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Venture Capital Firm Aster Capital Raises €240M in Capital - FinSMEs
Venture capital firm Aster Capital has raised €240M in capital, bringing its total funds under management to €500M. The firm specializes in supporting growing companies in the energy, mobility, and industry sectors, with a focus on the energy transition and the mobilities of the future. The capital will be invested in companies at various stages of maturity, primarily in Europe and the United States, with potential for action in Asia. Aster Capital has offices in Paris, San Francisco, and Tel Aviv, as well as a presence in China and Africa through partner funds. The firm also provides support to entrepreneurs and facilitates partnerships between startups and industrial players.
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New fund to support small firms' power projects for sub-Saharan Africa
A new private equity fund, the Energy Access Ventures Fund, has been launched to finance projects by small firms that boost access to energy in sub-Saharan Africa. The fund has secured commitments of €54.5 million to invest in five-year instruments for about 20 African small- and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of expanding infrastructure to provide electricity for the first time to up to one million people in the region by 2020. The fund is jointly backed by Schneider Electric of France, the UK’s development finance institution CDC, the European Investment Bank, the French Development Finance Institution Proparco, through its investment and support fund for business in Africa FISEA, the Opec Fund for International Development and the French Global Environment Facility.
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