Investment Summary

Denham Capital and Barings Private Equity Invest In Greenleaf Power

On November 15, 2010, private equity firms Denham Capital and Barings Private Equity invested in renewable energy company Greenleaf Power

Investment Highlights
  • This is Denham Capital’s 5th and Barings Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Denham Capital’s 11th and Barings Private Equity’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Denham Capital’s 1st and Barings Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-11-15
Target Greenleaf Power
Sector Renewable Energy
Investor(s) Denham Capital
Barings Private Equity
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) EA Markets (Financial)

Target

Greenleaf Power

Sacramento, California, United States
Greenleaf Power acquires, develops, owns, and operates power projects that utilize residual biomass as fuel. Greenleaf Power currently owns and operates more than 145 megawatts of biomass-generating assets in North America. Greenleaf Power was founded in 2010 and is based in Sacramento, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Denham Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Denham Capital Management is a specialist private investment firm focused on the energy and commodities sectors. Denham looks to invest in businesses and assets involving natural resources, metals and mining, power and utilities, and energy-related infrastructure and services. Denham will consider investments worldwide, with current projects in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia. Denham will also consider both development projects as well as mature, operating businesses. The Firm's target investment size is $50 to $200 million. Denham Capital Management was founded in 2004 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 46
Sector (Renewable Energy) 5 of 12
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 20
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 26
Year (2010) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-25 C&C Energia

Bogotá, Colombia

C&C Energia is an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Colombia. The company’s strategy is to develop producing oil and gas assets by exploring low to moderate risk areas.

Buy $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-11 NGL

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NGL operates a vertically integrated energy business with three operating segments: midstream, wholesale supply and marketing, and retail propane. NGL was founded in 1940 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Investor

Barings Private Equity

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 5.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Barings Private Equity is the private equity arm of global asset management firm Barings. The Group looks to invest in mezzanine, distressed, and other private equity transactions including secondaries and funds. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, business services, distribution, consumer products, consumer services, food products, packaging, and healthcare. Barings Private Equity was originally established in 1991 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 53
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 5
State (California) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 10 of 48
Year (2010) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-13 River Ranch Fresh Food

Salinas, California, United States

River Ranch is the fresh produce processor and distributor of private label salads, spinach and fresh-cut vegetables to the retail, club and food service channels in North America.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-15 Sunrise Windows & Doors

Temperance, Michigan, United States

Sunrise Windows & Doors is a manufacturer and distributor of premium-priced, energy-efficient, custom replacement vinyl windows and patio doors, distributing its products through specialty window dealers, home improvement contractors, and building products distributors. Sunrise Windows & Doors was founded in 1994 and is based in Temperance, Michigan.

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