Between 1999 and a successful IPO in 2006, capiton supported the Swiss company Meyer Burger Group. Meyer Burger is a leading provider of saws for cutting silicon blocks. The machines are mainly used in the photovoltaic, semiconductor and optoelectronic industries. By the end of the investment, Meyer Burger had subsidiaries in China and Japan as well as service centres in Germany, Italy and the Philippines.
Location: Switzerland
Total raised: $258M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Capiton AG | capiton.de |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 30.06.2021 | - | $258M | - |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.04.2024 | Meyer Burger raises US$228 million in share rights issue | - |
| 14.07.2023 | Meyer Burger secures €200 million from EU Innovation Fund among others | The European Commission (EC) has granted €3.6 billion (US$4.04 billion) to 41 large-scale clean tech projects via the EU Innovation Fund, including three PV modules projects under the clean tech manufacturing category. |
| 01.07.2021 | Meyer Burger Technology : successfully raises CHF 80 million from the private placement of new shares and EUR 145 million from the private placement of green convertible bonds | EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Meyer Burger Technology AG / Key word(s): Financing Meyer Burger successfully raises CHF 80 million from the private placement of new shares and EUR 145 million from the private placement of green convertible bonds 01-Jul-... |
| 01.07.2021 | Meyer Burger raises US$258m from share and bond placements | Heterojunction cell and module manufacturer Meyer Burger has raised approximately US$258 million through the placement of shares and green bonds as it looks to accelerate its push into international solar module markets. |
| 01.07.2021 | Meyer Burger Technology : successfully raises CHF 80 million from the private placement of new shares and EUR 145 million from the private placement of green convertible bonds | Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOUL... |
| 30.06.2021 | Meyer Burger Technology : launches private placement of up to 160 mn new shares and a private placement of approx. EUR 125 mn green convertible bonds due 2027 by way of accelerated book building proce... | EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Meyer Burger Technology AG / Key word(s): Financing Meyer Burger Technology launches private placement of up to 160 mn new shares and a private placement of approx. EUR 125 mn green convertible bonds due 2027 by way of acc... |
| 30.06.2021 | Meyer Burger Technology : launches private placement of up to 160 mn new shares and a private placement of approx. EUR 125 mn green convertible bonds due 2027 by way of accelerated book building proce... | NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (... |
| 30.06.2021 | EQS-Adhoc : Meyer Burger Technology launches private placement of up to 160 mn new shares and a private placement of approx. EUR 125 mn green convertible bonds due 2027 by way of accelerated book buil... | EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Meyer Burger Technology AG / Key word(s): Financing Meyer Burger Technology launches private placement of up to 160 mn new shares and a private placement of approx. EUR 125 mn green convertible bonds due 2027 by way of acc... |
| 16.06.2021 | MEYER BURGER TECHNOLOGY AG Meyer Burger Technology : secures EUR 185 million debt financing for further expansion of cell and module capacity starting production in 2022 | EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Meyer Burger Technology AG / Key word(s): Financing Meyer Burger secures EUR 185 million debt financing for further expansion of cell and module capacity starting production in 2022 16-Jun-2021 / 06:45 CET/CEST Release of ... |
| 16.06.2021 | MEYER BURGER TECHNOLOGY AG Meyer Burger Technology : secures EUR 185 million debt financing for further expansion of cell and module capacity starting production in 2022 | The Meyer Burger group closes a syndicated loan agreement for EUR 125 million and a factoring agreement for EUR 60 million. The debt financing of EUR 185 million serves to expand the annual production capacity to reach 1.4 GW of solar cells... |
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