{"id":32058,"date":"2022-03-29T11:24:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T05:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-gef-capital-climate-fund\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T05:55:39","slug":"biz-gef-capital-climate-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-gef-capital-climate-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"GEF Capital closes $200-mn climate fund as CDC, IFC, others chip in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3028273526\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Mumbai, Mar 29 (PTI) Private equity firm GEF Capital Partners &#8211; focused on climate investing &#8211; has raised nearly USD 200 million from British CDC Group, IFC and Dutch investment firm FMO, among others, to close its South Asia Growth fund II.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1452295858\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>The other investors include European Investment Bank, Proparco, Swedfund, the US Development Finance Corporation and BIO, the city-based firm said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It is a growth equity fund targeting climate-themed businesses in South Asia with a focus on India.<\/p>\n<p>It has already deployed over two-thirds of its commitments in several sector-leading companies, including Prince Pipes in the water conservation sector, SeedWorks in the hybrid climate-smart agricultural seeds sector, Premier Energies &#8211; an integrated solar cell and module manufacturer, Syrma SGS in manufacturing energy-efficient electronic devices and components, and 3SC &#8211; a supply chain decarbonisation analytics and solutions provider, it said.\u00a0 \tThe fund was anchored by a large commercial asset management firm headquartered in Europe, and builds on a USD 125 million predecessor fund that was led by key GEF team members, according to Raj Pai, one of the founders and managing partner at GEF Capital.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-362532452\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Climate growth investing is not just about achieving a positive environmental impact but also acts as a powerful operating and risk-mitigation theme, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sridhar Narayan, co-founder and managing partner, said the climate sector presents an investment opportunity of more than USD 1 trillion in South Asia alone.<\/p>\n<p>The fund&#8217;s investments are geared to support climate mitigation, adaptation, circular economy and resource efficiency.\u00a0 \tIn particular, the fund will target a diverse set of companies along the resource-efficient supply chain with a focus on clean energy supply chain, energy efficiency technologies and services, efficient use of water resources and environmental products and services, he said.<\/p>\n<p>GEF Capital was formed in March 2018 following a collaborative spinout from the Global Environment Fund, a pioneer in global sustainability and environmental investing. 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