Start-up-Investoren wie Andreessen Horowitz haben begonnen, für irrwitzige Summen Chips für KI-Anwendungen zu kaufen. Tatsächlich ist das ein smarter Schachzug – von dem auch die Bundesregierung etwas lernen könnte.
Unter den Privatmarkt-Investoren sind deutsche, österreichische und Schweizer Family Offices die nach absoluter Zahl wichtigste Anlegergruppe. Das zeigt ein Bericht von Preqin. Insgesamt ist das verwaltete Vermögen in der Anlageklasse in den vergangenen Jahren gestiegen.
Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 11% in the first half of 2024, as challenging macroeconomic conditions persisted, according to KPMG UK’s latest mid-market private equity analysis.
Electric motor company Infinitum announced it raised a further $35 million in its Series E funding, bringing the funding round’s total to $220 million, with proceeds aimed at accelerating the company’s growth and driving decarbonization with sustainable, high-efficiency motor systems. Motors are the largest single end-user of energy, according to the IEA, consuming 53% of […]
Cleantech startup Again has raised $43 million in series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting its growth and build full scale decarbonization plants. Founded in 2021, and spun out of the Danish Technical University, Copenhagen-based Again provides solutions to decarbonize heavy industry by using fermentation to turn CO2 into valuable products. The company’s […]
Power infrastructure company Cloverleaf Infrastructure announced today that it has raised over $300 million, with proceeds to be used to develop data center sites that run on low-carbon electricity across the U.S. Data centers globally are responsible for a growing share of climate impact, already reaching up to 2% of the world’s carbon emissions, nearly […]
Australian energy transition platform Symphony Infrastructure Partners announced today that it has raised A$488 million (USD$329 million) in a Series A financing round including A$300 million (USD$202 million) from lead investor Blackstone, with proceeds aimed at accelerating the company’s growth and completing a series of five pending acquisitions. Founded in 2022, Symphony develops, owns, and […]
Der französische Spirituosenhersteller hat nach eigenen Angaben einen entsprechenden Vertrag mit der Australian Wine Holdco Limited unterzeichnet. Ein Verkaufspreis wurde nicht genannt. Hinter dem Käufer steht ein Konsortium internationaler Investoren, dem auch der australische Weinhersteller Accolade Wines gehört.
Nature-based carbon project development and financing startup Earthshot Labs announced today that it has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round, aimed at supporting the expansion of its platform. Launched in 2020, Earthshot Labs provides a platform for developing and financing nature restoration and conservation projects using carbon as the primary financing mechanism, […]
Alternative investment manager Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, announced the acquisition of power solutions provider Trystar, with the firm citing opportunities to support the company’s growth as it pursues opportunities from factors including the energy transition and AI-driven growth in data centers. Founded in 1991, Minnesota-based Trystar provides electrical power solutions […]
Ultimately, many allocators want to actively manage their PE portfolios, and are exploring everything from automatic secondary sales to third-party leverage, says TRS’s Scott Ramsower.
Los Angeles-based investment firm Faes & Co has partnered with $4.7bn UK multi-asset manager Triple Point, providing the former with $100m to support the US expansion of its real estate bridging finance business, F2 Finance.
British solar heat and power scale-up Naked Energy announced today that it has raised £17 million (USD$22 million) of new equity funding as part of a Series B first close, aimed at accelerating the company’s global expansion and the adoption of its solutions to decarbonize heat. Founded in 2009, Naked Energy provides high energy density […]
Renewable transaction infrastructure provider LevelTen Energy announced today that it has secured approximately $65 million in a Series D funding round, with proceeds aimed at building out the company’s platform and expanding its geographic and market reach. Founded in 2016, LevelTen provides marketplaces, software tools, and industry intelligence for clean energy buyers and sellers. The […]
The Swedish impact investor’s inaugural venture fund was backed by institutional investors across Europe and will back companies developing solutions to address future health and environmental challenges.
