Private Equity & Venture Capital

Environment/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Carbon Capture Startup Heirloom Raises $53 Million Backed by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, Microsoft

Mark Segal March 18, 2022

Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology startup Heirloom announced today that it has raised $53 million […]

Companies/ Environment/ ESG Tools, Services/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Microsoft Leads $34 Million Capital Raise for Shipping Decarbonization, Optimization Startup Nautilus

Mark Segal March 16, 2022

Tech giant Microsoft, through its M12 venture fund and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, led […]

Energy Transition/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

KKR Raises $17 Billion for Infrastructure Fund, More than Doubling Predecessor Fund

Mark Segal March 14, 2022

Global alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced today the final closing of its […]

Companies/ Environment/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Circular Chemicals Startup Encina Raises $55 Million to Fund Plastic Waste-to-Aromatics Buildout

Emanuela Kerencheva March 14, 2022

Circular chemicals startup Encina Development Group announced today it has raised $55 million of equity […]

Energy Transition/ M&A/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Macquarie, BCI & MEAG Acquire Reden Solar for €2.5 Billion

Mark Segal March 8, 2022

A consortium of investors including Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) […]

Energy Transition/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Ares Leads Up to $600 Million Investment in Softbank’s Climate Infrastructure Platform SB Energy

Mark Segal March 7, 2022

SoftBank Group’s U.S. renewable energy-focused platform SB Energy announced today a strategic equity investment of […]

Energy Transition/ Executive Moves/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Macquarie’s GIG Recruits Iberdrola’s Jonathan Cole to Lead New Dedicated Offshore Wind Business

Mark Segal March 3, 2022

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced today the launch of Corio Generation, a new specialist […]

Environment/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Carbon Marketplace NCX Raises $50 Million from Investors Including Energize, JPMorgan, Benioff’s TIME Ventures

Emanuela Kerencheva March 3, 2022

Forest-focused carbon marketplace NCX announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series B […]

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Climate Tech Provider Aurora Solar Raises $200 Million to Speed Product Development & Expansion

Emanuela Kerencheva March 2, 2022

Climate technology provider Aurora Solar announced today it has raised $200 million in a Series […]

Energy Transition/ Environment/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Goldman Sachs, Shell Ventures Invest $75 Million in Buildings Decarbonization Tech Provider GridPoint

Mark Segal March 1, 2022

Building energy management and optimization technology company GridPoint announced today a $75 million strategic capital […]