HedgeCo.Net — Alantra launched Horizon Secondaries, a dedicated energy-transition secondaries vehicle of about €120 million (about US$140 million), anchored by CommonWealth Investments alongside Blue Earth Capital’s impact secondaries strategy and Swisscanto’s World Carbon Solutions fund. Alantra’s September 2 statement said the vehicle acquired a portfolio of around 10 innovative growth companies across North America, Europe, and Asia from Shell Ventures. ESG Today independently printed the same ~€120 million / ~$140 million launch size, the Shell Ventures portfolio acquisition framing, and the same roughly-ten-company geographic scope.
The strategy sits beside Alantra’s existing Klima late-stage venture fund, described as a €210 million energy-tech vehicle, extending the firm’s energy-transition offering across primary and secondary markets. Shell Ventures managing partner Quennie Co framed the sale as a selective concentration of support rather than a broad exit from energy-transition investing. Addleshaw Goddard’s advisory note, carried in deal coverage, likewise put the transaction value at €120 million for the Shell Ventures portfolio interest.
This is a strategy launch plus seed portfolio purchase, with transfer, closing conditions, and regulatory approvals still relevant on the secondary sale. Mark ~€120 million / ~$140 million, CommonWealth as anchor, Blue Earth and Swisscanto as named co-investors, ~10 Shell Ventures growth companies, and Klima’s €210 million primary sibling as the hard tape. Do not invent named portfolio companies, DPI, or a fully closed regulatory stamp beyond what the sources state. The allocator object is venture secondaries capital absorbing energy-transition holdings as corporate venture arms recycle select positions.