Lotus Infrastructure Raises $1.8 Billion to Invest Across Clean Energy Value Chain

Lotus Infrastructure Partners announced that it has raised approximately $1.8 billion at the final closings across Lotus Infrastructure Fund IV investments, future co-investments and a single-asset continuation vehicle, marking the clean energy infrastructure-focused private equity firm’s largest capital raise to…

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Sustainability Software Provider Diginex to Combine with Customer Engagement AI Company in $1 Billion Deal

ESG, sustainability, and compliance solutions provider Diginex announced an agreement to acquire AI-powered customer engagement solutions provider Resulticks, in a deal described by the companies as aimed at creating an enterprise intelligence platform to help organizations measure and communicate their…

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Why Investor Transition Plans Are No Longer Optional: They’re a Competitive Advantage

Guest post by: Claude Amstutz, Director, Investor Network at Ceres The past year has been complex for investors. Disclosure regulations have stalled, coalitions have lost members, and heightened political scrutiny has made many institutions more cautious about speaking publicly. Yet,…

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U.S. to “Take Any Actions Necessary” to Protect Companies from “Unreasonable” EU Sustainability Reporting Regulations

The U.S. Government has issued a series of requests from the European Union to address concerns with the impact of the EU’s new sustainability due diligence and reporting laws – the CSDDD and CSRD – on U.S. companies. In a…

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CIP Raises $3 Billion for Growth Markets-Focused Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund

Energy infrastructure investment manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced that it has raised $3 billion in commitments at the final close of its Growth Markets Fund II (GMF II), focused on investing in renewable energy infrastructure projects in high-growth, middle-income…

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Deepki Acquires Real Estate Sustainability Consulting and Data Platforms Evora, Metry

Real estate sustainability data solutions provider Deepki announced the acquisition of real estate-focused sustainability consultancy and services firm Evora Global and its energy data collection subsidiary Metry. Founded in 2011, UK-based Evora provides sustainability consulting and software solutions for the…

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Climate Fund Managers Raises Over $180 Million to Back Green Hydrogen Value Chain in Southern Africa

Climate-focused blended finance investment manager Climate Fund Managers announced that it has raised ZAR 3 billion (USD$182 million) at the first close of SA-H2, a blended finance fund focused on supporting the development construction and operation of green-hydrogen infrastructure in…

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Context Labs Acquires Carbon Data Platform Kinertic from Trafigura

Enterprise data technology company Context Labs announced the acquisition of commodity-focused carbon data platform Kinertric from Global commodities trading company Trafigura. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Context Labs provides an AI-enabled enterprise carbon management platform that helps energy and industrial companies measure, manage…

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Goldman Sachs Acquires Food Supply Chain Reusables Solutions Provider Tosca

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s alternative investments platform, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, announced an agreement to acquire food supply chain-focused reusable plastic packaging and performance pooling solutions provider Tosca from private equity investor Apax Partners. Founded in 1959 and acquired by funds…

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