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Venture capital investor Braemar Energy Ventures has acquired a stake in Renew Financial, a rapidly growing company that specialises in affordable financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Specific terms of the deal have not been not disclosed.
Renew Financial announced in early February of this year that it had raised USD70 million to expand its clean energy and energy efficiency finance products across the US.
Apollo Capital Management, Angeleno Group, Claremont Creek Ventures, LL Funds, Inc., NGEN Partners and Prelude Ventures all took part in the new growth capital round. Renew Financial secured additional capital from Braemar immediately
International investment bank Altium has advised UK leading specialist waste management business, Augean plc (AIM: AUG), on its acquisition of Colt Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiary, Colt Industrial Services.
The latest deal represents Altium’s 24th in the energy waste and renewables sector.
Augean had previously indicated its intention to accelerate the delivery of its core strategy of developing sustainable market positions by acquiring businesses that provide clear operational and market synergies in its key market sectors, with the undertaking that any such investments, whether organic or through acquisition, grow the asset base of the Group and provide superior
Shift Technology, a software-as-a-service platform that helps insurers detect claims fraud, has secured a USD10 million Series A investment led by Accel, with participation from previous investors Elaia Partners and Iris Capital.
Fraud is a very serious issue for insurers, affecting an estimated 10 per cent of all claims and resulting in global losses of several hundred billion dollars per year across Health and Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance. It also impacts the broader public, as higher fraud rates typically mean higher insurance premiums.
However, only about 15 per cent of fraudulent claims are detected today. This rate is low
The number of investments made into UK small businesses through the EIS scheme rose by 11 per cent from 122,320 in 2013/14 to a record 135,445 in 2014/15, says Radius Equity, a provider of tax efficient private equity investments.
The number of companies raising funds through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has also risen, jumping by 10 per cent from 2,820 to 3,130 in the last year.
Radius Equity explains that the EIS scheme is designed to encourage investment into the UK’s small businesses, and is one of the only government- supported tax break schemes available to SMEs.
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Having a clearly defined environment, social and governance (ESG) policy is now a key factor in attracting investors to a fund, a London funds audience has heard.
Nearly 500 delegates attended the Guernsey Funds Forum in London on 12 May to hear a panel of leading funds experts debate investor perspectives, including a focus on ESG investment.
Tim Hughes (pictured), who leads PwC’s European team advising on management incentives in private equity, told the audience that ESG had become increasingly important in investor relations.
“You won’t raise some of the large funds these days without dealing with ESG within the
The outlook for the healthcare industry remains challenging thanks in part to uncertainty over the upcoming presidential election and the continued changes ushered in by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, despite the uncertainty and rapid changes across healthcare, private equity investors are still attracted to many real opportunities.
These are some of the observations presented by William Douglass, Group Head and Managing Director, CIT Healthcare Finance, a division of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT), cit.com, a leading provider of commercial lending and leasing services, in “Affordable Care Act Drives Changes in Healthcare Market”, the latest piece of market intelligence in
Aksìa and Quadrivio have sold their stake in Emmeci, a Florence-based specialist in the design, manufacturing and distribution of automatic machinery for packaging premium products for the cosmetic, electronic and fashion accessories industries.
Emmeci was founded in 1974 by three entrepreneurs with long-dated experience, technical and commercial know-how in the field and since then it has continuously strengthened its market leadership. Emmeci generates 85 per cent of its turnover in more than 30 foreign countries through its subsidiaries in France and USA and distribution partnerships.
Through this deal, Coesia – a EUR1.5 billion Italian group of advanced automated machinery and
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (C P Group), Banner Infant Dairy Products from China (Banner Dairy), as well as leading Middle Eastern investors and banks together with Ryazan Region Government are to establish Russia's largest integrated dairy complex. The project will be located in the Ryazan region.
This significant agreement demonstrates the commitment from all parties to this important project involving an estimated investment of USD 1 billion. The MoU was signed today in the presence of the Prime Ministers of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Thailand Dmitry Medvedev and Prayut
Omnes has launched an AMF-accredited FCPR (Fonds Communs de Placement à Risque) private equity fund for individuals wanting to invest in unlisted growth SMEs in France.
The aim of the fund is to invest in French companies with a value of EUR50 million to EUR300 million presenting solid fundamentals, an experienced management team and strong potential for operational development and/or growth through acquisitions.
With a target size of EUR30 million, the fund is designed to make joint investments alongside the Omnes Mezzanis 3 FPCI fund managed by Omnes (target size of EUR150 million), a third-generation private debt fund dedicated
With the UK’s EU referendum now just weeks away, S&P Global Ratings has released a new report which explores the potential impact of a Brexit on infrastructure development in Britain.
Drawing on a recent survey of 51 infrastructure funds – including investment management companies, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds – S&P found that investors fear a resultant currency volatility above all else.
According to the survey, 71 per cent of institutional investors fear a Brexit would restrict infrastructure investment within two years of the vote, and possibly longer.
Currency volatility is the top concern, with
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