B Capital Partners closes several investments in the energy transition that accelerate the path to net zero
We are delighted to share our milestones and positive impact achieved during the last twelve months.
B Capital has expanded its team with several senior professionals
B Capital has attracted four senior infrastructure professionals to join its team. May we introduce you to…
Irina Torelli, Vice President
  • B Capital Partners (since 2021), focusing on investment management
  • Energy Infrastructure Partners (2019-2021), Senior Quantitative Modeler
  • LENDonate (2016-2017), in charge of R&D, developing metrics to rank the offers in the platform
  • Watermark Asset Management (2013-2015), Portfolio Manager
  • American Century Investments (2001-2012), Portfolio Manager, launching target date portfolios
Dr. Lena Hörnlein, Senior Manager
  • B Capital Partners (since 2022), focusing on investment management and ESG
  • responsAbility Investments (2020-2021), Associate developing climate-related investment opportunities
  • InvestInvent (2019-2020), Investment analyst for wind park acquisitions, modelling, DD and fund valuations
  • GIZ Germany (2012-2014), Climate policy expert for energy efficiency in developing countries
Christos Kosmas, Vice President
  • B Capital Partners (since 2022), focusing on asset management
  • Energy Infrastructure Partners (2019-2022), managing a portfolio of EUR 1.5bn of European energy assets
  • Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (2012-2019), structuring a EUR 4bn project financing and managing project economics
  • GEK Terna SA (2008-2011), project finance, structuring and administering local and international infrastructure projects
Mark Weiner, Vice President
  • B Capital Partners (since 2022), focusing on investment management
  • Energy Infrastructure Partners, (2015-2022), VP investments team, sourcing and executing transactions and asset management of a 350MW Nordic on-shore wind farm as well as a 250 MW Spanish CSP portfolio
  • UBS AG (2012-2014), Analyst Credit Risk team (Global AM) and Intern in the Equity Capital Markets (Investment Bank) team
B Capital has built a substantial seed portfolio for its Sustainable Infrastructure II fund
Within 9 months of its first close, B Capital’s Sustainable Infrastructure II fund (SI II) already holds a portfolio of four assets. Another 17 assets are under exclusivity and will be acquired over the next 6 to 9 months.
300 MW Battery storage platform in Germany
B Capital Partners has secured the exclusive rights to a pipeline of more than 20 German battery storage assets from several developers. The pipeline comprises an aggregate capacity of more than 300 MW. By now, SI II and its sister fund TOR have acquired the first three assets (ca. 90 MW) of this pipeline. Among them is the 60 MW Smareg 4 facility, considered to be one of the largest battery storage assets in Germany as of now.
87 MW of wind farms in Finland
The SI II fund has invested alongside Puhuri, a leading Finnish wind developer, to build the wind farms Kaukanen and Keso in Finland with a joint capacity of 87MW and consisting of turbines with a hub height of 160m and a rotor diameter of 162m.
With this first transaction of B Capital in Finland, the fund actively contributes to the energy transition in the Scandinavian market.
Full pipeline of assets supporting the energy transition and allowing for timely capital calls
Over the last 6 months, B Capital has been in advanced discussions for further transactions with several companies that cover a broad spectrum within the energy transition space. The respective sub-sectors range from hydropower and electric vehicle charging stations to energy metering solutions and hydrogen generation, as well as distribution and storage. Together, these opportunities comprise a potential investment volume in excess of EUR 500m. All of these targets are small and medium-sized assets. A number of these opportunities are in sub-sectors that lend themselves to accumulating small assets onto a single platform by pursuing a focused buy-and-build strategy. This allows to create substantial platforms in interesting sub-sectors while bypassing traditional competitive auction processes.
We thank you for your continued trust and are at your service for any questions you might have.
Kind regards,
Daniela Altenpohl, Investor Relations
B CAPITAL PARTNERS AG
Bahnhofstrasse 58, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
+41 (44) 532 3866
da@b-capitalpartners.com
www.b-capitalpartners.com
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