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PE/VC - Snapshots

UK – Consultancy group Mouchel and venture investor Foresight Group will partner to invest up to £50 million

SWEDEN - Nordic investor Ratos and 3i have refinanced wind turbine manufacturer DIAB for SEK1 billion.

SPAIN - Private equity firm Gala Capital has managed to sell its 6.9% shareholding in renewable energy group Cesa Eólica for €50 million to energy player Acciona.

First published in Cleantech magazine, January/February 2008. Copyright Cleantech Investor 2008

Fund Profile: Sarsia Seed

Sarsia Seed

PE/VC: Sarsia Seed

Investor: Sarsia Seed
Target: WindSim AS
Equity: n/d

Norwegian venture house Sarsia Seed has acquired a minority stake in WindSim, a software provider for windmill operators. The company develops software for simulation of wind resources in complex terrain based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Its clients include turbine manufacturers such as Enercon, Gamesa, Siemens and Vestas. The value of the investment was not disclosed.

First published in Cleantech magazine, January/February 2008. Copyright Cleantech Investor 2008

Scottish Equity Partners invests in Fotech

First published in Cleantech magazine, September 2008. Copyright Cleantech Investor Ltd. 2008 Energy technology company Fotech Group has received a £6.5 million investment from a pool of backers led by Scottish Equity Partners and which included US firm Energy Ventures and Saudi Arabian investor Shoaibi Group.
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CLEANTECH FUNDS: Sigma Capital Group and Imperial Innovations

by John Mainwaring

First published in Cleantech magazine, January/February 2008. Copyright Cleantech Investor 2008

Investment firms focused on university-developed intellectual property have been around for some years, but of the several currently quoted in London only two appear to have a significant interest in cleantech: Imperial Innovations and Sigma Capital Group.

Imperial Innovations’ roots are in an organisation called Impel, created by Imperial College London in 1987, which went on to become Imperial Innovations in 1997. Traditionally the company has invested in turning technologies developed at Imperial College into new businesses, but these days it backs intellectual property created at several organisations. Before floating on AIM in July 2006, the company had already generated more than £30 million from spinouts and licences, and had established holdings in 56 technology spinouts. Today, it has stakes in more than 75 spinouts.