SECTORS
A central challenge of the 21st century lies in the growing global demand for energy and the pressing need to reduce pollution and our carbon dioxide footprint. These challenges have created an urgent requirement for fundamental changes in the exploration of natural resources, energy generation & distribution, and the production technologies of all major industry sectors.
Clairfield´s global Natural Resources, Cleantech & Energy practice supports its clients, from start-ups to large corporations, in seizing the huge business opportunities presented by the dynamic shift to a resource-efficient and low-carbon global economy.
Clairfield´s sector expertise and areas of focus include:
- Natural resources (oil & gas exploration, transportation, and refining; forestry; metals & mining; bio-mass)
- Energy & Utilities (electricity generation & distribution; gas & heat distribution; municipal companies; water)
- Cleantech (renewable energy, energy storage & efficiency, clean fuels & transportation; green buildings; carbon capture & storage; clean materials; waste, sewage, and water treatment)
Team leader: Darius Kianzad (Germany)
Recent transactions in the Natural Resources, Cleantech & Energy sector
| Client | Year | Type |
| Energy 21 | 2011 | Sale |
| WoonEnergie Projecten B.V. | 2011 | Sale |
| WoonEnergie Consumenten B.V. | 2011 | Sale |
| Argos Oil | 2011 | Sale |
| Hanjer Biotech Energies | 2011 | Financing |
| intuitucapital | 2010 | Acquisition |
| Gaia Capital | 2009 | Sale |
| S´Energy | 2009 | Sale |
| Swedish Biogas | 2009 | Private placement |
| Gemeente Eindhoven | 2008 | Advisory |
| Kerself | 2008 | Acquisition |
| Sunlight Power Maroc | 2008 | Acquisition |
| Runge | 2007 | Acquisition |

