Vacuumschmelze produces magnetic alloys of rare earth materials 'critical to the global energy transition', according to Ara Partners.
Morrison & Co’s Steven Fitzgerald said the investment is consistent with its decarbonisation thematic and ‘fundamentally’ has the characteristics of infrastructure.
While the climate strategy sits within KKR’s infrastructure vertical, it plans to scale new solutions with growth investments as well as real assets.
The bank wants Australia-listed sponsor Cromwell to report on indirect carbon emissions.
Climate Asset Management has acquired a Queensland asset used for sugar cane production, which it will convert to a more biodiverse macadamia orchard.
A $26m investment in UrbanVolt brings the number of deals from the Idun fund to 11.
Following the CI investment, Trace Carbon Solutions will have over $420m of equity capital commitments from Quantum Capital Group, CI and Trace Management.
A-Gas, acquired by KKR’s fourth European buyout fund in 2017, supplies refrigerant gases and manages their lifecycle, including recovery, re-use and disposal.
KKR has achieved a 6x average return across three companies where it has implemented employee ownership schemes.
Allianz Capital Partners is injecting €20m of capital and has an option to invest in the pipeline of projects.