Cleantech
Q&A: European venture to outperform in cleantech area
Rob Genieser recently joined cleantech venture investor Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF), which currently invests from its ТЃ110m fund, closed in March 2008. Relocating from Vertex, which was headquartered in Singapore and Tel Aviv, he tells Rikke...
Foresight boosts European solar team
Foresight Group, a dedicated environmental investor, has appointed Federico Giannandrea as investment director.
Q&A: Environmental sector opportunities and challenges
Nino Tronchetti, co-founder and CEO of environmental investor Ambienta talks to unquote" about opportunities in the sector.
Rabo Capital sells stake in Itho Group BV
Rabo Capital, part of Rabo Private Equity (the captive private equity division of Rabobank Group), has sold its majority stake in Itho Group BV to Bencis Capital Partners.
Green spark: Renewables still generating returns
Despite the difficult economic backdrop, environmental infrastructure continues to prove attractive to investors. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Q&A: Early-stage evolution
Bart Diels, partner at Belgian investor Gimv, speaks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about how the venture market in the Benelux region has adapted to the changing economic climate.
Consortium funds Cuculus with EUR 2.6m
Yellow&Blue Investment Management has led a EUR 2.6m round in smart metering company Cuculus GmbH.
Cape in €900m proposal to build cars in Sicily
Cimino & Associates Private Equity (Cape), has presented an offer to the Italian government to build electric cars in Sicily.
Italy's solar market heats up
Earlier this week UK-based investor Amplio Group connected two solar PV plants in Italy and plans to connect an additional four by the end of the month – all in all a €13m deal.
CPE invests €10m in Metallkraft
Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE), has led a convertible bond issue in Metallkraft, a Norwegian company that has developed a patented process to recycle spent slurry used in cutting solar silicon wafers.
Amplio invests in solar project
Dedicated environmental investors The Amplio Group has completed and connected two plants of 1MW each expecting to connect four additional 1MW plants by the end of the month.
Frog Capital invests EUR 3m in agri.capital
Growth capital investor Frog Capital has invested EUR 3m in biogas producer agri.capital.
Venture-backed Cycleenergy acquires Gaishorn
Venture-backed biomass plant company Cycleenergy has acquired Bioenergie Gaishorn GmbH and doubled its capacities.
First Reserve Corp promotes Deulina to director
Energy-focused investor First Reserve Corporation has promoted Anastasia Deulina to director.
Green thumbs up
The cleantech space lost favour with all but the most specialised investors almost as quickly as it gained it. This is good news for those eager to secure deals: less competition and uncertain government support create a need for funding and a dearth...
The solar system
Of the various technologies that make up the renewable energy sector, it is solar that absorbs the most capital. European and government incentives make it an attractive investment for both GPs and banks despite the economic slowdown. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez...
Rubbish deals
Prior to Lehman's collapse, the environment was one of the main issues on many government agendas. With dealflow all but dried up owing to financing difficulties, waste management stands out as a defensive sector
Green machine
Rikke Lilla Eckhoff examines the cleantech sector and discovers that green investing is as much about profits as it is about the planet
The renewable question
While investment into renewable energy is slowing down in North America, European activity levels have remained strong. However, the coming months will test the true resilience of the sector
A greener path to success
Rising energy and raw material prices combined with changing public attitudes towards global warming have created an upswing in cleantech investments. But who is best suited to monetise this, generalists or dedicated funds? Linn Ronning investigates