Longspur Capital

Name

Longspur Capital

Legal name

Longspur Capital Limited

Website

https://longspur.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Finance Advisory: Advisory fees for M&A transactions, debt advisory, and strategic advice to clean energy companies and investors. The firm acts as sole financial adviser on transactions including cross-border M&A and project financing.
2. Capital Raising: Commissions and fees from raising equity and debt capital for infrastructure assets, projects, and growth equity for clean energy technology companies. Services include infrastructure equity/debt, growth equity, and public markets equity transactions.
3. Longspur Research: Research subscription and distribution services. Research is distributed to professional investors globally through major platforms and is available as a minor non-monetary benefit under MiFID II. The firm also provides bespoke transaction-specific buyside and sellside research.
4. Investment & Asset Management: Asset management fees from managing renewable energy assets including solar, wind, biomass, gas-to-grid, hydro and battery storage projects in the UK and overseas. The team has overseen the largest portfolio of Feed-In-Tariff wind energy projects in the UK.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Longspur Capital is a clean energy specialist financial services firm providing corporate finance advisory (M&A, debt advisory, strategic advice), capital raising (infrastructure equity/debt, growth equity, public market equity), investment research (equity, thematic and transaction research via Longspur Research), and renewable asset management services. The firm advises clean energy companies on transactions and serves institutional investors with research and asset management across five sub-sectors: Renewables, Storage, Bioenergy, Hydrogen, and Efficiency.

Product overview

Longspur Capital is a clean energy specialist financial services firm offering an integrated suite of four core services: Corporate Finance Advisory (M&A, debt advisory, strategic advice), Capital Raising (infrastructure, growth equity, public markets equity), Longspur Research (issuer-sponsored equity and thematic research across clean energy), and Investment & Asset Management (renewable asset development and management). These services are delivered through the Longspur Research Portal platform. The firm operates across five clean energy sub-sectors: Renewables, Storage, Bioenergy, Hydrogen, and Efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Finance Advisory Full range of corporate finance advisory services including buyside & sellside M&A, debt advisory, and strategic advice in both public and private markets, with integrated debt and equity advisory capabilities across the clean energy sector.
• Capital Raising Raises equity and debt capital for infrastructure assets, projects, and growth-stage companies across the clean energy sector, including infrastructure capital (equity/debt), growth equity, and public markets equity transactions.
• Longspur Research Independent issuer-sponsored investment research covering public and private companies across the clean energy and energy transition spectrum, including equity research, thematic research, and bespoke transaction-specific buyside and sellside research for professional and institutional investors.
• Investment & Asset Management Development, ongoing management and administration of renewable energy assets including Solar PV, Wind, Biomass, Gas-to-Grid, Hydro and Battery Storage projects throughout Europe, overseen via a bespoke in-house asset management monitoring tool.
• Longspur Research Portal Online research portal hosting Longspur Research company notes and thematic pieces, accessible to professional and institutional investors globally via the platform and through Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Factset, and Research Tree.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £20bn capital raised by the Longspur team
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REPDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerREPD (Renewable Energy Project Developers) was Longspur's joint development partner on the 100MW Lower Larks BESS project sale to Cero Generation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RFC Ambrian: RFC Ambrian is a specialist natural resources and clean energy advisory and investment firm providing corporate finance advice and equity research to the mining and energy sectors. Its sector-focused advisory and research model closely parallels Longspur's integrated advisory-research offering.
• Bluefield Partners: Bluefield Partners is a UK-based renewable energy advisory and investment firm focused on solar, wind, and battery storage transactions. It is a direct competitor to Longspur in UK and European clean energy M&A, capital raising, and asset advisory.
• Foresight Group: Foresight Group is a London-listed infrastructure and clean energy investment manager and adviser with significant UK and European clean energy fund management and advisory operations. It is directly comparable to Longspur given its overlapping focus on renewable energy advisory, capital raising, asset management, and investment research in the UK and European markets.
• Green Giraffe: Green Giraffe is a boutique advisory firm specializing in renewable energy project finance and M&A advisory globally. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Longspur in terms of boutique scale, sector specialization, and transaction focus on wind, solar, and storage projects.
• Berkeley Energy: Berkeley Energy is a specialist renewable energy investment and advisory firm focused on emerging markets clean energy. It is comparable to Longspur in its clean energy specialization and integrated investment-advisory model, though geographically focused on Asia and emerging markets rather than UK/Europe.
• Nomura Greentech: Nomura Greentech is a specialized clean energy and sustainable technology advisory arm of Nomura, providing M&A and capital markets advice to clean energy companies. It is a strong comparable given its dedicated sector focus and similar advisory product offering, though it benefits from Nomura's broader capital markets infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Lazard: Lazard's Global Energy and Infrastructure group advises on renewable energy M&A, project finance, and capital raises globally. It is comparable to Longspur in the clean energy advisory offering but operates as a much larger, full-service global advisory firm with broader sector coverage.
• Evercore: Evercore is a global independent advisory firm with a dedicated energy and infrastructure group that advises on large clean energy M&A and capital raising. While much larger and broader in scope, it competes with Longspur for mid- and large-cap clean energy mandates and serves similar institutional clients.
• Jefferies Clean Energy Group: Jefferies operates a dedicated Clean Energy and Sustainability group advising on M&A and capital raising across the clean energy value chain. It competes with Longspur for advisory mandates in the sector but operates as part of a much larger full-service global investment bank.
• Cantor Fitzgerald Clean Energy & Infrastructure: Cantor Fitzgerald operates a dedicated Renewables and Infrastructure research and advisory practice led by former senior figures including Adam Forsyth before he joined Longspur. It competes with Longspur on both equity research and advisory mandates in clean energy and utilities, though it operates as part of a larger global financial services firm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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