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GEF Capital Partners

Arlington, Virginia, United States

GEF Capital Partners (formed in March 2018 following a collaborative spinoff from Global Environment Fund) is a sustainability-focused private equity firm investing in companies delivering positive social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.

Focus Areas
Sustainability-focused private equity, Alternative asset management
Website
gefcapital.com

Tracked deals

13

13 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

6 buyout · 4 growth capital · 3 addon

GEF Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for GEF Capital Partners. 2 2020 1 2021 3 2022 2 2023 3 2024 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 13 tracked deals for GEF Capital Partners.

  • Buyer
    EverMetal Holdings LP, GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    CAI Custom Alloys LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    EverMetal Holdings LP, a newly formed equity platform backed by GEF Capital Partners, has acquired CAI Custom Alloys LLC, a Belvidere, Illinois-based processor of high-performance superalloy scrap. The acquisition launches EverMetal's U.S. critical metals recycling platform to scale domestic processing capacity for strategic metals serving aerospace, defense, power generation and technology markets.

  • Buyer
    GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    McMillan-McGee Corp, ORIN Technologies, LLC
    Location
    Alberta, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    GEF Capital Partners has completed investments in McMillan-McGee Corp (Mc²) and ORIN Technologies, creating a remediation platform to commercialize solutions for PFAS and other hazardous contaminants in soil and water. The investments will support scaling of thermal, chemical, and biological remediation technologies while expanding treatment options for inorganic metals and VOCs.

  • Buyer
    Civic Renewables, GEF Capital (Global Environment Fund)
    Target
    Florida Power Management
    Industry
    Renewable Energy
    Type
    Addon

    Civic Renewables, backed by GEF Capital, has acquired Florida Power Management (FPM), a leading local solar installer serving the Orlando and Tampa markets. The deal brings FPM into Civic's growing national platform of local clean energy businesses to scale operations and accelerate solar adoption across the U.S.

  • Buyer
    Civic Renewables, GEF Capital
    Target
    Ipsun Solar
    Seller
    ACT Capital Advisors (represented Ipsun Solar)
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Civic Renewables acquired Ipsun Solar, adding the residential and commercial solar installer’s capabilities across Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. The newly established clean energy company is backed by GEF Capital, which focuses on climate change and pollution mitigation.

  • Buyer
    GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    Next Step Energy Solutions
    Industry
    Energy

    GEF Capital Partners has completed a growth investment in Next Step Energy Solutions (NSES), a Littleton, Colorado–based provider of turnkey LED lighting retrofit and tech-enabled energy efficiency services. The investment will help NSES expand its customer base and geographic reach across the United States to meet growing demand for energy efficiency solutions.

  • Buyer
    GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    Polargy, Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing

    GEF Capital Partners has completed a growth capital investment in Polargy, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of data center airflow and energy-efficiency infrastructure solutions. The existing executive team will remain in place and the investment will support capacity expansion, product development and entry into new geographic markets; FMI Capital Advisors served as Polargy's exclusive financial advisor.

  • Buyer
    GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    MURF Electric Bikes

    GEF Capital Partners has made a growth capital investment in MURF Electric Bikes to support the Southern California e-bike brand’s planned national retail expansion, new storefront, and product innovation. GP Bullhound acted as exclusive financial advisor to MURF on the transaction.

  • Buyer
    InSite, GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    SOL VISTA, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    InSite, a GEF Capital-backed building intelligence and ESG data management platform, has acquired SOL VISTA, a provider of energy monitoring and optimization solutions for the hospitality sector. The deal expands InSite’s hospitality offerings and combines SOL VISTA’s Skywalk analytics platform with InSite’s SaaS and managed services to enhance energy optimization and ESG reporting for hotel portfolios and other commercial properties.

  • Buyer
    GEF Capital Partners, WindSail Capital Group
    Target
    Lifecycle Renewables, Inc.
    Seller
    WindSail Capital Group
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    GEF Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based sustainability-focused private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Lifecycle Renewables, a Massachusetts-based producer of renewable heating oil (LR100). The investment will support increased production of LR100 and expansion of Lifecycle Renewables' geographic reach beyond the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to meet growing demand from institutional customers.

  • Buyer
    TPG Rise (TPG Rise Climate / The Rise Fund), NGP ETP, GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    Bluesource, Element Markets
    Industry
    Renewable Energy
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    TPG Rise (via TPG Rise Climate and The Rise Fund) has taken majority ownership to combine Element Markets and Bluesource into a vertically integrated global decarbonization platform, with NGP ETP joining the investment and GEF Capital Partners remaining as an investor. The combined business will market and originate carbon and environmental credits and provide advisory, project development and renewable natural gas marketing services to corporate and institutional clients.

  • Buyer
    GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    InSite
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    District of Columbia, United States

    GEF Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in InSite to support the expansion of InSite’s SaaS building intelligence platform and accelerate development of ESG and sustainability capabilities. The investment will help InSite scale its analytics, data integration, and services for building owners and facilities teams to improve energy efficiency and portfolio performance.

  • Buyer
    GRO-WELL Environmental Partners (GRO-WELL Brands), GEF Capital Partners
    Target
    Pacific Topsoils Inc.
    Industry
    Agriculture
    Type
    Addon

    GRO-WELL Environmental Partners (the parent of GRO-WELL Brands), a portfolio company of GEF Capital Partners, has acquired Pacific Topsoils Inc., a Pacific Northwest supplier of topsoil, bark and landscape construction materials. The acquisition expands GRO-WELL's product and service footprint throughout the Western United States and reinforces its recycling and sustainability capabilities.

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