fund news
6 October 2011
AXA Investment Managers has reportedly launched a natural resources fund to invest in the energy space and soft commodity markets.
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5 October 2011
US cleantech-focused venture capital firm Greener Capital has held a first closing on second fund, Greener Capital Partners II, on $33m.
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4 October 2011
The California Endowment, the US state’s largest, private health foundation with assets of more than $3bn, has confirmed a commitment of $10m to US cleantech investor DBL Investors’ second fund, DBL Equity Fund II.
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3 October 2011
Enterprise Corporate Finance, a UK-based privately-owned small cap specialist, has launched a solar EIS fund to target the country’s small-scale renewable energy feed-in tariffs.
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3 October 2011
An investment fund focused on the Republic of Moldova is seeking business partners or an equity investor as it looks to develop a number of waste and recycling projects.
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29 September 2011
European cleantech-focused private equity firm BeCapital has closed its first fund on €150m, surpassing its initial €100m target.
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28 September 2011
Belgian Université catholique de Louvain and Sopartec, its technology transfer company, have launched the largest European investment fund ever initiated by a university, which will focus heavily on cleantech opportunities.
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28 September 2011
Solar financier Clean Power Finance and search engine giant Google have created a $75m fund to help finance residential photovoltaic installations.
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27 September 2011
State-backed development group Scottish Enterprise has launched a £35m fund to support new offshore wind technology in Scotland.
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27 September 2011
Environmental investment group Impax Asset Management has closed its second private equity fund, Impax New Energy Investors II, on €330m.
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26 September 2011
UK solar installer Freetricity has launched a £30m fund for microgeneration solar installations throughout the UK which is expected to grow as large as £120m in the next year.
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22 September 2011
As part of its spending review the Scottish government has launched a £327m fund to be invested over three years to support sustainable housing and energy efficiency on both a residential and national level.
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21 September 2011
A private equity fund is set to be launched by Banco do Brasil and will look to raise $555m to invest in renewable energy projects.
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21 September 2011
Clove Capital Partners, a spin out from EMP Global’s Asia practice has launched a $250m expansion capital fund that will target investments in mid-sized companies in the ASEAN region and will target agribusiness and environmental investments.
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20 September 2011
Pan European real estate fund and asset manager Palmer Capital has partnered with UK-based renewable energy business Low Carbon to launch a fund targeting opportunities in the UK solar park sector.
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19 September 2011
AIM-listed private equity investor Origo Partners and investment management firm Ecofin have launched a $200m investment firm to target China's cleantech sector.
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19 September 2011
The EBRD has launched a new fund – the first of its type – to expand the capacity of Turkey and neighbouring countries in the Western Balkans and the Caucasus to tap into cleaner energy resources.
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16 September 2011
Venture capital group Scottish Equity Partners, has reportedly raised £185m for a fund targeting fast growth start-ups in the energy and technology sectors.
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16 September 2011
An Istanbul-based investor has launched what is reportedly Turkey’s first energy focused fund, as the country begins to develop a healthy appetite for renewables projects.
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16 September 2011
Danish private equity fund manager Frontier Investment Management is to focus on win, hydro and biomass assets as it targets opportunities in Africa.
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