InSpire
The InSpire Group consists of a number of companies that share one vision: to contribute with strong management and financing skills to the growth of companies in the clean tech and socially responsible investment area.
InSpire Holding
The core investment entity of the Group is InSpire Holding which has in most cases controlling interests in the various entities of the Group. It also holds financial investments and direct private equity investments in among others fish-farming and Nanotechnology. InSpire Holding is seed and “angel” investor to new early stage projects, and projects in developing countries.
Think
InSpire recently invested in the Norwegian electric car manufacturer Think. Think produced one of the largest fleets of electric vehicles in the world with the TH!NK city, launched in 1999. A new model is now under development and will be launched in Norway in 2007 and selected international markets in 2008.
About inSpire Invest
Although there is an increasing awareness of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) issues among financial analysts, there is still a lot of confusion with regard to the materiality of these issues on companies' valuation and how to integrate them into their analysis. Inspire Invest core competency is to bridge the gap between extra financial and corporate governance research providers and the end users in the investment community. Our objective is to assist fund managers to translate and integrate extra-financial research into their investment strategies.