Credit Agricole Private Equity raises cleantech fund

The fund is targeting €200m. It follows Capenergie I, which was launched in 2006 and has invested more than €80m in 16 businesses across France and Italy.

The fund used StormHarbour Securities as a placement agent.

Investments
The fund will provide support for SMEs in France in Europe, particularly those which are derived from existing portfolio companies of Credit Agricole Private Equity. The investments will be divided between growth capital and infrastructure. 

So far, the fund has already commited €35m in 5 investments.

Investors
Current commitments came from French investors, but Credit Agricole is expecting to raise money from global institutional investors as the investor scope is being expanded, excluding the US.

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