Financing
VC funds clean up
Investment in clean energy technology is attracting new venture capital money even as the traditional investors, electric utilities, are withdrawing. In the first of a two-part series, Catherine Lacoursière investigates the latest financing trends in…
Barcap buys stake in energy investment firm
Barclays Capital has purchased a 40 per cent stake in energy investment firm NGP Capital Management.
First physical and futures freight fund launched
Dry bulk shipping fund advisor M2M Management today launches Global Maritime Investments, the first physical and futures maritime freight fund.
ETF Securities launches 29 new exchange-traded commodity securities
ETF Securities, a leading player in exchange-traded commodities (ETCs), will simultaneously launch 29 separate ETCs in the UK within the next few weeks, comprising 19 individual securities and 10 index securities.
EECM and Coastal Partners launch offshore energy fund
New York-based Energy & Environment Capital Management (EECM) and Coastal Partners of the Bahamas will together launch an offshore version of the Energy & Environment Fund.
Energy hedge fund bulls still running despite MotherRock collapse
The sudden collapse of energy hedge fund MotherRock last month surprised the market. But market participants say that despite this blip, the commodities story is still proving attractive to hedge fund investors