Ara Partners is a private equity and infrastructure investment firm based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2017. The company specializes in decarbonizing the industrial economy by investing in sectors such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, industrial process electrification, waste management, and sustainable chemicals. Ara Partners focuses on businesses that contribute to lowering carbon emissions and enhancing sustainability within these industries. Its investment strategy typically involves providing growth capital, offering support, and facilitating buyouts to help portfolio companies expand and achieve significant environmental advancements.
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Co-Head of the Firm and Member of Investment Committee
Ari David
Principal
Manuel Ferreira Gomes
Vice President
Huilai Gu
Associate, Infrastructure
Gina Hadam
Senior Associate, Infrastructure
Grant Haddix
Operating Partner
Alyssa Hooper
Managing Director, Infrastructure
Ashley Knight
Senior Associate
David Lynch
Principal
Irina Markina
Chief Decarbonization Officer and Managing Director
Myles O'Shaughnessy
Managing Director
Teresa O'Flynn
Co - Partner, Founder and Co-Head Ara Infrastructure
Cillian Ryan
Senior Associate
Peter Saldarriaga
Managing Director
Johanna Schmidtke
Managing Director
Chris Seenan
Principal
Kevin Sonneveld
Principal, Infrastructure
Cory Steffek
Partner and Member of Investment Committee
Benjamin Sun
Vice President, Infrastructure
Troy Thacker
Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Member of Investment Committee
Tuan Tran
Partner and Member of Investment Committee
Muhammad Usman
Associate
Sean Wang
Associate
James Wang
Managing Director
Matt Welper
Associate
Churchill Yong
Co-Founder, Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure
Past deals in Biofuel
USD Clean Fuels
Acquisition in 2024
USD Clean Fuels develops terminal assets for bio-fuels and feedstocks for renewable fuels. It experience using rail as a competitive platform to deliver fast, flexible, and affordable midstream infrastructure that allows clients to reach the most competitive markets.
Lincoln
Acquisition in 2022
Lincoln is a petroleum and alternative fuel industry gained from retail ownership, trucking and freight, and wholesale biofuel sales. Solutions that are environmentally friendly are tailored to meet the specific needs and requirements of each customer to provide maximized margins. Value of bio fuels are a more clean - burning, renewable fuel that is environmentally friendly. Less dependency on foreign petroleum. Reduces green house emissions and tail pipe emissions while improving engine operations.
Genera Energy
Acquisition in 2022
Genera Energy Inc. is a biomass supply company based in Vonore, Tennessee, focused on serving the biofuels, biopower, and biobased products industries. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in providing a diverse range of biomass feedstocks, including switchgrass, corn stover, biomass sorghum, sugar cane bagasse, and various wood solutions. Genera Energy offers comprehensive commercial biomass feedstock services, which encompass energy crop production, turnkey supply-chain solutions, and biomass management systems. The company acts as a bridge between biomass users and landowners, aiming to meet the demands for consistency, quality, and value while ensuring competitive returns and environmental benefits for landowners. Genera Energy operates as a subsidiary of TennEra LLC.
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