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EXOSUN has raised EUR12 million from a second funding round led by Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) alongside new partners ADEME, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Expansion Aquitaine, both subsidiaries of the banking group Crédit Agricole.
Founded in 2007, EXOSUN designs, develops and realises solar power plants equipped with the Exotrack patented solar tracking systems.
EXOSUN ‘s President, Frederic Conchy, says: "The renewed confidence of Omnes Capital and the entry of regional funds from Crédit Agricole entities, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Expansion Aquitaine allow us to strengthen our relationship with local actors and our collaboration with a
The new Preqin Asian Private Equity Benchmark – the first ever benchmark information made available to the private equity industry on Asian private equity funds – demonstrates how private equity in the region has outperformed the MSCI Pacific and MSCI EMF indices over the one-, three- and five-year periods.
Over three years, Asian private equity has a horizon IRR of 6.6%, compared to annualised returns of 2.4% for the MSCI Pacific and 6.3% for the MSCI EMF. Over five years, Asian private equity shows horizon returns of 6.4%, compared to -2.1% for the MSCI Pacific and 4.9% for the MSCI
Following the Japanese earthquake in March 2011, major industrial sectors were plunged into turmoil. So far 2012 has seen no repeat of the surge in oil prices in the first half of 2011 when they jumped more than 50% compared to the average 2010 price.
The steep fall in US confidence levels seen in mid-2011 is unlikely to reoccur as long as jobless figures continue to fall at a sufficient pace.
Central banks meanwhile, are still actively intervening in the developed world. In a sharp contrast with 2011, the ECB has in fact stepped up intervention and helped reduce systemic
General Partners (GPs) of private equity firms are significantly less optimistic about the UK economy’s growth prospects over the next 12 months than they were last year, according to Investec Fund Finance.
Investec’s research among senior UK private equity professionals for its private equity industry barometer (‘Barometer’) reveals that the majority (57%) of GPs still expect the economic environment to improve.
This fall in market sentiment among GPs is most strongly reflected in their fund raising ambitions: under a third (31%) of GPs surveyed say that their firms’ next fund will be larger than the current one, compared
Some EUR40bn was raised in Europe last year across the private equity and venture capital industry as a whole, the highest fundraising level seen since 2008 and an 80% increase on 2010, according to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s (EVCA) annual activity survey.
This increase was initiated by both venture capital funds, with a 50% growth of their fundraising activity and buyout & growth funds who doubled their new funds raised over 2011. In 2011, the number of final closing continues to grow since 2009, reaching almost 90% of the 152 final closings in 2008. This increase
AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, is to acquire a 23.48% stake in Enovos from ArcelorMittal for EUR330 million through its latest Infrastructure fund.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, Enovos is an integrated utility company focused on electricity and gas transmission and supply as well as power generation including renewables. Its core activities are based in Luxembourg and Germany. With this investment AXA Private Equity now becomes the company’s second largest shareholder after the State of Luxembourg with a 23.48% equity stake.
Enovos is a highly strategic company, geographically well-positioned at the heart of the EU
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Ben Bolt as investment director. Bolt will work alongside Andrew Ferguson in Maven’s Midlands and Southern England team, and will be based out of the Birmingham and London offices.
Bolt will focus on sourcing and executing new investment opportunities in UK companies requiring GBP2m-GBP10m of equity finance, including MBOs/MBIs, expansion capital, replacement capital and acquisition finance. He has built up extensive experience of investing in UK businesses over the course of a 15 year career in Corporate Finance. For the past three years he has been an Investment Director with Catapult Venture Managers, and prior to
German venture capital company eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG has participated in the second round of funding of Smart Hydro Power GmbH with its Cleantech Fond.
In this round, the company, which develops, manufactures, sells and markets micro-hydro power plants, will receive further capital to the amount of EUR2.7 million. The capital increase is earmarked for the financing of reference projects and the development of international sales and marketing. High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) is also involved in Smart Hydro Power GmbH.
"Smart Hydro Power has developed a promising product with an enormous market potential. With our investment via eCAPITAL Cleantech Fonds, we
On the 23 April 2012, Germany and Luxembourg signed a new Double Tax Treaty ("the Treaty") which is to replace the previous treaty dating back to 1958. And according to Dechert, the new Treaty may impact on many US, UK and other non-German investors as Luxembourg is often used as a tax efficient jurisdiction for German inbound investments (particularly used by funds, private equity and real estate investors).
The main changes include:
Explicit Treaty access for funds – Luxembourg investment funds in the legal form of a SICAV, SIVAF or SICAR are to be able to claim Treaty benefits in
The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea, the leader of its Origination team in Europe, to Managing Director.
Barnechea leads the deal sourcing efforts for Riverside, which was recently recognised as the world’s most active private equity firm. The work of the firm’s global Origination team is the driving force behind much of that activity.
“Juan has done an outstanding job since joining us in 2008,” said Riverside Chief Operating Officer Pam Hendrickson, who oversees the global Origination team as part of her duties. “Under Juan’s leadership of the team, Riverside has continued to see increasing quantities of high-quality deal
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