To provide guidance and advice to government, investors and companies active in the renewable energy clean technology sectors, the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has today announced the launch of its Energy, Environment and Technology Group
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) today announces the launch of its Energy, Environment and Technology Group, a body which will provide guidance and advice to government, investors and companies active in the renewable energy and clean technology sectors.
The Group comprises leading practitioners recognised for their excellence, experience and insight into the renewable energy and clean technology space.
Group members:
Amadeus Capital Partners - Pat Burtis
Blackstone Cleantech Venture Partners - Jamie Kiggen
CT Investment Partners - Jonathan Bryers
ePlanet Ventures - Donald Fitzmaurice
ETF - Peter Horsburgh
Good Energies - Goergoe Coelho
HgCapital - Tom Murley, Chairman
Impax - Peter Rossbach
Riverstone Holdings - Ben Moxham
SEP - David Sneddon
Virgin Green Fund - Shai Weiss
Wheb - James McNaught Davis
The group's experience covers the entire lifecycle of renewable energies and clean technologies, ranging from early stage seed capital and technology development, to later stage venture, private equity and infrastructure investments in renewable power generation.
Tom Murley, Chairman of the Energy, Environment and Technology Group, said: "This Group will bring strategic direction and years of experience to the BVCA's efforts to educate investors and government on cleantech and renewable energy investment opportunities and fundamentals. We will also seek to provide guidance and advice for companies and management teams to enable them to realise their growth potential. By securing the right regulatory and investment frameworks and removing barriers, investment into clean power will flow, creating tens of thousands of new jobs and laying the foundations of a new energy economy essential to combating climate change."
Simon Walker, Chief Executive of the BVCA, said: "Investment in renewable energy and clean technologies is a necessity now not a luxury for healthier economic times. Climate change is accelerating, and while the scale of the problem is considerable, so is the investment opportunity. Innovation-intensive businesses will also be central to our efforts in charting a path out of recession. Private equity and venture capital can help forge a new clean energy economy and assist economic recovery by providing the capital and expertise which will allow this nascent industry to flourish."
For further information please contact:
Nathan Williams, BVCA +44 (0) 20 7025 2967
Tim Hames, BVCA +44 (0) 20 7025 2968
Notes to Editors
1. The BVCA - The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, is the industry body for the UK private equity and venture capital industry. The BVCA has over 450 member firms, representing the overwhelming number of UK-based private equity and venture capital firms and their advisers.
