Battery technology startup Addionics announced that it has raised $39 million in a Series B funding round co-led by GM Ventures and Deep Insight, with proceeds to be used to support the growth and expansion of its solution enabling cheaper, lighter, faster-charging, and more conductive batteries. Founded in 2018, Israel, UK and U.S.-based Addionics provides […]
Energy infrastructure software startup Paces announced today that it has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round, aimed accelerating the deployment of grid-connected clean energy infrastructure projects. Founded in 2022, New York-based Paces provides software solutions for clean energy infrastructure developers to identify the best places to build and manage their projects, providing […]
TotalEnergies announced today the acquisition of a 50% stake in OranjeWind, a 795 MW offshore wind farm under development in the Netherlands, from German power producer RWE, with TotalEnergies’ share of the project’s renewable energy to be used to power electrolyzer projects for the production of green hydrogen. According to TotalEnergies, the transaction forms part […]
Aerospace giant Airbus announced today an investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology and production company LanzaJet, forming part of part of LanzaJet’s current $100 million growth equity funding round, aimed at enabling the company to continue scaling its ethanol-to-SAF technology. The announcement marks the latest in a series of investments in the LanzaJet, including […]
Liquide Small Caps gegen illiquide PE-Fonds: Paul Althans von Chom Capital zieht in einer Artikelserie einen Vergleich. Teil 2 richtet den Blick auf das Herzstück der Private-Equity-Fonds – die unterliegenden Beteiligungen, die die Performance verdienen sollen.
According to the latest data from Q3 2023, Private Capital assets under management (AUM) are steadily growing across the DACH region. As a result, dry powder is building up for the next cycle of private market activity. This trend is most evident in Austria, where 42.8% of the total €2.8 billion AUM is awaiting allocation. […]
Energy-focused private equity investor NGP announced the launch of NGP Sustainable Real Assets (NGP SRA), a new dedicated pool of capital focused on real assets investing in the energy transition. The new fund is launching with approximately $500 million of capital commitments at closing, provided by NGP’s dedicated energy transition fund, NGP Energy Transition IV, […]
Climate solutions startup Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF) announced that it has raised approximately $13 million at the closing of a Series B equity financing round, with proceeds aimed at commercializing its solution to simultaneously produce clean fuel and remove CO2. Founded in 2020, Colorado-based CCF provides technology offering both geologic carbon removal & sequestration and […]
Italian energy company Eni announced today that it has signed an exclusivity agreement with alternative asset and private equity investor KKR to advance the potential sale of a 20% – 25% stake of Eni’s mobility transformation and biofuels-focused business, Enilive. The potential transaction would value Enilive at between €11.5 billion and €12.5 billion (USD$12.5 – […]
Für rund acht Milliarden Dollar übernimmt der Konzern das Geschäft mit Lüftungs- und Klimatechnik vom US-Unternehmen Johnson Controls. Der Zukauf schließt bei Bosch eine strategische Lücke.
Blackstone’s inaugural private equity fund targeting Japanese individual investors has raised $1.2bn just four months after launch, on the back of increasing interest in alternative assets in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US-based private equity firm Stonepeak has agreed to an all-cash deal to acquire New Zealand-based senior care specialist Arvida Group for NZD1.24bn ($745.74m) excluding debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Alternative investments are financial assets other than the traditional, publicly traded ones (stocks, bonds, and cash). The most common types of alternative investments include real estate, collectibles, commodities, private equity, and derivatives. Alternative investments offer portfolio diversification and a counterbalance to stocks, but they often are illiquid, unregulated, and not clearly priced.
A short list of asset managers account for more than a fifth of the $2.62 trillion of capital committed. The mountain of dry powder — money that investors have committed to private equity and venture capital funds — has set a new record high, as firms anticipate that deal markets will continue improving.
Blackstone has reported a 3% increase in second-quarter distributable earnings compared to the previous year, attributed to significant asset sales in its private equity and credit divisions, which offset a downturn in real estate, according to a report by Reuters.
