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Solar startup raises $14m in pre-IPO finance
28 June 2011Enphase Energy, a Californian solar startup, has boosted its coffers by $14 million ahead of a planned $100 million initial public offering (IPO).
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Kior raises $150m on lower offer price
24 June 2011Texas-based biofuels company Kior raised $150 million after it dropped its initial public offering (IPO) price by nearly 30%.
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GE announces $63m in clean-tech investment
23 June 2011General Electric and its venture capital partners will invest $63 million across ten home energy companies in areas such as solar and LED lighting, as part of the second phase of the technology giant's sustainable business strategy.
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Clean-tech private equity not 'overfunded' - SAM
23 June 2011Zurich-based investment group SAM has challenged the idea that the clean-tech sector is overfunded, saying "many billions" of dollars of private equity capital investment is needed by 2020, in order to meet energy targets.
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Wealthy US families pool resources in $1.4bn clean-tech fund
23 June 2011Eleven wealthy US families have formed the Cleantech Syndicate, to invest $1.4 billion in clean technology companies over the next five years.
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Kior raises IPO target, appoints Condi
23 June 2011Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to join the board of biofuels company Kior, as the firm aims to raise more than $241 million in an initial public offering (IPO).
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Evolving SRI field behind US SIF name change – Woll
22 June 2011The decision to change the name of the US Social Investment Forum (US SIF) to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment reflects a broadening of the 'socially responsible investment' field, SIF president Lisa Woll told Environmental Finance.
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Zouk raises €230m clean-tech fund, prepares infrastructure fund
20 June 2011One of Europe's biggest clean technology funds reached a final close today, with €230 million ($300 million) committed.
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Sustainability principles boost private equity returns - IFC
20 June 2011The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has found applying sustainability criteria improves the financial returns of private equity investments.
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US ethanol tax-break on the block
17 June 2011US Senators have voted overwhelmingly to abolish a controversial tax break for corn ethanol.