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Eurofiber is strengthening its French network. The telecoms infrastructure specialist, backed by Antin Infrastructure Partners, is acquiring the B2B operators Appliwave and Avelia, which were sold by Septeo. The deal gives its French entity 2,600 kilometres of network and around 20m$ in revenue
The French group, via Vinci Energies and its subsidiary Axians Rail, is buying up the whole of SITS, a group based in the Paris region that specialises in the installation of railway signalling and telecommunication cables along the track. The company has a turnover of €21 million in 2022 and around 135 employees
The Olmix Group, a world specialist in natural solutions for agriculture, finalized on January 26, 2023 the integration of the French biotech Bois Valor, specialized in foliar biostimulants and seed treatment solutions based on substances extracted from wood and plants.
EDGEFLEX acquired by Alliance Electronics; EDGEFLEX is a company that offers a range of integrated services related to the design, supply and manufacture of technological products. It has been acquired by Alliance Electronics, a French technological and industrial group specialized in electronic subcontracting.
Zencap AM finances the Iberian solar industry. The French fund manager, specialized in private debt with €3.9 billion under management, is providing €15 million in mezzanine financing to Planea Energía, the power generation subsidiary of the Spanish group Rotonda.
Fluxys is expanding into German gas transmission. The Belgian gas grid operator is taking a 24.1% stake in its German counterpart Open Grid Europe, 23.6% of which is being acquired from Australian Macquarie AM. According to local press reports, the deal is being done for a sum of around €1 billion.
ICAPE Group acquires FIMOR ELECTRONICS. ICAPE Group, a worldwide technological distributor of printed circuit boards ("PCB"), announces the acquisition of 100% of the capital of FIMOR ELECTRONICS, a French manufacturer of man-machine interface solutions and distributor of customized technical parts.
The United Arab Emirates has recently invested heavily in the renewable energy sector in Africa, increasing partnerships with states. The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023, which took place from January 14 to 19, highlighted the issues related to the energy transition and the need to develop green energy.
The mining company Grande Côte Operations (GCO), the Senegalese subsidiary of the Eramet Group, wants to reduce the impact of its mining operations in Lompoul, a desert area located in northwestern Senegal, by developing its "Oasis of the desert project"in the location.
Following the launch of its Climate Impact Fund III, the Spanish fund manager is setting up shop in France. The SFDR 9-rated fund adopts a value add strategy, targeting browfield and greenfield energy transition assets across the Old Continent, with a target size of €300m and a hard cap of €400m.
ALANTRA is joining forces in the energy transition, and the Spanish financial group, listed in Madrid, is creating a division dedicated to this theme. The new entity is headed by François de Rugy, former French Minister of Ecological Transition, and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, former Spanish Secretary of State for Energy.
Ademe Investissement, the agency for ecological transition, has invested in Electra. In VC, they have, together, an investment project of 20M euros to develop 300 terminals in 3 years.