BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Pollination, has raised US$50m as part of an ongoing Series B capital raise, and has entered into a strategic partnership with ANZ, a top 50 global bank based in Australia, to drive the transition to net zero in Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BDA Partners was the exclusive financial advisor to Pollination on the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership brings together ANZ\u2019s market-leading Institutional Bank and strength across the Asia Pacific region with Pollination\u2019s expertise in climate finance, asset management, carbon projects, and environmental sustainability-focused corporate advisory. The partnership will focus on the transition needs of ANZ\u2019s customers globally in the areas of Sustainable Finance, Project & Export Finance, Carbon Markets and Corporate Advisory, including M&A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ANZ\u2019s investment will accelerate Pollination\u2019s growth ambitions and extend the firm\u2019s reach and impact. It follows Pollination\u2019s recent SAFE round, and is part of its on-going Series B fundraise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martijn Wilder, co-founding Partner, Pollination, said: \u201cStrategic partnerships are core to Pollination\u2019s impact model \u2013 they extend our reach and scale far beyond what we could achieve alone. ANZ has a strong track record of delivering innovative sustainable finance products. With a presence in 14 markets across Asia, it has exceptional reach where investment in decarbonisation and nature is both critically important and a huge opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Euan Rellie, Managing Partner, BDA Partners, said: \u201cWe\u2019re proud of BDA\u2019s work on behalf of Pollination, and its mission to decarbonize the world. BDA has helped Pollination to assess potential partners and investors with substantial synergies across the US, Europe and Asia. ANZ is the ideal partner for the next phase of Pollination\u2019s growth.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mark Webster, Partner, Head of Services, BDA Partners, added: \u201cFollowing this Series B cap raise, Pollination\u2019s expertise in accelerating the transition to net zero will now reach further, to effect real-world change. BDA looks forward to continuing our work with Pollination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jonathan Aiken, Managing Director, Head of London, BDA Partners, said: \u201cPollination is at the forefront of alternative asset management and advisory services across a range of urgent ESG categories, including decarbonisation, nature, and climate. We\u2019re happy to be advising a leader and a pioneer in the space.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12163,"template":"","class_list":["post-12158","transaction","type-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n