fund news
15 September 2011
Early stage investor Octopus has launched its latest venture capital trust to capitalise on the UK’s small-scale solar market.
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15 September 2011
Scotland will give its renewables sector an undeniable boost through the establishment of a £70m renewables infrastructure fund.
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14 September 2011
The Amber Green Consortium, led by Amber Green Construction, has been appointed to manage the £100m London Energy Efficiency Fund on behalf of the Mayor’s London Green Fund.
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14 September 2011
Cleantech investor Craton Equity Partners is reportedly targeting $400m for its second fund.
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13 September 2011
Connecticut’s clean energy fund has been formerly launched and will now go on to spend an initial $4.5m to help boost the state’s renewable power efforts.
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12 September 2011
World Bank member International Finance Corporation is to invest $100m in a fund targeting innovation in emerging markets.
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8 September 2011
Scottish investment firm Par Equity has launched a new EIS fund to invest alongside business angels, targeting clean technology, as well as information & communications technology, medical technology.
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5 September 2011
UK fund manager Jupiter is making a number of changes to its £35m Jupiter Environmental Income Fund, managed by Christopher Watt.
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2 September 2011
US cleantech financing company Xzerta and Renewable Social Benefit Funds, have launched a solar-focussed investment vehicle looking to finance $200m to $400m of new developments.
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2 September 2011
Frontier Investment Management has raised €60m for its Denmark-based investment fund, DI Frontier Market Energy & Carbon Fund.
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1 September 2011
State-backed technology accelerator Sustainable Development Technology Canada has announced its 20th round of funding.
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1 September 2011
Former Nokia executive vice president Tero Ojanperä has resigned from the Finnish telecom giant to launch Vision+, a venture capital firm.
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31 August 2011
Mongolia Opportunities Partners is reported to be launching the country’s first private equity fund in October this year, targeting investment opportunities generated from Mongolia’s mining-led growth.
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30 August 2011
UK banking group Barclays has launched a £100m fund for UK farmers wishing to invest in renewable energy.
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30 August 2011
London-based Hazel Capital’s two new Renewable Energy VCTs closed to new investment on the 10th August, raising £41.6m, making the Hazel Renewable Energy VCTs the most successful ever launch by a new entrant to the market.
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30 August 2011
Israeli water group Gaon Agro is set to launch a new $100m cleantech fund, according to reports.
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25 August 2011
The north-eastern Brazilian state of Ceara has created a fund to invest in solar power in an attempt to attract more developers to the region.
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24 August 2011
A sustainable energy fund set to launch in India will pump funds into start-up domestic businesses looking to capitalise on the growing cleantech sector.
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23 August 2011
Goldfield Partners, a UK-based asset management company, told NewNet it still looking to attract investors for its £10m Enterprise Investment Scheme fund, which is focused on small-scale solar projects.
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23 August 2011
Fund management group Sustainable Technology Investments has become a strategic investor in environmentally-focused Sustainable Development Capital, as it looks to set up an energy efficiency financing business.
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