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KKR is to invest $400 million in Serentica Renewables, a decarbonisation platform that seeks to enable the energy transition by providing complex clean energy solutions for energy-intensive, hard-to-abate industries.
EcoVadis has raised $500 million in a funding round led by General Atlantic and Astorg, with participation from Princeville, GIC, Blackrock and GP Bullhound. This latest funding brings the total investment in EcoVadis to more than $735 million since its founding in 2007.
Founded in France, EcoVadis is a leading provider of globally trusted business sustainability ratings. The company assesses the quality of the sustainability management systems of their clients and their supply chain to provide a holistic view of sustainability and ESG policies and practices. As ESG engagement becomes a key topic for senior leadership, EcoVadis’ solution acts as a
Catalio Capital Management , a multi-strategy life sciences investment firm, has held the successful close of its inaugural special situations fund, Catalio Credit Opportunities Fund I with over $85 million in commitments from new and existing institutional investors globally.
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with more than $52 billion of assets under management, has completed fundraising for its Co-Investment Fund V, which was oversubscribed with more than $1.3 billion of committed capital.
The fund saw high demand globally, exceeding original targets and showing a strong representation from existing and new investors. The successful close of Fund V raises total co-investment strategy assets to $4.2 billion.
Fund V expects to target approximately 50 investments with industry-leading general partners (GPs) globally.
Chimera Capital, an affiliate of Chimera Investment, an Abu Dhabi-based private investment firm managing a diversified international portfolio of listed and private investments, and Alpha Wave Global, an investment company with multiple funds across asset classes, have launched Alpha Wave Private Credit, an open-ended credit fund, with initial commitments of USD2 billion.
The perpetual fund, which will be jointly managed by Chimera Capital and Alpha Wave Global aims to develop a diversified portfolio of credit investments reflecting attractive risk-reward characteristics irrespective of the path of interest rates and in the context of growth in the private market for credit solutions.
Vinson & Elkins has appointed Francisco J Morales Barrón as a partner based in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice group based in New York.
Blackstone is looking to further its withdrawal from fossil fuel investments with a unit of the global alternative investment firm said to be exploring the sale of oil and gas producer PRI Operating for around $2 billion including debt.
Werfen, a global developer, manufacturer and distributor of specialised diagnostic instruments, is to acquire Immucor, Inc, a US-based specialist in transfusion and transplant in vitro diagnostics, from private equity firm TPG for approximately $2 billion.
The acquisition, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is being funded with a mix of cash on hand and new senior credit facilities. Werfen does not expect the transaction to impact its investment grade rating from Standard & Poor’s.
TPG acquired Immucor in July 2011 in a $1.97 billion deal, and has subsequently made multiple add-on acquisitions including Sentilus Inc and Organ-i Inc.
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KKR & Co has made an offer to buy Albioma SA, an independent renewable energy producer in France, for €485 million. CDPQ, the main lender in the transaction, alongside other commercial lenders and banks, has provided the acquisition financing to support the tender offer.
Albioma SA operates over 1 GW of installed capacity around the world, through thermal, solar and geothermal power assets, mainly in French metropolitan and overseas territories. As part of its strategy to support the energy transition, the company aims to end coal use by 2025 by pursuing the conversion of its coal fired power plants into
The Government of Canada, through the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), has committed $72.5 million to Kensington Venture Fund III.
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