Total Corporate Funding Increases 175 Percent to $26.5 Billion in the Solar Sector, VC Funding Doubles, Strong Public Market, Debt Financing and IPO Activity, Reports Mercom Capital Group
AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwired) — 01/07/15 — Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2014.Total corporate funding into the sector encompassing / (VC), debt and public market financing increased 175 percent in 2014 with $26.5 billion (B), compared to $9.6B in 2013.Global VC investments more than doubled to $1.3B in 85 deals in 2014, compared to $612 (M) in 98 deals
