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Tags: Alternative Energy, Chile, Cleantech
(The Santiago Times) February 10, 2010.- Chile’s hydro-electric and bio-fuel projects may soon be getting a boost, as a newly formed private equity fund is looking to invest at least US$30 million into the renewable energy sector.
“There is an opportunity here for business,” Latitude Sur‘s General Manager Rodrigo Guerrero told the Santiago Times.
Tags: Brazil, Cleantech, Deals, Member firms
July 16, 2009- Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd. (“Darby”), the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, announced that the Brazil Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund (BMIF), managed by Darby’s joint venture with the Stratus Group, has invested R$58 million (US$30 million) in GEA, holding company of Eletrogóes. Transaction details were not disclosed. This transaction is the first investment for BMIF.
Tags: Central America, Cleantech, Deals, Nicaragua
15 de junio de 2009.- El Fondo CASEIF II ha completado una inversión en Tecnosolución S.A. (TECNOSOL) para continuar con el plan de crecimiento de la empresa en Nicaragua y para iniciar el plan de expansión regional en Centro América.
Tags: Alternative Energy, Cleantech, Outlook
Every year in September, the European Energy Venture Fair in Zurich hosts 100 European private equity and venture capital funds that are focused exclusively on cleantech, including renewable energy.
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