Peter Adriaens, PhD, BCEEM Professor of Environmental Engineering, Finance, and Entrepreneurship Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity, The Ross School of Business Director, Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance, College of Engineering The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor [email protected](734)709-0065 Investment Strategies in the Forestry Value System: A Great Lakes Regional Perspective
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Peter Adriaens, PhD, BCEEMProfessor of Environmental Engineering, Finance,
and EntrepreneurshipCenter for Venture Capital and Private Equity, The
Ross School of Business
Director, Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance, College
of EngineeringThe University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Venture Capital Investment:A Regional Perspective of Great Lakes States and Provinces
0.0001%
Technology:2%
Forestry Investor Universe in the Great Lakes Region
Source. CleanTech Group i3 Platform
Exemplar VC Investments
Source. CleanTech Group i3 Platform
Specialty chemicals (e.g. Vertichem, Ontario; $4 M.). Green specialty chemical company. Investors are Dundee Venture Capital and Bank GutenbergCommodity chemicals (e.g. Renmatix, Pennsylvania; $132M). Production of cellulosic intermediaries for biochemicals and biofuelsInvestors include Kleiner Perkins, Waste Management, Total, Bill GatesFiber (e.g. Fiber Byproducts Corp, Indiana). Recycler and reprocessor of wood waste for consumable products. Investors include BeringeaBiofuels (e.g. Woodland Biofuels, Ontario; $20M.). Cellulosic conversion to biofuels. Investors include InvestecoCapital, Arctern Ventures, Middleland CapitalCarbon (e.g. Finite Carbon; Pennsylvania; $2 M). Carbon aggregation platform. Investors include TL VenturesDrones/software (e.g. DroneSeed, Washington; $5 M.). Reseeding technology for forests. Investors include Techstars and Social Capital SyndicateAdvanced Materials (e.g. Spinnova, Finland; $3.2 M.). Producer of novel fiber products from wood-based biomaterial. Investors: Lenzing AG, VTT Ventures Ltd, Besodos Investors Ltd and Finnish PE.
Venture Capital Investment:Exit Valuations Relative to Other Sectors
Project Finance (Debt + Private Equity): Investing in Bankable Technologies and Products
Structure
*SPV, Special Purpose Vehicle No Great Lakes forestry companies involved in project finance!
Execution
Developing a Blue Ocean Investment Strategy: Scaling Value-Added Great Lakes Industries