Clean Technology specialist Evelyne White joins European team
Brussels, November 18, 2010 – Global private equity firm The Riverside Company is expanding its targeted efforts to invest in clean technology companies as the firm anticipates strong growth in alternative energy and energy efficiency markets.
With more than 70 companies in its global portfolio, Riverside is a generalist investor. After completing hundreds of deals, however, the firm has developed specialisations in a handful of industries, including cleantech. With rising concerns over the impact of CO2 emissions, a desire for energy independence and growing awareness of natural resource constraints, governments around the world have implemented policies that have – and will continue to – fuel growth among companies with innovative solutions to energy and resource-related issues.
Riverside recently intensified efforts to deepen its expertise in the sector with the addition of Associate Evelyne White, whose role is to explore opportunities within the cleantech sector and further develop Riverside’s specialisation. White works with Riverside’s local origination and transaction teams to build institutional knowledge in the sector, as well as to identify, evaluate and execute investments in the space. White deepens Riverside’s insight into cleantech businesses and helps the firm position itself to capture a greater share within this increasingly important market.