Ara Partners

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.

Michael Aguilar

Associate

Jay Bhanushali

Associate

Katharine Boettcher

Principal

Katy Boettcher

Principal

Robert Bond

Senior Associate

Ross Casey

Associate, Infrastructure

Charles Cherington

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

Karthik Narasimhan

COO and CLO

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

James Wang

Managing Director

Sean Wang

Associate

Matt Welper

Associate

Churchill Yong

Co-Founder, Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure

Past deals in Industrial Gases

Utility Global

Series C in 2024
Utility Global, Inc. is a technology company based in Provo, Utah, founded in 2018. It specializes in the design and development of innovative solutions for manufacturing, sensing, control, and nanotechnology, with a focus on its proprietary gas production technology known as eXERO™. This technology features a unique reactor that converts variable industrial process gases into high-purity hydrogen and a concentrated CO2 stream, facilitating on-site carbon capture without requiring electricity. The hydrogen produced can be utilized as a replacement for coke in steelmaking, while the high purity of the CO2 stream simplifies and reduces the costs associated with carbon capture. Through its advancements, Utility Global aims to contribute to a low-carbon future and support the decarbonization of the steel industry.

Utility Global

Series B in 2022
Utility Global, Inc. is a technology company based in Provo, Utah, founded in 2018. It specializes in the design and development of innovative solutions for manufacturing, sensing, control, and nanotechnology, with a focus on its proprietary gas production technology known as eXERO™. This technology features a unique reactor that converts variable industrial process gases into high-purity hydrogen and a concentrated CO2 stream, facilitating on-site carbon capture without requiring electricity. The hydrogen produced can be utilized as a replacement for coke in steelmaking, while the high purity of the CO2 stream simplifies and reduces the costs associated with carbon capture. Through its advancements, Utility Global aims to contribute to a low-carbon future and support the decarbonization of the steel industry.
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