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CEE Group upgrades renewable energy trading capabilities

Hamburg-based CEE Group, an asset management company for renewable energies, has invested in its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Energy Trading capabilities to manage market volatility, enhance revenues and support its growth in a European renewable energy market with government supported feed-in tariff structures taking a back seat.

1Sharpe Capital launches 1Sharpe Ventures and closes $90m inaugural fund

1Sharpe Ventures, the proptech-focused, early stage investment vehicle grown out of 1Sharpe Capital, has closed its inaugural fund at $90 million. The new fund, which was oversubscribed and marks the 12th total venture for founders Gregor Watson and Rob Bloemker, will focus on global investments in pre-seed to Series A-stage

Corporate VC Sonae IM rebrands as Bright Pixel Capital

Sonae IM, a corporate venture capital company from the Sonae Group and a prominent European investor in retail technologies, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, is rebranding as Bright Pixel Capital (www.brpx.com). The change comes with a new tagline – ‘Building a Brighter Future Together’ – and the ambition to

AXA IM to create new private markets business unit

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is to create AXA IM PRIvate Markets Enabler (AXA IM Prime), a business unit which would host the Private Markets Fund of Fund business that the groups investment teams have built since 2013 together with AXA IM Alts. AXA IM Prime would gather indirect alternative

HarbourVest Partners marks 40 years of private markets investing

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, has marked its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1982 by Brooks Zug and Ed Kane, HarbourVest has committed more than $49 billion to newly-formed funds across its private markets platform, completed over $40 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $27 billion directly

Slate Capital Group opens office in Nashville and Cincinnati

Slate Capital Group, a private equity investment firm that partners with lower-middle market companies, has expanded in the US Midwest with new local presences in Nashville and Cincinnati. Parker Davis will manage the Baltimore office, where Slate was established in 2004. Erik Ginsberg and Rick Corcoran will manage the Nashville

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance reaches £60m investment milestone

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has announced it has reached an important milestone as it celebrates £60 million of investment in North West businesses from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).  It also reaffirms Maven’s position as one of the UK’s most

First American Financial Corporation brands VC arm as Parker89

First American Financial Corporation has launched the official brand and website for the company’s venture capital arm – Parker89. Since 2019, First American’s venture capital arm has invested over $350 million in more than 20 high-growth proptech companies, many of which have become strategic partners and customers. Parker89’s investment strategy

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