Macquarie s second renewable energy fund raises €1.6bn for large scale investment
Macquarie-owned Green Investment Group s Renewable Energy Fund 2 has far exceeded its own expectations by raising over €1.6 billion in investment commitments for large scale solar and wind projects all over the world.Last week, Green Investment Group (GIG), which is part of Australia-based venture capital fund Macquarie, launched Cero Generation with the intention of building an 8 GW solar project pipeline in Europe. Today, Macquarie has announced that the GIG s Renewable Energy Fund 2 has raised over €1.6 billion in investor commitments. This is the second major GIG Renewable Energy Fund, the .
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(Bloomberg) Macquarie Group Ltd.âs green investment arm raised 1.6 billion euros ($1.94 billion) for a renewable energy fund.
(Bloomberg) Macquarie Group Ltd.âs green investment arm raised 1.6 billion euros ($1.94 billion) for a renewable energy fund.
The companyâs Green Investment Group Renewable Energy Fund 2 closed after exceeding its target of 1 billion euros and received commitments from 32 pension funds and insurers from largely the U.K. and Germany, as well as from some sovereign wealth funds, according to a statement.
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Australian banking giant Macquarie Group’s Green Investment Group has this week launched Cero Generation, a European solar energy company which a portfolio of more than 8 gigawatts and more than 150 solar projects already under development.
Cero Generation will have one of Europe’s largest solar development portfolios, and will consolidate GIG’s existing and future European solar activities in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, France, and the Netherlands.
“In just two years, GIG created one of Europe’s largest solar development portfolios and assembled a world-class team of experts,” said Nikolaj Harbo
, CEO of Cero Generation.
“Our ambition is to continue on this phenomenal growth trajectory, transforming Cero into Europe’s leading solar energy company, and helping deliver the continent’s net-zero ambition.”