The week's dealflow: October 16, 2026. ImpactAlpha · October 16, 2026 ImpactAlpha's deal news coverage for the week: Agrifood investing. East Africa Foods raised about $40 million in debt and equity to expand the storage, processing and logistics that enable smallholder farmers in Tanzania and Kenya to sell their produce to urban retailers. Catalytic capital. ROC USA secured a $10 million "catalytic equity" investment from Blue Meridian Partners to help residents acquire ownership of their manufactured housing communities. The Washington, DC-based nonprofit is fundraising to preserve 48,000 homes through community ownership over the next decade... Woodcock Foundation backed four funds with catalytic and market-rate capital. Circular economy. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invested in Via Verde, a biomethane developer with a pipeline of 20 biogas plants in Italy. Each plant is expected to convert up to 100,000 metric tons of agricultural waste into biomethane each year... Houston-based Ara Partners acquired a majority stake in Pacific Ag, an Oregon-based company that collects leftover crop residue from farmers after harvest, then sells the material as a growing medium for mushroom farms. Climate finance. Aligned Climate Capital secured $387 million, led by Apterra Infrastructure Capital, for the construction of 20 community solar projects in Illinois and Maryland, ImpactAlpha has learned. Energy transition. 1Komma5, a German clean energy startup, raised €70 million ($78 million) to sell, install and maintain solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, EV chargers and other energy systems for homes and businesses. Investors in the round included CalSTRS, b2venture, eCapital, G2 Venture Partners Eurazeo and Marunouchi Innovation Partners... San Francisco-based virtual power plant developer Voltus raised $225 million in Series D funding from investors including Generation Investment Management, Activate Capital, Broadscale Group, Climate Investment and All Aboard Fund... The Vumela Enterprise Development Fund, a growth-stage venture debt fund backing Black-owned enterprises in South Africa, exited its investment in Everlectric, which provides electric commercial vehicles and charging infrastructure to logistics and delivery businesses. Financial inclusion. Accion and other early investors picked up secondary stakes in Kuunda's lending platform... AfricInvest invested in Vantage Payment System, a Moroccan digital payments provider, through its Financial Inclusion Vehicle, a permanent capital fund that backs African financial institutions and fintech companies serving underserved consumers and small businesses... Standard Bank Group will take a stake in OPay, a fintech company that offers payments, savings, credit and merchant services to consumers and small businesses in Nigeria, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan. Financing small businesses. EG Capital reached a first close for its EG-Economic Empowerment Fund to support African small businesses adapt their water and energy use, and supply chains, for climate resilience... The Business Development Bank of Canada and Alberta-based fintech startup Woveo partnered on a $10 million microlending program for Canadian small business entrepreneurs. The program offers loans of up to $25,000 alongside business assistance services. Fund news. Houston-based Tokio Marine HHC committed $100 million to an emerging markets debt fund underpinned by loans from the World Bank's private finance arm, the International Finance Corp. The fund, managed by BlueOrchard, has raised $300 million toward its $2 billion target. Healthy forests. Arbor Day Foundation, through its impact investment fund, invested in a pair of organizations helping US communities prevent, detect and recover from wildfires. Vibrant Planet's software supports tribal governments, utilities and public agencies with fire prevention and forest health projects. Convective Capital, through an $85 million venture fund, invests in wildfire prevention and disaster resilience companies... Dutch pension fund ABP allocated €150 million to SLM Partners to invest in sustainable forestry in Europe. SLM put the commitment into a second Silva Fund, the London-based firm's strategy for acquiring forestland and nurturing a protective canopy.

Renewable energy news: Greenvolt, Voltus, Pivot Energy. October 9, 2026 The latest renewable energy news includes announcements on Greenvolt, Voltus, Pivot Energy, Gurbanesti wind farm in Romania, and others. Greenvolt Secures €284 Million Financing for 253 MW Wind Farm in Romania Discover more Renewable energy Learn Engineering Portuguese renewable-energy developer Greenvolt has secured €284 million in project financing for its 253.1 MW Gurbanesti wind farm in Romania. The financing was arranged with eight institutions: UniCredit, Erste Group Bank, Banca Comercială Română, Siemens Financial Services, Société Générale, BRD, ING and Alpha Bank. The project, currently under construction east of Bucharest, will feature 42 GE Vernova wind turbines rated at 6.1 MW each. Commercial operation is expected by the end of 2027. Gurbănești forms part of Greenvolt's 506 MW Wind Rose portfolio, alongside the 253.1 MW Ialomița wind farm. Financing secured for the two projects totals €632 million. Greenvolt's Romanian development pipeline includes 707 MW of wind and 209 MW of battery storage. Voltus Raises $225 Million to Expand Virtual Power Plant Capacity to 20 GW US distributed-energy technology company Voltus has raised $225 million in Series D financing, led by Generation Investment Management alongside Activate Capital and Vitol. Additional investors include Broadscale Group, Climate Investment, NGP, Ajax Strategies and All Aboard Fund. Voltus aggregates flexible electricity resources, including batteries, industrial equipment and commercial energy loads, allowing customers to participate in electricity markets. The company currently manages approximately 8.5 GW of flexible capacity and targets 20 GW by 2030. Funding will expand its Bring Your Own Capacity programme across the PJM and MISO electricity markets and increase the number of connected batteries. The company operates across the United States and Canada. Discover more Switch Power Plans Explore Wind Power Pivot Energy Secures $173 Million Loan for 135 MW US Community Solar Portfolio US renewable-energy developer Pivot Energy has closed a $173 million term loan facility covering 51 community-scale solar projects with 135 MWdc of combined capacity across six US states. First Citizens Bank, Huntington Bank and BankUnited provided the financing. The transaction consolidates three existing project portfolios under one long-term debt structure and represents Pivot Energy's first term loan financing. The proceeds refinance projects previously supported through the company's construction warehouse facility, releasing borrowing capacity for additional developments. Pivot develops, owns and operates distributed solar and energy storage facilities serving local communities and commercial electricity customers. The refinancing supports further construction activity without requiring separate long-term financing for each existing portfolio. Discover more energy storage electricity

Voltus, a distributed energy resource platform, has raised $225 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. Generation Investment Management led the round alongside co-leads Activate Capital and Vitol, with participation from Broadscale Group, Climate Investment, NGP, Ajax Strategies and All Aboard Fund. The San Francisco-based company plans to expand its platform to 20 gigawatts by 2030. Voltus taps latent capacity in batteries, cooling systems and industrial processes at businesses and homes, dispatching it into electricity markets. The platform enables participants to reduce power consumption, lower energy bills and earn revenue. The funding comes as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation expects peak demand to grow 24% over the next decade. Voltus will execute its Bring Your Own Capacity programme in PJM and MISO markets whilst expanding across the US and Canada.