From: Mercom Capital Group

Commercial Energy South Africa (CESA), a subsidiary of SolarAfrica Energy, a South African energy solutions provider, closed an investment of R635 million (~$39 million) from Vantage Capital, Africa’s mezzanine debt fund manager, alongside co-investor Greenpoint Capital. The investment includes a mezzanine facility, which was used to exit Inspired Evolution from CESA, making SolarAfrica the 100% owner of CESA. CESA acts as a holding company for commercial and industrial rooftop solar and battery storage projects developed by SolarAfrica.

Sinergy Flow, a startup that develops solutions for long-duration energy storage, closed a €7 million (~$8 million) late seed funding round. The funding is expected to accelerate technology development, complete commercial-scale validation, and prepare for market entry in utility-scale energy storage and standalone applications. CDP Venture Capital SGR led the funding round.

Family-owned U.S.-based manufacturing enterprise MacLean-Fogg announced its acquisition of OMCO, the parent company of U.S. solar tracker and fixed-tilt racking manufacturer OMCO Solar. This acquisition aims to strengthen MacLean-Fogg’s position in renewable energy infrastructure, engineered industrial solutions, and precision manufacturing. OMCO Solar will continue to operate as a distinct platform within MacLean-Fogg.

Lyten, a lithium-sulfur battery developer, completed the acquisition of energy storage solutions provider Northvolt’s battery business assets in Sweden. The acquisition totaled nearly $5 billion and included the purchase of Northvolt Ett and Ett Expansion (Skellefteå, Sweden) and Northvolt Labs (Västerås, Sweden). The transaction includes 16 GWh of existing battery manufacturing capacity, more than 160 hectares of land, infrastructure, and buildings to support expanded manufacturing and industrial operations, and a battery research and development center.

Clean energy solutions provider Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions’ ₹31 billion (~$340.92 million) initial public offering (IPO) was subscribed 0.94 times at the end of the bidding window on February 25, 2026. The price band was set at ₹1,000 (~$11) to ₹1,053 (~$12) per equity share with a face value of ₹1 (~$0.011). The IPO saw bids for 20.57 million shares out of the 21.8 million shares on offer. The offer was made through the book-building process.

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Read last week’s funding roundup.