Partners revealed it has banked an impressive return following a two-year holding period.

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