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Asia & Pacific Weekly: Showdown for hydro power corporations

The past week has been quite eventful for hydro power companies in China and Philippines, where three major hydro power M&A transactions took place.

Europe & Israel Weekly: BASF makes key acquisition

European cleantech community seemed to be in a holiday mood for the past week, as only three transactions were made in regards to cleantech.

North America Weekly: BrightSource goes for IPO; metal recycling makes some noise

All eyes were on BrightSource Energy’s announcement of filing for IPO this week. On the other hand, several North American metal and electronics recyclers were trying to expand by making key acquisitions.

Global Weekly: Renewables Making Headlines

This week has been a good one for renewable energy companies. Of the 17 transactions we tracked, 10 of them involved renewable energy or technology providers. Solar power technology companies were especially active, as three companies successfully landed funding.

Asia & Pacific Weekly: Corporate transactions heading the rebound

After a flat week, the Asia & Pacific cleantech community is back into the picture. This week, large corporations like Aditya Birla, Keppel, CBD Energy and Datang Renewable all made significant cleantech transactions.

Europe & Israel Weekly: Intercontinental M&A caps a flat week

This has not been a very eventful week in terms of European cleantech venture investments. However, four corporate-level M&A transactions made up for the void. Three out of the four M&A deals were intercontinental transactions.

North America Weekly: PV technology “highly efficient” in attracting funding

Two of the four North American cleantech venture deals involved PV technology companies. Specifically, they both feature high-efficiency products.

Global Weekly: Exciting week for Venture Capitals

The past week has been an exciting week for cleantech ventures around the world, as over $173m were raised in 12 venture investments. Also, thanks to a megadeal made by First Reserve, private equity investments almost hit the $1b mark.

Asia & Pacific Weekly: Uneventful Week

Asia & Pacific could only watch when North American and European cleantech communities kept popping up big deals. Only two transactions involved companies in Asia & Pacific.

Europe & Israel Weekly: VC strikes back; M&A still strong

After a several weeks of sub-par performance, European cleantech companies are finally making noise with some venture activities. On the M&A front, transactions are still coming strong as several big-name companies compete for the headlines by making giant acquisitions.