LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lieef, a
startup investment firm focused on sustainability, has officially
closed their seed round. The proceeds will be used to scale the
firm's operations and hire additional investment
professionals. Lieef is an alternative investment platform
focused on bridging the gap between venture capital and mature
private markets within the world of emerging sustainable
infrastructure.
The firm leverages the power of software traditionally used in
the aerospace industry to amplify the capabilities of investment
professionals and optimize the alternative investment business
model. Lieef focuses on partnering with both family offices
and institutional investors wanting exposure to the emerging
sustainable infrastructure asset class.
- The firm is focused on supporting the institutional maturation
of proven emerging infrastructure projects and companies. Lieef
will not invest in situations with technology risk.
- The firm can make control and minority investments in both
companies and infrastructure projects. Geographically, the initial
focus is investment opportunities in North America.
- Lieef only invests in projects or companies accelerating our
transition towards a more sustainable future.
- Lieef's investment size can range from $10 million to over $500
million or more, based upon risk and return profile.
Lieef was founded by Brad
Kavin in February 2020. Prior
to this, Kavin spent nearly a decade supporting the launch of
two sustainable investment platforms from inception at BlackRock
and Cowen Investment Management, which collectively grew to over
$30 billion dollars under management
during his tenure. The founder has led or been involved in 19
sustainable private equity investments totaling $1.5 billion dollars of fund capital deployments
in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Mexico.
The founder's notable accomplishments include creating the
first electric vehicle charging station power purchase agreement in
partnership with a California Utility, leading the first
non-recourse wind project debt financing as sponsor and borrower
beyond the project's technical useful life in the United States, and co-creating
BlackRock's proprietary merchant power price
forecast. Prior to founding Lieef, Kavin was nominated for
promotion to Managing Director within Cowen investment Management
at age 30.
Inquiries
Contact@lieef.com
https://www.Lieef.com
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