Germany's and Europe's leading venture capital firms commit themselves and their portfolio companies to sustainability and make a significant contribution to climate protection. This measure should act as an example for other start-up ecosystems and industries.

LGT Private Debt (France) S.A.S. (“LGT Private Debt”) is pleased to announce that entities it advises acted as sole arrangers and underwriters of a unitranche financing, supporting the carve-out of HealthTech Bio Actives (“HTBA” or the “Company”) from Grupo Ferrer, led by The Riverside Company (“Riverside”).

RAG-Stiftung has acquired a stake in Scope SE & Co. KGaA and is thereby strengthening the growth of the leading European rating agency. The investment is part of a funding round aimed at significantly expanding the agency's European market coverage.

There's growing evidence that private equity markets are beginning to overheat after several high-profile IPO flops. Investors in stocks should pay attention because private funding troubles are also a very public market affair.

Total announces the closing of the acquisition of Anadarko's 26.5% operated interest in the Mozambique LNG project for a purchase price of $ 3.9 billion.