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6 September 2007
Clean-tech investment outstrips opportunities – NEF
Source: www.environmental-finance.com
London, 6 September: Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investment in the clean-tech sector is soaring and there is more money available than good investment opportunities, according to a report from New Energy Finance (NEF).
The London-based analyst said $18.1 billion was invested in clean-tech companies and projects in 2006, an increase of 67% on the previous year. It predicts venture capital and private equity activity in the sector will grow at an annual compound rate of 17% through to 2013, during which time it expects more than $262 billion-worth of VC- and PE-funded deals to be completed, absorbing more than $146 billion of equity.
But during 2006, clean-energy venture capitalists invested only 73% of the total money available to them and $2 billion was left residing in funds. "This is a symptom of a market where demand for deals is higher than supply, which is driving up company valuations," the report said.
The increasing investment was spread across all regions, with the Americas leading the charge with $7.1 billion of investment, up 83% on 2005.
At the sector level, wind ($8.4 billion), biofuels ($4.7 billion) and solar ($2.3 billion) attracted 86% of VC/PE investment between them.
NEF chief executive Michael Liebreich said: "2006 saw a modest amount of technology investment with increasing PE investment in later stage companies and more asset intensive sectors, such as wind and biofuels. Overall it was a good year. Although some company valuations are on the high side, a number of interesting companies are attracting investment."
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