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Total said Thursday it has agreed to sell a 50 percent stake, plus one share, in Géosel Manosque to EDF Invest and Ardian. The deal was valued at 265 million Euros (US$296.4 million). Total will retain a 3.4 percent stake in Géosel, which owns the Manosque underground storage facility in southeastern France and pipelines linking the facility to the oil terminals at Fos and Lavéra.

EDF Renewable Energy has bought OwnEnergy Inc, a wind energy developer headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. EDF, a U.S. independent power producer, said the deal will provide it with talent and resources to help expand development opportunities. Founded in 2005, OwnEnergy has grown a pipeline of 29 locally-supported wind farm partnerships across the United States. It has been backed by several venture capital firms and other investors. They include EnerTech Capital, an energy and power-focused investor with offices in Toronto, Calgary, Montréal, Philadelphia and Menlo Park.

An investor group made up of Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), Allianz Capital Partners, EDF Invest and Hastings Funds Management has closed its previously announced buy of Porterbrook Rail Finance Ltd, a rolling stock leasing company based in the United Kingdom. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Update: Based in Edmonton, Alberta, AIMCo manages an investment portfolio totaling $80 billion.

AIMCo, Allianz Capital Partners, EDF Invest and Hastings have closed its buy of Porterbrook, a UK-based rolling stock leasing company. No financial terms were disclosed.

Energy Impact Partners – the world’s 13th biggest impact fund manager – has closed a European fund on €390m with commitments from APG, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Microsoft.

Energy Impact Partners has closed its latest flagship fund at over $1 billion.

A consortium led by Canadian infrastructure investment firm Axium Infrastructure has agreed to acquire a 50 percent ownership interest in the Slate Creek Wind Project. No financial terms were released. The 150 megawatt Slate Creek Wind Project, located in Sumner County, Kansas, began operation in December. With the deal's close, the Axium-led group will co-own the asset with its developer and operator, EDF Renewable Energy. Axium manages dedicated infrastructure funds with $1.5 billion in assets, as well as over $900 million in co-investments.

Dutch infrastructure fund DIF and French utility EDF have agreed to buy German gas grid Thyssengas from Macquarie for some 700 million euros ($730 million), sources told Reuters.

The French airports of Nice and Lyon have attracted at least 16 bidders ahead of a July 4 deadline for firm offers, sources told Reuters. Bidders for Nice airport are said to include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the sources said. The privatization of France's two biggest regional airports is expected to yield up to 1.5 billion euros (US$1.69 billion) for the government.

The French airports of Nice and Lyon have attracted at least 16 bidders ahead of a July 4 deadline for firm offers, sources told Reuters.

At least six offers have been submitted for France's 60 percent stake in Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport along with three bids for a similar stake in Nice Côte D'Azur Airport, sources told Reuters. France kicked off the privatization of both airports in March as part of plans to raise cash to help meet budget deficit targets. Canadian pension funds Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan are among the many investors expected to submit bids for stakes in one or both of the airports.

Sunfire GmbH, a developer of reversible high-temperature electrolysers and high-temperature fuel cells, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors included Inven Capital, Total Energy Ventures and Electranova Capital, managed by Idinvest Partners.