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