Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has sold e.fundamentals to CommercelQ, realising a 2.5x return. The sale follows Foresight’s acquisition of the VCT and EIS technology ventures division of Downing. In 2017, Downing was the first institutional investor in e.fundamentals and has continued to support

AM Ventures has closed to oversubscribed seed and early-growth fund at its hard cap of EUR100 million. Besides multi-million investments from well-established family offices, asset managers, SMEs and multinational corporations, startup founders who have already been supported by AM Ventures also join the strong investor lineup. AM Ventures manages a

Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has launched Rezolv Energy (Rezolv), an independent clean energy power producer focused on Central and South Eastern Europe. Rezolv, the latest investment from Actis’ Energy 5 Fund, which represents $6 billion of investable capital, will provide subsidy-free clean energy at a long-term, stable

A fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets has acquired Vanguard Renewables, a US specialist in organics-to-renewable energy, from Vision Ridge Partners. BlackRock Real Assets will partner with Vanguard Renewables’ management team to build upon the company’s market-leading track record and drive its next phase of growth, including its plans to

Abris Capital Partners (Abris), an ESG transformation specialist private equity investor, has supported GreenGroup, a circular economy specialist in Central Europe, in acquiring SIGAD, a Romanian developer of environmental reporting software. The acquisition marks the launch of GreenGroup’s ‘Circular Innovations’ division, which will invest in start-up and scale-up companies with

OWYN (Only What You Need), a brand in plant-based protein beverages and other functional nutrition products, has closed a growth investment round led by Purchase Capital with participation from Hammock Park Capital and existing investor PowerPlant Ventures. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The news follows the acquisition

Palatine-backed Anthesis, a group of dedicated sustainability experts, has acquired UK-based energy specialists, Padd Energy. This deal marks the third M&A transaction for Anthesis in six months following the acquisition of Canadian agri-food sustainability consultancy Provision Coalition Inc, and Climate Neutral Group, a Net Zero authority based in the Netherlands,

Oaktree has completed the acquisition of 17Capital, a provider of non-dilutive capital to high-quality private equity management companies, funds and institutional investors that are seeking to finance value creation and portfolio management initiatives. Oaktree is a specialist among global investment managers fosued on alternative investments, including credit, private equity, real

Insurance industry veteran, Alex Tuff, has partnered with Integrum Holdings (Integrum), an innovative investment firm focused on investing in technology-enabled services companies, to launch Evertree Insurance (Evertree), an omni-channel personal lines insurance distribution platform. The build-out and growth of the business will be financed through a substantial equity commitment from