Omnes Capital sells its stakes in Valorem to 3i Infrastructure

For immediate release – September 12, 2016

3i Infrastructure plc (“3i Infrastructure”) has completed its investment in the renewable development and operating company Valorem.

3i Infrastructure has invested €57m today to acquire its 28.5% interest in the French business and to fund the company’s pipeline. 3i Infrastructure acquired its interest from FCPR Capenergie (a fund managed by Omnes Capital) and other minority shareholders. 3i Infrastructure has also committed to invest a further €12m over the next three years with a view to increase the company’s owned installed capacity. The transaction was announced on 14 July 2016.

About Valorem
Valorem was founded in 1994 and is based in Bègles. Valorem is an independent renewable energy operator which develops renewable energy projects for its own account and on behalf of third parties. Its services include technical assistance and development, engineering, construction and operation and maintenance. The company predominantly develops onshore wind farms, as well as photovoltaic systems in France and internationally.

About Omnes
Capital Omnes Capital is a major private equity and infrastructure investment player. With €2.1 billion under management, Omnes Capital provides businesses with the equity they need to develop in their key areas of expertise: growth capital and buyouts, private debt, venture capital, renewable energy, co-investment, secondary funds-of-funds. In the renewable energy sector, Omnes Capital has been a market leader since the launch of its first Capenergie fund in 2006. Since then, the company has partnered with developers and independent power producers to make over 30 investments in France and elsewhere in Europe in the wind, solar, hydropower and biomass sectors equating to over 1,500 MW of installed capacity. Omnes Capital was a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A. until March 2012. The company is now owned by its employees and is a signatory to the United Nations’ Responsible Investment Principles.
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