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Blue Pearl Energy, a network of European SMEs in B2B energy, acquires a majority stake in Colordom, the Spanish biomass heating specialist
The investment company EURAZEO has finalized the acquisition of WIISMILE, a digital platform that supports SMEs in hiring and managing their employees. Eurazeo has invested €78 million in Wiismile to hold over 60% of the capital.
VINCI Energies integrates Elektro J R Kroon AB and expands its electrical engineering activities in southern Sweden.VINCI Energies integrates Elektro J R Kroon AB, a company with strong expertise in electrical installations for businesses and private customers. This acquisition enables VINCI Energies to strengthen its local expertise and meet the growing demand for electrical engineering solutions that are both environmentally efficient and energy-saving.
Proparco is partnering with BIC Bred and Céréalis to support cereal imports in Africa.the wholly-owned subsidiary of the French group Bred-Banque Populaire will grant a financing facility to Céréalis. Then the trader specialized on Africa will be able to increase its purchasing capacity from its suppliers and finance the receivables issued on its customers.
Proparco and Investec Bank are partnering in a climate investment program, the two main components of which are an $80 million senior credit facility and a technical assistance program. This transaction marks Investec's first cooperation with a development finance institution such as Proparco.
The EIB has renewed its support for Iliad, providing Xavier Niel's group with a sixth loan of €300 million. This line of credit, which has a maturity of six years and is repayable at maturity, brings the total amount of loans to €1.4 billion since the two organizations began working together in 2009.
A majority shareholder for Amarenco.The Franco-Irish renewable energy producer is coming under the control of Tikehau Capital, which already took a minority stake at the end of 2020. The capital increase, of around €200 million, also sees the British fund Arjun Infrastructure Partners take a minority stake.
The operator's acquisition of a 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana has been approved by the regulator after a failed bid last year.The Ghanaian regulator, on Monday approved the transfer of Vodafone International Holdings BV's majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group. The decision was made following the submission of a purchase proposal to the regulator in January 2022, which was revised by Telecel in August.
MoneyTrack announces a new round of financing for a total amount of 2 million euros from its historical shareholders, Truffle Capital, a leader in the financing of fintechs and insurtechs and AG2R LA MONDIALE, via its ALM Innovation fund, as well as from the investment fund ACCURAFY4. MoneyTrack has developed a platform based on blockchain technology to digitize, secure and control payment flows between funders, partners and beneficiaries.
CVE is financing itself with bonds: the independent renewable energy producer is contracting a €20 million bond line with Bridge, the debt platform of Edmond de Rothschild AM. The facility, which can be increased to €30 million next year, will be backed by a portfolio of solar assets under development in France.
Green Genius finances its solar parks in Lithuania. The pan-European renewable energy developer has secured €42 million in financing to build eight photovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 65.7 MW from RGreen Invest, which is acting through its Infrabridge III fund.
The American HEICO has finalized the acquisition of the French EXXELIA. EICO Corporation announced that its Electronic Technologies group has completed the acquisition of Exxelia International. HEICO acquired approximately 94% of the outstanding shares of Exxelia, with the remaining balance held by certain members of the Exxelia team.