Why Clean Energy Adjacencies
Large Opportunity
- $100-150 trillion in total climate aligned investments over the next three decades
- $3-5 trillion being spent per year globally in climate
- Companies grow organically and through multiple acquisitions
Attractive Growth
- Deployment of AI will materially increase data center power needs
- Massive Global Policy stimulus towards renewables and sustainability
- Private Sector more committed to net zero targets
- Aging Infrastructure
Strategic Approach to Success
- Industry Focus
- Organic Growth
- Buy & Build
Symbiome’s understanding of the industries surrounding clean energy transition and its corresponding sub-verticals allows us to:
- Develop themes to identify attractive companies to proactively source deals often outside of processes
- Use our industry expertise to have an efficient diligence process
- Acquisition offers carry the credibility of industry veterans, providing sellers with confidence in our ability to close a transaction
- Industry contact networks drive value creation
Symbiome looks to organically grow companies by using multiple tools:
- Business expansion (product extensions, new business lines, new geographies, new target segments)
- Digital value creation (AI strategy, data strategy, digital transformation)
- Human capital ( broad based ownership programs, talent recruitment development and retention)
- Improved operations (sales force effectiveness, channel optimization, marketing roi optimization, digital marketing, supply chain optimization, backoffice design and scalability, footprint optimization)
Symbiome drives growth and creates value by pursuing add-on acquisitions:
- Mapping out a list of targets before a platform is acquired
- Integrating acquisitions into platform company system, sales, accounting and other functions
- Working with management to identify ideal add-on acquisitions that advance the platform’s strategic growth objectives
- Ensuring targets share a culture of shared values, mission-focused philosophy and commitment to excellence
- Identifying cross-selling, technology and geographical synergies, in addition to cost rationalization
Investment Criteria
Symbiome invest:
- Companies headquartered in North America
- Profitable businesses with strong free cash flow generation
- Clear vision for organic growth
- Platform for consolidation
- Strong secular tailwinds
- Stable end markets with limited cyclicality and risk of disruption
- Entrepreneurial and ambitious management teams committed to driving long term growth