Cleantech
WI Harper leads Jiangsu glass fiber round
WI Harper Group has led the first institutional round of investment into Jiangsu Chuangzhou CTC Technical Fabrics, a PRC glass fiber manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount.
HSBC investee JinkoSolar files for $100 million NYSE IPO
PRC solar company JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. has filed for an NYSE IPO of up to $100 million. The company is partly owned by an affiliate fund of UK lender HSBC.
Starfish, Innovation back Australia's Audinate
Australian VCs Starfish Capital and Innovation Capital have led a A$4 million ($3.6 million) new funding round for their investee Audinate Pty Ltd., a digital networking solutions developer.
Global cleantech money for Abu Dhabi
The DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund, a private equity fund jointly set up by Abu Dhabi’s energy group Masdar and Deutsche Bank, has raised $265 million for its first close from globally well-known LPs, including Credit Swiss, Siemens, Japan Oil Development...
Nature Elements targets $400m for PRC cleantech
In yet another sign-of-the-times development, Nature Elements Capital, a Chinese investment firm founded by KK Chan, has announced that it will raise up to $400 million in a new China clean energy private equity fund.
ARC partners with Westly for RMB cleantech
California-based venture firm Westly Group is partnering with ARC China Holdings, a Hong Kong-based fund manager, to launch an RMB-denominated private equity fund, in the continuing trend to create RMB partnerships between Greater China funds and foreign...
Yes Bank and GEF to co-pilot new cleantech fund
Copenhagen discord aside, investors are said to be flocking to top up a new $200 million clean/green technology fund to be jointed administered by Indian private bank Yes Bank and noted US-based private equity player Global Environment Fund (GEF), recently...
Anticlimax in Copenhagen
The long-awaited Copenhagen climate conference delivered much sound and fury – but few substantive results.
StanChart gets solar with Sangle
Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL), the Singapore-based investment subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, has made a $22.3 million investment in Sangle Solar Energy Co. Ltd., a Chinese maker of branded solar water heaters based in Shandong...
Youku Series E nets $40 million
A Series E fundraising round for Chinese online video site Youku.com has raised around $40 million in its first tranche, with Chengwei Ventures leading fellow repeat investors Brookside Capital, Maverick Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures.
IFC, S&P launch emerging markets carbon index
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard & Poor’s have partnered to launch the S&P/IFC Carbon Efficient Index, a carbon efficiency index for emerging markets companies intended to drive carbon emission reductions in developing countries....