Andy Thomson
Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
The UK renewable energy investor has announced the final close of its New Energy Investors II fund, within its target range of €300m to €400m. The firm’s second private equity fund is seeking to identify opportunities in renewable power generation.
The Swiss private markets manager has invested in Sorgenia France, a French wind energy joint venture established by KKR and Italian energy company Sorgenia in June.
The London-based manager, which has just launched a new €200m renewables fund, has appointed ex-Macquarie senior managing director Erich Becker as a partner.
Partners Group, the Switzerland-based private markets investment manager, has continued its international expansion with the launch of a new office in Paris. The firm now has 15 offices in total around the world.
Pátria Investimentos, the Brazilian fund manager 40% owned by The Blackstone Group, has closed its second infrastructure fund just short of $1.2bn, beating a $1.0bn target.
Aviva Investors, the London-based asset management division of the insurance and pension provider, has held a first close on its European renewable energy fund.
AXA Private Equity has unveiled a solar energy joint venture with Italian industrial company Tozzi Group. The joint venture builds on a partnership AXA and Tozzi formed in 2007.
London-based Hermes, which manages private equity and infrastructure programmes for institutional investors, will open offices in Boston and Singapore in the coming months – in part to capitalise on co-investment opportunities.
AXA Private Equity has teamed up with French renewables producer Neoen to acquire a portfolio of renewable energy assets, making the buyout firm France’s fourth-largest wind farm operator.
US alternative assets firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and German insurer Munich Re have taken a 49% stake in assets operated by its solar photovoltaic subsidiary, Grupo T-Solar.