Proven Approach
Picks & Shovels
We do not invest in infrastructure. Instead, we invest in those companies providing the products, services, and technologies that enable the industry. Or, as we like to say, we invest in the “picks and shovels” suppliers of the energy transition. As new energy markets have matured, supply chains have become more expansive and complicated, creating risk but also opportunity.
Experts in Energy
We live and breathe energy. And we know that energy is a complicated, engineering-centric industry with multi-layered global supply chains. We partner with companies who have a differentiated way to win in their own corner of the market. And we work with our portfolio companies to ensure the company keeps evolving to stay one-step ahead.
Tested Strategies
We apply best practice, proven approaches from the energy investment community: we get in the weeds, building a deep understanding the tech, value proposition, and supply chain; we back “proven” solutions and avoid moonshot bets; and we use our capital and transaction experience to build scale through both accelerated growth and M&A.
Our Process
02 Craft a strategy
We spend time with business owners learning their strategy, and helping them map the art of the possible with MB’s resources.
03 Make an investment
MB makes an investment by providing growth capital, taking some chips off the table for the owner, or both.
04 Build and grow
MB and the owners work arm-in-arm to execute, evolve,and win, building a business with meaningful scale and value.
01 Build a relationship
No deal is ever done without a solid foundation of understanding and trust.
05 Exit
After some years together, MB and the owners sell, list, or transition the business together to investors ready keep taking it to the next level.
01 Build a relationship
No deal is ever done without a solid foundation of understanding and trust.
02 Craft a strategy
We spend time with business owners learning their strategy, and helping them map the art of the possible with MB’s resources.
03 Make an investment
MB makes an investment by providing growth capital, taking some chips off the table for the owner, or both.
04 Build and grow
MB and the owners work arm-in-arm to execute, evolve,and win, building a business with meaningful scale and value.
05 Exit
After some years together, MB and the owners sell, list, or transition the business together to investors ready keep taking it to the next level.
Investment Size
$5-75 Million
Per equity commitment, up to $100 million per investment platform
Companies with sales and an established customer base, generally with revenues between
$5 million - $125 million
$5-75 Million
Per equity commitment, up to $125 million per investment platform
Companies with sales and an established customer base, generally with revenues between
$5 million - $125 million
Investment Types
Majority or sizable minority investments
Growth equity, buyouts, or recapitalizations
Majority or sizable minority investments
We take our partnership seriously with our portfolio companies, and we prefer to have an ownership stake that aligns with our contributions. As such, we typically have a majority or large minority position.
Growth equity, buyouts, or recapitalizations
Whether you need capital for growth, want to take some chips off the table, or are wanting to recapitalize the business (or some combination), we can be creative on the structure. We will also consider corporate carve-outs and secondary transactions.
We take our partnership seriously with our portfolio companies, and we prefer to have an ownership stake that aligns with our contributions. As such, we typically have a majority or large minority position.
Whether you need capital for growth, want to take some chips off the table, or are wanting to recapitalize the business (or some combination), we can be creative on the structure. We will also consider corporate carve-outs and secondary transactions.