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Mirova, a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers specialising in sustainable investment, is to expand access for retail investors to its impact private equity fund.
Launched in 2021, the Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital fund qualifies as an ELTIF (European Long-Term Investment Fund) which means it is accessible to a larger number of investors, including retail investors. The fund invests in companies providing sustainable innovative solutions and technologies that contribute to the environmental and energy transition.
To pursue its development in France and Europe and meet the new expectations of private retail clients, Mirova is opening up direct access to
Granite Creek Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in Chicago, has made an investment in Odyssey Aviation US, a Fixed Based Operator (FBO) that provides fuel, hangar rental, aircraft de-icing, and other services to private aviation customers and air cargo operators at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida and the Willow Run Airport in Michigan.
Granite Creek’s investment supports a broader recapitalisation of Odyssey with Equivu Capital, LLC, the investment arm of Odyssey’s CEO Salvatore Calvino, becoming majority shareholder of the company.
In conjunction with Granite Creek’s investment in Odyssey, Granite Creek partners Mark Radzik and Jim
Avance Investment Management (Avance), a private equity firm that invests in founder-owned, middle market businesses in the Services, Technology and Consumer sectors, has held the final closing of its inaugural fund, Avance Investment Partners, and affiliated vehicles, with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $1.1 billion, significantly above the original target of $500 million.
The fund received strong support from a diverse range of high-quality institutional investors, including pension plans, insurance companies, foundations and fund of funds, as well as industry executives and the general partner.
Founded in 2020, Avance utilises a disciplined approach to partnering with exceptional management teams
Climate tech company Patch has raised $55 million in a series B funding round, led by Energize Ventures. New and existing investors including Coatue Management and Andreessen Horowitz also participated in the round which brings total funding raised to date to $80 million.
With Patch’s platform, businesses of any size, with any budget, can purchase carbon credits as a means of taking climate action. The transparent infrastructure is transforming a traditionally complex and opaque system for purchasing carbon credits. Patch also provides those developing the climate solutions with the infrastructure they need to grow and scale their businesses, facilitating impactful
Foresight, a listed regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has successfully realised its investment in Cimteq Ltd, a cable design and manufacturing software specialist, through a sale to UL Solutions.
Northzone has raised in excess of €1 billion in new capital commitments for what is the firm’s targets fundraising to date and one of the largest venture capital funds raised in Europe so far this year.
Abris Capital Partners (Abris), an ESG transformation specialist private equity investor, has supported Alsendo, a Central European technology shipping solutions business, in acquiring a majority stake in Zaslat, a technology-enabled parcel delivery platform focused on consumers and corporate clients in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The acquisition supports Alsendo’s international expansion and giving the business an immediate footprint in the Czech and Slovak markets, with the potential for further expansion across Central Europe. Additionally, Zaslat’s shipping system can be replicated across other Central European markets and further afield, as demonstrated by a recent pilot in South Africa.
Central European investor
Regenerate Ventures has made an investment in Agreed Earth, an agtech company that helps farmers reduce their reliance on nitrogen through regenerative farming techniques.
The new funding will be used by Agreed Earth to develop reference clients in the UK, where the addressable market for its services is estimated to be £800 million. Some 25% of greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture and reducing them is a global challenge. The company plans to expand across Europe, and to the US, in order to exploit the £81 billion market this represents.
Regenerate Ventures specialises in investing in companies that have technologies
Private investor Rcapital, has completed the acquisition of Avonside Energy Limited, an insulation and solar PV service provider for house builders across the UK.
Avonside Energy is a standalone division of the Avonside Group that entered insolvency proceedings earlier this week. The transaction incorporates the Avonside Renewables business which has also been rescued by Rcapital as part of the deal. The acquisition has been a solvent deal and Avonside Energy is not part of the wider group insolvency.
Headquartered in Leicester, Avonside Energy has a strong national presence with operations in the West Midlands, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Warrington
KADENS Capital (KADENS), a pan-European private equity firm specialising in real estate investments and real estate companies, has secured a minority stake in Sustainability specialist Westbridge Advisory/Argentus/Agradblue (Westbridge).
The transaction was undertaken on on behalf of a Norwegian sovereign wealth fund with a long-term investment horizon.
The new shareholder provides Westbridge, an ESG service provider and energy optimisation specialist in the German real estate industry, with direct access to international markets, with the KADENS platform and broad investor base opening new opportunities to directly connect to real estate markets outside of Germany.
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