CleanTech Capital Advisors

What CleanTech Capital Advisors does

CleanTech Capital Advisors is a London-headquartered corporate finance advisory firm founded in 2012 by Ben Lynch that provides capital raising, M&A, and strategic advisory services exclusively to the European CleanTech and ClimateTech sector. The firm serves three client segments: CleanTech disruptors (startups and early-stage companies), investors (VCs, PE firms, and strategics seeking deal flow), and corporates (large companies with CleanTech portfolio companies or subsidiaries). Its core offering combines equity-story development, knowledge- and relationship-based counterparty matching, due-diligence leadership, and negotiation support, delivered by senior advisors who lead transactions end-to-end. Disclosed mandates since 2013 span perovskite photovoltaics, thermal energy storage, water treatment, CO2 utilization, bioplastics, biomass gasification, BEMS, and LIDAR wind measurement, with transaction sizes ranging from €1.3M seed rounds to a £10.4M Series D.

The firm earns revenue solely through transaction advisory fees on successful capital raises and M&A outcomes, operating a professional services model with quote-based, non-publicly disclosed pricing. The GTM motion combines direct senior-advisor engagement (enterprise field sales) with event-driven origination through major European cleantech forums (Innovation Zero, EIT InnoEnergy, EcoSummit, Cleantech Forum Europe, Hyvolution, Cleantech Innovate). Marketing is primarily content-led via published insights on themes such as plastic pollution, negative emissions, and net zero. The firm is privately held, founder-led, and unencumbered by institutional capital. In March 2019 it expanded internationally via a wholly-owned French subsidiary, CleanTech Capital Advisors SAS, based in Paris. The team comprises 1-10 professionals and a network of senior associate partners with specializations in chemicals, infrastructure, oil & gas, and energy-from-waste. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no technology platform, and no proprietary software product; the core asset is human advisory expertise and sector relationship network.

Name

CleanTech Capital Advisors

Legal name

CleanTech Capital Advisors Limited

Website

https://cleantechcapitaladvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CleanTech Capital Advisors is a London-based corporate finance advisory firm founded in 2012 that provides capital raising, M&A, and strategic advisory services exclusively to European CleanTech and ClimateTech startups, investors, and corporates, earning transaction success fees across sub-sectors including energy, water, and materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Finance Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB), Capital Raising Advisory (Equity & Equity-Linked) (FSAEAGAC), Corporate Finance Advisory (Strategic Finance, Capital Structure & Recaps) (FSAEAGAE)

Keywords

• Cleantech corporate finance
• Capital raising advisory
• M&A advisory
• Climatetech transaction advisory
• Equity story development

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Transaction Advisory Fees: Advisory fees earned on successful capital raising and M&A transactions. The firm acts as sole financial advisor to clients on equity funding rounds and strategic transactions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CleanTech Capital Advisors is a corporate finance advisory firm providing Capital Raising, M&A, and Strategic advisory services exclusively to companies in the CleanTech and ClimateTech sector. The firm helps clients achieve optimal transaction outcomes by perfecting their equity story, matching them to relevant investors and buyers through relationship networks, and managing rigorous due diligence and negotiation processes.

Product overview

CleanTech Capital Advisors is a corporate finance advisory firm providing services to the CleanTech and ClimateTech sector. The company offers three core service lines: Capital Raising Advisory, M&A Advisory, and Strategic Advisory Services. These services are delivered to cleantech startups, investors, and corporates to help them achieve optimal transaction outcomes through perfection of their equity story, knowledge- and relationship-based matching to relevant counterparties, and rigorous process management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capital Raising Advisory Advisory service for CleanTech and ClimateTech companies seeking equity and capital funding rounds, including equity story development, investor identification, due diligence leadership, and negotiation support.
• M&A Advisory Mergers and acquisitions advisory for CleanTech and ClimateTech companies, covering deal sourcing, valuation, buyer identification, negotiation, and transaction execution.
• Strategic Advisory Services Strategic advisory covering business strategy development, business plan creation, valuation, investor/buyer identification and approach, and follow-on transaction support for CleanTech and ClimateTech clients.

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EcoMetis SAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2015Swiss company that established 50:50 joint venture WOODCO Energy SA with Wood Energy Solutions, combining biomass heating technologies for distribution in mainland Europe and Northern Africa.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baringa Partners: European-headquartered energy and climate change advisory consultancy with significant capital projects and transaction advisory exposure. Comparable in its energy-transition focus and European footprint, although operating more as a consultancy than a transactional advisor.
• Wood Mackenzie: Global energy and natural resources research and advisory firm with a strong renewables and energy transition practice. Competes for senior advisor mindshare and on transaction mandates in the European renewables and clean infrastructure segments served by CCA.
• Canaccord Genuity Sustainability & Energy Transition: Mid-market investment bank with active sustainability and energy transition practice advising growth-stage clean technology companies on financings and strategic transactions, including European mandates that overlap with CCA's territory.
• Raymond James CleanTech Banking: Diversified mid-market investment bank with a dedicated CleanTech/sustainability banking practice providing capital raising and M&A advisory. Comparable in target client profile (growth-stage clean tech companies) though operating at a larger scale than CCA.
• Jefferies CleanTech and Energy Transition Group: Bulge-bracket investment bank with a dedicated CleanTech/Energy Transition practice covering capital raising, M&A and IPOs in renewable energy, storage and sustainability. Competes with CCA on mid- and late-stage European ClimateTech mandates.

Regional players

• EIT InnoEnergy: European sustainable energy investment and accelerator organisation. While primarily an investor rather than a transaction advisor, InnoEnergy both invests in and indirectly supports capital raises of European ClimateTech companies — overlapping with CCA on deals such as Nines PV.

Emerging players

• Ecosummit: European cleantech startup investor network and conference platform that actively matches ClimateTech founders with VCs and corporates. Functions as both a thought-leadership platform and an informal deal-brokering channel, partially overlapping CCA's matchmaking role.

Others

• BloombergNEF: Primary research and advisory provider for clean energy, transport and climate finance. While primarily a research/data business rather than a transaction advisor, BNEF is a frequent competitor for thought-leadership positioning and limited overlap with CCA's strategic advisory services.

Direct peers

• Nomura Greentech: Dedicated clean technology and sustainable infrastructure investment banking arm of Nomura. Closest large-scale analogue to CCA in terms of CleanTech-exclusive advisory mandate and equity capital placement focus, though with materially greater geographic reach and balance-sheet capability.
• Cleantech Group (PureTerra Ventures): Long-standing CleanTech research, advisory and investor-connect firm (founded 2002) covering deal flow, market intelligence and transaction support across the global cleantech ecosystem. Highly comparable in mission and sector exclusivity to CCA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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