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Inven, Contrarian lead €5m series A round for Eliq

Swedish energy monitoring software company Eliq has raised €5m in a series-A funding round led by Inven Capital and Contrarian Ventures with participation from existing investors.

Peak Rock Still Hungry

Peak Rock Capital has acquired Halo Foods, a manufacturer of bars and snacks, in partnership with the company’s management team. Halo was acquired from Nimbus, a Dutch private equity firm. Halo’s products include cereal bars,

Blue Sage Closes Fund III, Two Platforms Acquired

Blue Sage Capital has held a final, oversubscribed, and above target closing of its third fund, Blue Sage Capital III LP, with capital of $300 million. Blue Sage’s earlier fund closed in December 2012 with

Ibla Capital carves out oil & marine business unit of Manuli

Turnaround specialist Ibla Capital has carved out the oil and marine business unit of Manuli Rubber Industries (MRI).

BlackRock taps Global Renewable Power Fund III to make Windvision its first Belgian deal

BlackRock has tapped its Global Renewable Power Fund III to invest in Belgian renewable energy developer Windvision.

Egypt’s EFG Hermes sells UK solar assets for £500m

The sale of Vortex III, a UK solar energy portfolio, generated a 1.5x cash-on-cash multiple and an internal rate of return of around 14%, the investment bank said

Artemis Sees Future, Forms Optical Tech Platform

Artemis Capital Partners has acquired Omega Optical, a maker of optical filters and coatings. Omega Optical’s products are used to control the passage of light to enable a range of optical applications including flow cytometry

Tekscan Acquired By Artemis

Tekscan, a manufacturer of flexible, ultra-thin sensors and systems, has been acquired by Artemis Capital Partners. Tekscan manufactures thin-film tactile force sensors and pressure measurement systems. The company’s products are used as both stand-alone and

Up from zero: Hedge fund industry firmly positive YTD with August performance

Opalesque Industry Update - The global hedge fund industry continues to climb out of the turmoil created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry gained an average of +2.5% in August, bringing the year to date

Lafayette acquires PPM Pure Metals’ Osterwieck site

Lafayette Mittelstand Capital has acquired in a carve-out PPM Reinstmetalle Osterwieck from its insolvent parent company PPM Metals, a subsidiary of France-based Recyclex, effective as of 1 August 2020.

Ardian enters Canada with battery storage deal

The infrastructure unit of Paris-based investor Ardian is forming a joint venture with Enel X, the advanced energy services unit of energy company Enel Group

Inven Capial leads Zolar series-B expansion

Household solar energy systems startup Zola has closed its series-B funding round, led by Inven Capital, the venture arm of energy conglomerate CEZ, securing an additional €15m and bringing its series-B total to €25m.

Dominus Finds Combination for Lockmasters

Dominus Capital has acquired Lockmasters in partnership with the founding Miller family. Lockmasters is a manufacturer and distributor of combination locks, tools, hardware, and educational services to government and security professionals, including automotive locksmiths, general

ENN brightens dollar market with green bond

ENN Energy Holdings, one of China’s largest clean energy distributors, raised $750m on Thursday with its green bond debut.

Crosslantic’s Hakle to be bought by management – report

Tissue manufacturer Hakle, a portfolio company of Germany-based Crosslantic Capital, is to be acquired by managing director Volker Jung, according to a report from Lebensmittel Zeitung.

Volery takes minority stake in SDC

Volery Capital Partners has taken a minority stake in energy investment advisory firm Sustainable Development Capital.

Ares-backed Volery Capital buys into clean energy-focused asset manager Sustainable Development Capital

Ares Management-backed Volery Capital Partners has completed a growth equity investment in clean energy and project development asset manager Sustainable Development Capital.

Pertamina to test Indo offshore loan regulation change

The Indonesian government’s move to shut down a committee exclusively focused on approving offshore loans from borrowers is getting its first test, as Pertamina lines up a $3bn deal for the acquisition of energy assets.

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