About This Fund
Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital (MEAC) is an impact-oriented private equity fund managed by Mirova, the responsible investment affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers based in Paris. Launched in 2021 with a target of €300 million, MEAC completed its final closing in September 2024 after raising €211 million in commitments from institutional and private client investors across Europe, with approximately 30 percent of commitments sourced from private wealth channels drawn to the fund's multi-thematic environmental approach. The fund is registered as a European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), enabling eligible retail and institutional investors across EU jurisdictions to access a private equity impact strategy aligned with nine UN Sustainable Development Goals.
MEAC targets growth-stage European and North American companies building innovative solutions to critical environmental challenges, deploying investment tickets ranging from €5 million to €30 million per transaction and focusing on companies with enterprise values between €20 million and €400 million. The fund employs a flexible private equity approach that includes minority stakes, majority acquisitions, co-investments, and secondary market transactions, enabling engagement at multiple phases of a company's development cycle. Investment is organized across five environmental pillars: clean energy, circular economy, natural resource management, agri-food technology, and smart cities and energy efficiency — sectors where Mirova's team has built deep domain expertise over more than a decade of responsible and impact investing.
By the time of the September 2024 final close, MEAC had invested more than €80 million across ten portfolio companies in Europe and North America, demonstrating the viability of combining commercial growth with measurable environmental impact. The fund was recognized as Fund of the Year – Private Equity at the Environmental Finance Impact Awards in 2023. Portfolio company OpenAirlines, an aviation fuel optimization platform, received investment in November 2024, adding to a portfolio of European businesses accelerating the environmental transition in energy, food systems, circular materials, and smart urban infrastructure.