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 managed growth extremely well and is fast becoming a major player in the region. We believe the company has the right team,...

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 expansion of its manufacturing capacity with a new plant in Berlin for CIS/CIGSe based thin-film solar modules. The new...

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 financial year (2007) the company’s turnover was €55.4m, an increase of more than 40% on the average for each of the last 3...