Water

Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers has made an equity investment in U.S. Advanced Oxidation Process water treatment Company.

Japan's Teijin, Ltd. has made an equity investment in a California based water treatment equipment company.

R.W. Beck Water Engineering firm (Seattle) bought two California water engineering companies.

Business Advisor to US water treatment equipment company servicing applications in US and Asia.

Business Advisor to Chinese water treatment systems company.

Negotiated H2O strategic alliances & licenses for small water equipment companies with US, Chinese, and Japanese corporations.

Solar

40 million Euro financing from European Investment Bank for German/South African thin film production plant.

Biomaterials

Japan's Teijin, Ltd has agreed to buy a 50% stake in NatureWorks LLC, a Cargill subsidiary that produces PLA plastics from corn sugar.