Investment Summary

Paladin Capital Group Invests In Vital Renewable Energy

On October 1, 2008, growth capital firm Paladin Capital Group invested in renewable energy company Vital Renewable Energy

Investment Highlights
  • This is Paladin Capital Group’s 2nd transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Paladin Capital Group’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

Investment Summary

Date 2008-10-01
Target Vital Renewable Energy
Sector Renewable Energy
Investor(s) Paladin Capital Group
Deal Type Venture

Target

Vital Renewable Energy

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Vital Renewable Energy is a fully diversified biofuels platform, primarily focused on new build ethanol facilities with developed agricultural plans, improvements on and/or expansions of existing ethanol facilities and acquisitions of existing, capital-challenged ethanol facilities. Vital Renewable Energy was founded in 2008 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Paladin Capital Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Paladin Capital Group is a growth capital firm focused on early and expansion stage businesses related to homeland security, defense, and business continuity. Specific areas of interest include identity management, antimicrobial solutions, mesh networks, IT services, data storage, business process software, network management software and detection, biometrics, and protective equipment. Paladin Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 62
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 2 of 4
Type: Venture M&A Deals 31 of 58
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-08 CounterStorm

New York, New York, United States

CounterStorm, Inc. is a network security company that provides immediate defense against known, zero-day, and targeted attacks. Zero-day attacks exploit software vulnerabilities during the period before fixes are readily available. Targeted attacks are aimed at specific industries or companies, with a level of customization that makes them almost impossible to detect with traditional security products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-05 Orchestria

Islandia, New York, United States

Orchestria Corp. is a provider of software assuring compliance with all forms of regulatory and business policy as they relate to electronic communications.

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