Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on a$50m investment in the Ellerston 2050 fund

The open up-finished, wholesale Fund managed by Ellerston Money will concentrate on investing in outlined and unlisted small to mid-sized organizations which actively help lessen carbon emissions in the wider economic climate. These consist of businesses with very low carbon solutions, technologies and providers that allow electricity performance or aid the accelerated adoption of lower emissions technologies.

The HSF crew comprised partner Fiona Smedley and specific counsel Yorick Ng.

Fiona Smedley explained, “We are delighted to carry on supporting the CEFC in enterprise its vital clear strength investment operate. We are very pleased to have been concerned in this transaction and to be supporting CEFC’s innovation and leadership in driving sustainable and power effective methods.”

Yorick Ng additional, “Congratulations to the CEFC on this important cornerstone expense in the Ellerston 2050 Fund, which marks yet yet another success for the CEFC and an additional phase toward a extra sustainable financial state, this time by way of an expenditure in carbon emission reduction technologies.”

The Herbert Smith Freehills workforce has formerly advised the CEFC across a selection of equity investments, including in a transforming farming platform managed by Gunn Agri Companions, Adamantem’s non-public fairness fund, Macquarie Infrastructure and Genuine Asset’s infrastructure platform, Mirvac’s construct-to-rent club, the Australian Renewables Earnings Fund, the Morrison & Co Development Infrastructure Fund and the Investa Business Residence Fund.