Investment Summary

Craton Equity Partners Invests In Propel Fuels

On February 10, 2010, Craton Equity Partners invested in renewable energy company Propel Fuels

Investment Highlights
  • This is Craton Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Craton Equity Partners’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Craton Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2010-02-10
Target Propel Fuels
Sector Renewable Energy
Investor(s) Craton Equity Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target

Propel Fuels

Redwood City, California, United States
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Propel builds, owns and operates a network of Clean Fuel Points – green-built, self-serve filling stations providing drivers convenient access to clean, American, low carbon fuels. The company offers drivers and fleets a cleaner fuel choice that reduces carbon emissions, creates jobs and lowers America’s dependency on foreign oil. Propel has also developed CleanDrive™, the nation’s first integrated carbon emission reduction tracking platform.

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Craton Equity Partners

Beverly Hills, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 250M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Craton Equity Partners (CEP) is a specialist investment firm that targets growth companies in certain areas of the clean tech and environmental technology sectors. Specific areas of interest include water remediation, waste conversion, 'green' building materials, renewable sources of energy, distributed energy systems, recycling companies, and alternative fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel. CEP looks for undercapitalized companies valued less than $50 million. Craton Equity Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector (Renewable Energy) 3 of 4
Type (Venture) 6 of 9
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2010) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-20 Rypos

Holliston, Massachusetts, United States

RYPOS is a manufacturer of active diesel emission control systems located in Holliston, MA. The technology is used as retrofit filters to achieve reductions of particulate matter from anywhere between 50% and 85%, depending on the application.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-16 GreenWave Reality ApS

Hørsholm, Denmark

GreenWave Reality is a innovator in the emerging Home Energy Management market. GreenWave Reality provides an affordable, easy-to-use, standards-based platform that allows utilities enhance their relationship with consumers and better balance energy on the grid while consumers can conserve energy with a minimal impact to their lifestyle by easily monitoring and controlling their appliances and adding intelligent LED lighting. GreenWave Reality is led by a diverse team of proven leaders with global experience.

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