Infrastructure
AXA PE invests €330m in Enovos
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 23.48% stake in Luxembourg-based utility company Enovos from ArcelorMittal for €330m.
Ludgate backs Tamar Energy
Ludgate Investments has injected £7m into Tamar Energy, a UK-based company that produces energy from organic waste.
BGF backs STATS Group
The Business Growth Fund has invested £7.8m in Aberdeen-based oilfield service sector firm STATS Group in exchange for a minority stake.
Denham Capital leads $190m FRV deal
Energy-focused private equity firm Denham Capital has led a funding round of more than $190m for Madrid-based solar company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
HgCapital backs Hidrodata
HgCapital has acquired a 29.25% stake in Catalan renewable energy firm Hidrodata for €14m from Invercartera Capital SCR.
Ambienta acquires Tower Light
Italian private equity house Ambienta SGR has invested €13.5m in Italian lighting tower producer Tower Light, in exchange for an 82% stake, as part of a leveraged buyout.
First Reserve injects $150m into renewable energy firm
First Reserve has invested $150m in a joint windfarm venture with Spain’s Renovalia Energy.
Zouk invests in alternative fuel provider
Zouk Capital has invested in German alternative fuel provider FFK.
Campbell Lutyens appoints new partner
James Wardlaw has joined Campbell Lutyens as a partner.
Dutch province launches cleantech fund
The Overijssel province in The Netherlands has launched a fund focusing on sustainable energy investments.
Impax invests €20m in wind farm project
Impax and portfolio company Epuron have acquired French wind Parc Eolien de la Chaude Vallee for €20m.
Ludgate and Novusmodus invest £2m in Lumicity
Cleantech investors Ludgate Investments and Novusmodus have led a new £2m funding round for UK-based photovoltaic (PV) solar developer Lumicity.
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Foresight launches £40m fund
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has launched a £40m fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange as Foresight Solar VCT.
Erhvervsinvest acquires Epoke A/S
Erhvervsinvest has acquired the Danish winter road maintenance specialist Epoke A/S from the Thomsen family.
AXA Private Equity acquires 50% stake in Autopista Trados 45
AXA Private Equity has acquired 50% of Spanish toll road operator Autopista Trados 45 from Cintra.
CVC pursues giant Spanish infrastructure buyout
CVC is understood to be closing in on a deal with the majority shareholders of Spanish infrastructure business Albertis over a potential buyout that would value the firm at more than €25bn.
Consortium invests in Målselv Utvikling
A consortium consisting of Investinor, Sparebanken Nord-Norge Invest, SIVA, Luma Invest and others, have invested NOK 52m in Målselv Utvikling AS.
Industry veterans launch new Russia fund, Elbrus Capital
Three industry veterans are launching a new Russian private equity investment company, Elbrus Capital, after they bought out the assets of Renaissance Private Equity from the Renaissance Group at the end of 2009.
AlixPartners appoints economics expert to financial team
Advisory firm AlixPartners has appointed Derek Holt as director in the company's economics consulting team.
KKR and CVC-backed Van Gansewinkel mulls IPO
Van Gansewinkel, owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and CVC Capital Partners, is reported to be preparing its initial public offering.
Ventizz Capital acquires 44% stake in conlinet
Ventizz Capital Partners has acquired 44.2% of glass-fibre infrastructure provider conlinet.
Water investing: money on tap?
Water is back on tap as two companies in the area have generated interest from private equity this week, reports Deborah Sterescu.
DENMARK - EQT Infrastructure acquires Kommunekemi for EUR 35m
EQT Infrastructure has acquired hazardous waste management company Kommunekemi from The Local Government Denmark (LGDK), The Municipality of Copenhagen, and the Municipality of Frederiksborg, for an enterprise value of DKK 260m.