Demeter Partners has got involved in the action carried out by the Foundation Énergies pour le Monde through a sponsorship of its project in Senegal. Founded in 1990, the Foundation Énergies pour le Monde’s mission is to promote the access to electricity in rural areas of developing countries, using renewable energies: solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass and micro hydro. It is currently involved in projects in West Africa (Senegal, Burkina Faso), in Madagascar and Southeast Asia.

Kepler Capital Markets (KCM) is pleased to announce that the transaction to raise new capital and bring onboard new minority shareholders is closed as of Friday, 14th October. The final shareholdings in KCM are as follows: Staff & Management 53%, BlackFin Capital Partners 21%, La Caisse des Dépôts 14%, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa 7%, Banca Leonardo 5%. The shareholder equity of the group is € 84m which gives KCM a Basel II ratio of over 40%. The group has no debt. The equity brokerage business of Banca Leonardo will be integrated into KCM’s Italian operation from Monday, 17th October.