zouk ventures (“zouk”) is pleased to announce the completion of its partial exit from SiC Processing AG (“SiC Processing”), a leading supplier of wire-saw slurry used in silicon wafer production for solar photovoltaic cells. The exit results from the recent acquisition of 70% of SiC Processing by Nordic Capital Fund VII (“Nordic Capital”). The acquisition...
zouk ventures ltd is proud to announce its involvement in the organisation of Munich’s eCarTec trade fair in October 2009. eCarTec is the world’s first trade show to focus exclusively on electric mobility. Bringing together technology startups and automotive OEMs, investors and regulators, service providers and the general public, the show aims to provide...
SiC Processing, Trilliant, Solarcentury and Sulfurcell Solartechnik, four of eight companies in the Cleantech Europe LP portfolio, ranked in the top 100 global cleantech companies by Guardian News and Media and Cleantech Group™, LLC, in recognition of their potential and likelihood to achieve high growth and high market impact. The Global Cleantech 100 is...
zouk ventures ltd (“zouk”), manager of the €52m solar project investment vehicle zouk Solar Opportunities Ltd (“zSOL”), and Next Energy Capital (“NEC”), a European merchant bank specialised in the renewable energy sector, today announce...
Triton Format AG ('Triton'), a leading water solutions company, today announces the completion of a EUR 10.4 million round of financing to fund further organic growth and continue its successful buy-and-build strategy. The round was led...
Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering intelligent network solutions that form the nervous system of the Smart Grid, today announced that it has closed a $40 million equity investment from an affiliate of MissionPoint Capital...
zouk today announced that Cleantech Europe, a technology fund managed by the firm, has agreed to increase its shareholding in Orb Energy (“Orb”) by purchasing shares held by Renewable Capital. Samer Salty, CEO of zouk said: “Orb has...
Sulfurcell, a global leader in the development and manufacture of copper indium gallium sulphide/selenide (“CIS”/”CIGSE”) photovoltaics (“PV”), today announced it has secured EUR 85 million (USD 135M) equity funding for a significant...
zouk today announces the launch of zouk Solar Opportunities Limited (“zSOL”), a closed-ended investment company. zSOL will be managed by zouk and will develop and own a portfolio of solar power projects in Europe, the Middle East and...
Zooplus AG, a leading internet supplier for pet products in Europe (food and accessories), went public today. The Listing took place on the Entry Standard, part of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Zooplus was founded in 1999. In the last...