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Solar specialist NextEnergy Capital passes £500m fund goal, sets eyes £1bn hard cap

Solar specialist NextEnergy Capital has hit a target-beating £595m close for its debut fund - and could go as high as a £1bn hard cap. The post Solar specialist NextEnergy Capital passes £500m fund goal,

KKR buys convertible shares in South Korean energy company SK E&S

Private equity giant KKR has agreed to buy newly issued redeemable convertible preferred shares in South Korean energy company SK E&S. The post KKR buys convertible shares in South Korean energy company SK E&S first

ICG’s debut infra fund more than 75% deployed after Dos Grados renewables deal

Alternative assets major ICG has tapped its €1.5bn debut infrastructure fund to buy Spain and Portugal-based renewables platform Dos Grados. The post ICG’s debut infra fund more than 75% deployed after Dos Grados renewables deal

CDPQ makes $474m deal with Japanese renewables firm Shizen Energy

Canadian investment firm CDPQ has made a JPY 70bn ($474m) investment deal with Shizen Energy, a Japanese renewable energy firm. The post CDPQ makes $474m deal with Japanese renewables firm Shizen Energy first appeared on

CapDyn’s 2022 fundraising streak continues with €521m renewable energy vehicle

Asset manager Capital Dynamics has continued its strong fundraising year with a €521m final close of its latest renewable energy investment vehicle. The post CapDyn’s 2022 fundraising streak continues with €521m renewable energy vehicle first appeared

KKR backs $450m investment in Indian renewables player Hero Future Energies

Global buyout giant KKR has teamed with India's Hero Group to make a $450m investment in the latter's renewable energy arm. The post KKR backs $450m investment in Indian renewables player Hero Future Energies first

KKR teams with GCM Grosvenor to back US renewables developer Arevia Power

Global buyout giant KKR has led what it describes as a "significant structured investment" in US renewable energy developer Arevia Power. The post KKR teams with GCM Grosvenor to back US renewables developer Arevia Power

Actis seals first Vietnam energy infrastructure deal with Levanta Renewables investment

Sustainable infrastructure investment specialist Actis has agreed to buy a majority stake in Vietnam and Southeast Asia-focused renewables platform Levanta. The post Actis seals first Vietnam energy infrastructure deal with Levanta Renewables investment first appeared

Solar-focused NextEnergy Capital shines with new $896m flagship raise

Solar power-focused investor NextEnergy Capital has raised $896m for the final close of its third flagship fund. The post Solar-focused NextEnergy Capital shines with new $896m flagship raise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Blackstone makes one of North America’s biggest-ever renewables investments with $3bn Invenergy deal

Blackstone's infra arm has agreed a $3bn investment in Invenergy Renewables, the largest private renewable energy company in North America. The post Blackstone makes one of North America’s biggest-ever renewables investments with $3bn Invenergy deal

US solar, wind development major Apex Clean Energy gets Ares Management backing

Ares Management has agreed to buy a majority stake in utility-scale wind and solar facility developer Apex Clean Energy. The post US solar, wind development major Apex Clean Energy gets Ares Management backing first appeared

Stonepeak soars to increased hard cap close of $2.75bn for first renewables fund

Infrastructure investment major Stonepeak has closed its first dedicated renewables fund raise at $2.75bn - more than twice its initial target. The post Stonepeak soars to increased hard cap close of $2.75bn for first renewables

The top 5 questions for LPs to put to prospective renewables investment managers

With unprecedented growth in interest in renewables as an asset class amongst institutional investors, AltAssets asked Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of specialist European renewables investment manager NTR, to reveal the key questions LPs should be asking

Impax AM sells biggest solar PV farm in the Netherlands to German pension fund

Sustainability-focused investment house Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of largest operational solar PV farm in the Netherlands.

LPs planning big renewable energy infrastructure investment push as climate change response grows

Global institutional investors plan to almost double their allocations to renewable energy infrastructure in the near-term as the global response to climate change continues to gain momentum.

Omnes seals debut Irish renewables deal as firm continues Capenergie 4 raise beyond €500m goal

Paris-based private equity and infrastructure investor Omnes has made its first Irish renewables deal by backing solar PV developer Power Capital Renewable Energy.

UK pension funds to increase their investments into renewables

More than two-thirds of British pension funds are set to increase their investments into renewables, according to a new survey by Pureprofile and Alpha Real Capital. Having polled 50 pension fund investors, the researchers found

How Covid-19 has accelerated LP demand for renewables

The pandemic may have slowed down the economy, but Impax Asset Management, one of the longest established fund managers in the renewable energy sector, believes Covid-19 is speeding the growth of the already thriving renewables

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