Beim Branchentreffen Super Return in Berlin ist die Stimmung der Beteiligungsmanager optimistisch. Fünf Gründe, warum sich der Markt erholt, und welche Kriterien Unternehmen erfüllen müssen.
Dresden. Ein Leben ohne fossile Brennstoffe. Das ist die Vision der Dresdner Firma Sunfire. Dafür baut sie Elektrolyseure, komplexe technische Anlagen, mit denen in großen Mengen Wasserstoff aus erneuerbarem Strom erzeugt werden kann. Um die Produktion der nächsten Generation von Elektrolyseuren schnell ausweiten zu können, damit grüner Wasserstoff auch preislich attraktiver wird, braucht Sunfire Kapital. […]
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) can triple the size of its private equity unit in the next five years, said Anuj Ranjan, the head of the business, in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
Angesichts der zunehmenden Gefahr von Unternehmensinsolvenzen überprüft die Europäische Zentralbank derzeit, wie die größten Banken im Euroraum Kredite an die Private-Equity-Branche vergeben und welche Risiken drohen. Vor Problemen warnt auch ein Top-Manager von Apollo Global Management.
UK-based clean energy tech company Octopus Energy Group announced backing from new sustainability-focused investors including Galvanize Climate Solutions and Lightrock. According to Octopus, the new investments were made at a company valuation of $9 billion, up 15% from its recent $800 million capital raise in December 2023.
Sustainability advisory firm ERM announced today an agreement to acquire Australia-based climate risk and energy transition consultancy Energetics, aimed at enhancing its growth in the Asia Pacific region. Founded in 1984, Energetics partners with large businesses, investors and governments, helping them respond to issues including climate change, decarbonization, and the energy transition. With a team […]
Independent Power Producer (IPP) Smart Energies announced today that has raised €87 million (USD$95 million), with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating its deployment of small solar sites across Europe, including on roofs, parking lots and small ground-based projects. Founded in 2012, Paris-based Smart Energies develops, finances, builds and operates renewable projects across Europe, […]
Climate-focused investment and advisory firm Pollination announced today the launch of the Climate and Nature Impact Venture Fund, aimed at investing in early-stage climate and nature solutions companies, with a primary focus on Australian startups. The new fund is targeting a final close of $150 million. According to Pollination, the new fund aims to invest […]
In 2023, private equity firms controlled $8.2 trillion in assets globally according to McKinsey & Company, a figure that has rapidly expanded since the industry first emerged 40 years ago. As large investors such as pension funds and insurance companies increasingly look to private markets, these alternative asset managers have seen their assets grow by […]
Energy tech startup Xcimer Energy today announced that it has raised $100 million in a Series A financing round, with proceeds to be used to expand its team and demonstrate the viability of its fusion energy technology. Fusion, the process of combining two atoms to form a single atom to release energy, has been long […]
New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented private investment firm with approximately $50bn in assets under management, has closed a ‘significant’ growth investment in Grant Thornton, a US provider of audit, assurance, tax and advisory services.
Private equity firm 777 Partners’ bid to acquire English Premier League football team Everton FC has failed after the investment firm failed to complete a deal to acquire Farhad Moshiri’s majority stake in the club by Friday’s deadline, according to a report by Reuters.
Private credit investor Pemberton Asset Management is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to raise at least $1bn to provide net asset value (NAV) loans to private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Seit der globalen Finanzkrise wurde M&A von Private-Equity-Aktivitäten dominiert. Nach einer relativen Flaute würden Private-Equity- und Venture-Capital-Gesellschaften jetzt über enorme Cash-Reserven verfügen, die sie investieren müssen, sagt David Elms von Janus Henderson Investors. Sein Ausblick.
Der italienische Asset Manager Ambienta ist im Private-Equity-Bereich fokussiert und hat die Nachhaltigkeit seit vielen Jahren als zentralen Bestandteil für das eigene Unternehmen und seine Investments definiert. Wie Ambienta mit Greenwashing umgeht und wo die Unterschiede zur großen Konkurrenz liegen, erklärt Hans Haderer, Partner bei Ambienta und DACH-Leiter.
