{"id":3062,"date":"2020-01-09T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nysnoinvest.no\/nysno-gjor-sin-forste-internasjonale-fondsinvestering-med-etablering-i-norge\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:17:23","slug":"nysno-gjor-sin-forste-internasjonale-fondsinvestering-med-etablering-i-norge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nysnoinvest.no\/en\/nysno-gjor-sin-forste-internasjonale-fondsinvestering-med-etablering-i-norge\/","title":{"rendered":"Nysn\u00f8 makes their first investment into an international venture fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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January 9, 2020<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

Nysn\u00f8 makes their first investment into an international venture fund<\/h1>\n\n\n

Stavanger 9.1.2020: Nysn\u00f8 Climate Investments makes their first investment into an international venture fund with 20 MM CAD in ArcTern Ventures II \u2013 a cleantech fund with European headquarters in Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ArcTern Ventures is an established fund management company investing in venture stage cleantech companies with innovations that substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address sustainability issues. The new fund ArcTern Ventures II will focus investments on North America and Europe and will establish their new European head office in Oslo, Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 ArcTern Ventures has demonstrated a strong understanding of how to drive value creation in the constantly evolving and rapidly growing cleantech space. They combine a strong technology focus with a hands-on approach and financial rigour<\/em>, says Eivind Egeland Olsen, Investment Director at Nysn\u00f8.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 Norway has been selected by ArcTern Ventures as a strategic location in Europe. This brings world-class cleantech competence and capital to the Norwegian market that will strengthen the global expansion of Norwegian technologies solving climate change,<\/em> says Siri Kalvig, CEO at Nysn\u00f8 Climate Investments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 Both Canada and Norway have high ambitions for globally scaling technologies solving climate change and sustainability, and can build on world leading competence from traditional industries into new markets. With ArcTern Ventures II we will continue to invest in the best clean technology companies, now with a global reach from our hubs in Toronto and Oslo. We view Norway as attractive base for new investment opportunities in Norway, the Nordics and Europe in general, <\/em>says Murray McCaig, managing partner at ArcTern Ventures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Nysn\u00f8 will invest CAD 20 MM of the total fund capital of approximately CAD 200 MM. Other investors in ArcTern Ventures II include Equinor, Business Development Bank Canada, OMERs, Suncor Energy and TD Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please contact:<\/strong>
Eivind Egeland Olsen, Chief Investments Officer at Nysn\u00f8, +47 906 55\u00a0215
Murray McCaig, Managing Director at ArcTern Ventures,\u00a0+1 (416) 728 8240<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Nysn\u00f8 Climate Investments
<\/strong>Nysn\u00f8 Climate Investments is a state-owned venture fund based in Stavanger that invests in companies and funds with profitable and smart solutions to climate change. Nysn\u00f8 Climate Investments was established in 2017 and is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About ArcTern Ventures<\/strong>
ArcTern Ventures is a\u00a0Toronto-based venture capital firm investing globally in breakthrough clean technology growth companies addressing climate change and sustainability. ArcTern Ventures was founded by\u00a0Murray McCaig\u00a0and\u00a0Tom Rand\u00a0around the belief that the accelerating transition to a greener economy will disrupt all industries and present a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity for both outsized financial returns and positive environmental impact.\u00a0For more information see\u00a0www.arcternventures.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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