New European impact investment company – VC giants join forces
14 jan. 2025
13:52
Two of France's biggest investors in the impact space, Demeter and Cerea, have announced they intend to merge to create what could be one of Europe's biggest impact whales.
Paris-based investment heavyweights Demeter IM and Cerea Partners have announced they intend to merge to create a “leading player” in sustainability investing, neatly titled Demea Invest.
The merger, subject to approval, brings together two sizable portfolios in their respective sectors. It comes at an interesting time for Impact in France and Europe, with incoming EU regulations on sustainability reporting due to pressure a large swath of companies to find new solutions to make thei...