Press releases
Driveco, a leading innovative French electric vehicle charging company, announces today a €250 million fundraising round from Dutch pension fund manager APG, one of the world’s largest institutional investors. Existing shareholders Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investments, through its fund Mirova Eurofideme 4[1], and Corsica Sole retain their majority stake in the company’s capital.
Mirova, a Natixis Investment Managers affiliate dedicated to sustainable finance, is accelerating its development in the US market by appointing current Chief Operating and Development Officer, Zineb Bennani, as CEO of Mirova US and Global Head of Business Development of Mirova. Established in the United States in 2017, Mirova's subsidiary has a staff of more than 25 people and currently manages $8.4 billion[1], in particular through the development of its global sustainable equity strategy.
Funding expands production capacity into high-value products that replaces fossil fuel and animal-based products in the cosmetic emulsifiers, agriculture, textiles, and plastics industries.
Mirova, a Natixis Investment Managers affiliate dedicated to sustainable finance, is accelerating its development in the US market by appointing current Chief Operating and Development Officer, Zineb Bennani, as CEO of Mirova US and Global Head of Business Development of Mirova. Established in the United States in 2017, Mirova's subsidiary has a staff of more than 25 people and currently manages $8.4 billion[1], in particular through the development of its global sustainable equity strategy.
Girasole Energies, a new French independent player in producing photovoltaic solar energy, raises €96 million from Mirova, a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment.
Mirova, the affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, supported by Mirova SunFunder East Africa Ltd as Investment Advisor, a wholly-owned subsidiary based in Nairobi, announced today that the Mirova Gigaton Fund[1] has raised USD 171 million for its first closing. This blended finance debt fund aims to accelerate the clean energy transition in emerging countries in Africa and Asia Pacific predominantly, as well as Latin America and the Middle East. Mirova SunFunder is a leading impact investor, solving energy access and climate change challenges in frontier markets, primarily Africa, by providing clean energy financing.
Glennmont Partners from Nuveen (“Glennmont”), one of the world’s largest fund managers investing in clean energy, have today announced their landmark investment in Sweden which will see them acquire a 47MW onshore wind portfolio.
The Estonian renewable energy developer Evecon OÜ and Mirova, the affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, through the its infrastructure fund, signed an agreement to set up a renewable energy platform which will build the largest solar park in the Baltics. The construction works will be carried out in 2023 and the parks will start producing at full capacity at the beginning of 2024.
At the 15th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, taking place in Montréal, global luxury group Kering and premium and sustainable cosmetics company L’OCCITANE Group will announce their teaming up to create the Climate Fund for Nature1 on December 13 at the start of the closing session for the Business and Biodiversity Forum, livestreamed at 9:00 AM CET/15:00 PM EST on www.cbd.int/live.
Pioneer and world leader in agricultural robotics, Naïo Technologies has just closed a 33 million US dollar (€32m) fundraising. Led by Mirova, the affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, this new round features previous shareholders including the Ecotechnologies Fund, managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance within the France 2030 plan, Capagro, Demeter, Pymwymic and Codema. Regional funds M Capital and ARIS Occitanie joined as new investors.
