Activities and markets

Demeter is a capital fund that acquires participations in companies in the eco-industry sector (water, air, and waste treatment), the eco-energy sector (energy management, renewable energies) and the safety of the living environment sector (prevention of industrial, natural, and medical risks) in order to finance their growth.
 
Its management team, Demeter Partners, intervenes mainly in companies in the "expansion development" stage, as a minority shareholder alongside the executives.
 
The fund gives priority to European SMEs, in particular in France, Germany and Spain.
 

Highlights of 2007

Demeter’s portfolio at the end of 2007 consists of 16 companies, several of which, particularly in the field of biofuels and biomass, have been the subject of expert assessment by IFP. Two of the companies in the portfolio have already been floated on the stock market: Vergnet, a wind turbine manufacturer, and Aerowatt, a wind farm operator. As a result of the capital gains made, the rate of return on IFP’s investments was 27% in September 2007.
60% of the funds raised already having been invested, the management team plans to end the investment period and make further sales in 2008.
 

Contact

DEMETER Partners
23, rue de l’Arcade
75008 Paris
France
Tel.: +33 (0)1 43 12 53 33
Fax: +33 (0)1 43 12 53 30
www.demeter-partners.com
contact@demeter-partners.com
 

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