Private Equity
The clean energy private equity shop has also tapped former Shell solar power director Terry Jester as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Recurrent has secured high-profile projects for the City of San Francisco.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Luxembourg-based steel producer has launched two funds targeting cleantech and carbon credit-producing investment opportunities. The cleantech fund has made its first investment in solar company Miasolé, injecting $20m into the company.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
One Equity’s packaging firm Schoeller Arca Systems, which counts Coca Cola and Heineken among its clients, has sold the two manufacturing facilities to NYSE-quoted real estate firm, W. P. Carey.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK venture firm has joined in an $18m financing round for GreenRoad, a driver safety technology company that reduces road accidents, fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions. Benchmark, Virgin Green Fund and Balderton also participated.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Middle East firm is buying CEME Group from Barclays Private Equity in a mid-market secondary buyout. Management is rolling over its investment.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The US’ largest union of long-term care workers, the Service Employees International Union, launched its ‘global day of action’ today targeting Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, pension funds and politicians in support of the buyout industry. Unite, the largest union in Britain, also joined the cause.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A proposed tax hike on carried interest in the Netherlands is bad enough – clumsy drafting is making things a whole lot worse, writes Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK government’s emerging markets investment unit’s total committed investment in Africa reaches $2.6bn.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The US pension has made commitments to private equity and real estate funds including $79m to Charterhouse Capital’s ninth European buyout fund and $9 million to a sidecar vehicle associated with Battery Ventures’ eighth fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Dutch GP attracts investors to mid-market offering, agrees to sell a frozen snack producer to consumer brands specialist Lion Capital.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
