Berlin-based Zolar, which supplies solar panels to consumers, has raised a €100m debt vehicle from BNP Paribas to offer financing solutions to its residential customers.
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April 8, 2024
Zolar secures €100m asset-backed security as climate techs increasingly turn to debt vehicle
Climate tech companies supplying hardware are increasingly turning to debt vehicles like asset-backed securities
Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty
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Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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