Cleantech funds seem to be the flavor of the month in Asia where most recently major Malaysian banking group RHB Banking has teamed up with Japanese SBI Investment to launch the Asia CleanTech Fund.
Figures for the third quarter suggest there is a hunger for cleantech deals inspite of the turmoil in global financial markets. Senior editor for sister magazine Venture Capital Journal Mark Boslet last month reported on peHUB that venture capitalists had put $2.23 billion into 189 deals worldwide, with North American firms accounting for 76% of the total and Asian firms 14%. This was up 23% from a year ago and up 12% from the second quarter, according to the Cleantech Group.
On the back of this upbeat news for cleantech peHUB is posting a top ten slideshow of global cleantech funds raised this year–click through below to get to it. Canada takes the top spot for cleantech money raised so far this year. The US clearly also accounts for a big share, but there are also two Chinese funds and an Australian fund that feature in this top ten.
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[slide title=”Investissement Desjardins”]
Fund Name: Capital regional et cooperatif Desjardins
Fund Size: $3.3 billion
Fund City/Region: Montreal, Quebec
Fund Nation: Canada
[slide title=”Energy Investors Funds”]
Fund Name: EIF United States Power Fund IV, L.P.
Fund Size: $1.713 billion
Fund Size Target: $1.75 billion
Fund City/Region: Needham, Massachusetts
Fund Nation: US
[slide title=”Oaktree Capital Management LLC”]
Fund Name: Oaktree Power Opportunities Fund III, L.P.
Fund Size: $1 billion
Fund Size Target: $800 million
Fund City/Region: Los Angeles, California
Fund Nation: US
[slide title=”Y.R. Delta Fund Management Co”]
Fund Name: YR Delta Fund
Fund Size: $776.18 million
Fund Size Target: $3 billion
Fund Region: Beijing
Fund Nation: China
[slide title=”Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.”]
Fund Name: Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
Fund Size: $423 million
Fund City/Region: Palo Alto, California
Fund Nation: US
[slide title=”Quintana Capital Group, L.P.”]
Fund Name: Quintana Energy Partners II, L.P.
Fund Size: $350 million
Fund Size Target: $650 million
Fund City/Region: Houston, Texas
Fund Nation: US
[slide title=”CCB International (Holdings)”]
Fund Name: CCB Chengtou Environmental Fund
Fund Size: $304.22 million
Fund Size Target: $3.133 billion
Fund Nation: Hong Kong
[slide title=”Baird Capital Partners”]
Fund Name: Baird Capital Partners V, L.P.
Fund Size: $288 million
Fund Size Target: $400 million
Fund City/Region: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fund Nation: US
[slide title=”The Carlyle Group”]
Fund Name: Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Fund Size: $250 million
Fund Size Target: $500 million
Fund City/Region: Washington, DC
Fund Nation: US
[slide title=”Advent Private Capital Pty, Ltd”]
Fund Name: Advent V Trust A&B
Fund Size: $242.8 million
Fund Size Target: $227 million
Fund City/Region: Southbank, Victoria
Fund Nation: Australia
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