Draycott has undertaken numerous projects both as a principal investor as well as in an advisory role. |
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Principal Investing
CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR
Active:
Italian Solar
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Solcott Power is a solar developer in Italy that is currently developing solar parks with a target of 300MW total capacity. The team is responsible for permitting, construction, and O&M services. Draycott is responsible for managing all activities of the local team.
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Danish Biogas Platform |
Sustainable Bio Solutions K/S (https://www.sbskliplev.dk/) is a venture between Draycott Advisors, Hudson Sustainable Investments and Lincoln Equities Group that has acquired the land and project rights to build the world’s largest biogas plant fed by animal manure in Aabenraa, Denmark.
Principals at Draycott structured and executed the investment, including successfully running the EPC tender and putting together the local management team. |
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Infrastructure
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Advising and co-investing alongside a family office in its acquisition of a Eurozone wind and biogas platform.
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Indian W2E
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Advising, raising capital, and co-investing alongside GJ Eco Power PVT Ltd (http://gjecopower.com/) a PPP company that was awarded a Government contract to Design, Finance, Build, Operate, and Maintain a municipal solid waste to energy facility in South India.
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Realized:
Equinox Energy Capital |
Raised and deployed c. $120m in equity for Equinox Energy, a renewable energy fund that invested in the UK solar sector. Capital was raised from Elliott Management, a leading US hedge fund and the family office of a UK-based high-net-worth individual.
The fund bought the project rights and built six solar parks with a total capacity of 82.4MW. Following the successful completion and connection of the solar parks, the team executed a rigorous value creation plan that resulted in enhanced operational performance and increased cash flow to investors. The assets were refinanced with project financing provided by a consortium of international banks, and the portfolio was sold to United Photovoltaics Group Limited of Hong Kong, generating above average returns for investors. |
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HEALTHCARE SECTOR
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Healthcare and Food Supplement Manufacturing
Facility |
Advising, raising capital, and co-investing with GMP Healthcare (http://www.gmpcom.com/) a UK-based healthcare company that is expanding globally.
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TECH SECTOR
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Israeli Foodtech Start-Ups
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Advising one of the co-founders of the Ashmore Group and a cornerstone investor in Beyond Meat on additional investments in the Israeli Foodtech space as well as the technology sector in general. Responsible for identifying potential investment opportunities, analyzing the potential market and associated risks, vetting management, evaluating financials, and execution.
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Pre-IPO Investors
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Lyft and SparkCognition are 2 of the successful direct investments made into pre-IPO companies that have exhibited outsized returns for Draycott and its clients.
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Advisory
Realized:
Solar EPC and Battery Storage Advisory |
Successfully advised Metka-EGN's minority shareholders on the sale of their remaining stake to Mytilineos. Metka-EGN is one of the world's leading solar and battery storage EPC contractors.
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Emerging Markets PPP |
Secured a US$600M public-private partnership protocol agreement with The Republic of Cameroon Ministry of Higher Education for the Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) of 20,000 university student housing units.
The project was structured as a DBOT agreement with Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo, Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education. New student residence buildings for Yaoundé University at both their Yaoundé and Sao campuses. The Yaoundé campus features 65 residence buildings totalling 13,000 beds, while the Sao campus features 35 residence buildings with 7,000 beds. |
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