FUTURE
GEC invests in innovative energy technology and software companies driving transformation as the industry meets rising demand for cleaner energy. Our portfolio companies improve productivity, reduce costs, and increase energy availability globally.
We are returns-focused, providing guidance that fuels rapid growth as our companies become market leaders. Our successful exits prove that value creation and positive ESG impact can coexist as a combined strategy.
GEC TRACK RECORD
Spanning 16 years and multiple cycles
$bn
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1
of equity value created
15
19
Platform investments and add-ons
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4
Successful fundraises
414
1000
Patents issued, applied for, or acquired during GEC’s investment
WHAT WE BELIEVE
A low carbon future is actionable now.
The Energy Transition is on-going, and GEC has been generating returns from clean energy innovations for over a dozen years.
With our experience and capital, innovative technology companies become market leaders.
OUR INVESTMENTS
GEC provides growth capital to innovative clean energy technology companies.
We invest in founder-led companies with products and services generally supported by proprietary patented technology. We actively work alongside our management teams to foster innovation and grow companies into new geographic markets.
FREEDOM SOLAR
The largest residential and commercial solar installer in Texas and has expanded to Colorado, Florida, Virginia and North Carolina. Leading service platform combining design, installation, planning, certification, and execution.
FLIC FINANCIAL
Flic Financial partners with lenders to help homeowners access the right solar loan for their situation.
CUMULUS
SaaS provider of safety and quality assurance solutions. Digitalizes bolted joint management for highly complex assets, such as data centers, wind turbines, solar farms and refineries.
REBOUND
SaaS provider of MRO supply chain and inventory management solutions. The company’s patented SmartBox and integrated software platform generate unmatched inventory traceability and ERP integration.
STAGE
Step-change developer of patented multi-stage completions systems which drive massive cost savings and environmental benefits in completing an unconventional well.
SOLARKAL
An innovative business-to-business solar marketplace driving cost savings and efficiencies for commercial and industrial customers.
FLOWCO
Designs, manufactures, installs and services artificial lift equipment. North American market leader in gas lift and plunger lift systems.
ESTIS
Market leader in High Pressure Gas Lift, which replaces costly and failure prone Electric Submersible Pumps as the initial artificial lift method used in a well.
OLA
Independent consulting business providing unbiased chemical testing and analytics.
DJR ENERGY
Carbon neutral upstream oil and gas company using technical expertise to build a premier position in the San Juan Basin.
LOCUS
Provides patented, green biosurfactant alternatives to traditional chemicals used in the energy, agriculture, mining and consumer industries.
GustoMSC
Global leader in offshore equipment engineering, including wind farm installation and maintenance. The company was sold to National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV).
RINGERS
Leading provider of high-specification gloves demonstrated to cost-effectively mitigate hand injuries. The company was sold to Ansell (ASX:ANN).
PREMIUM
Designed, engineered and distributed patented products for drilling rig equipment. The company was sold to Quantum Energy Partners.
VORTEX
Manufactured patented mixing, blending and separating equipment that combine bulk materials and fluids. The company was sold to Alfa Laval Group. (Stockholm: ALFA)
BASS DRILL
BassDrill operated tender assist, offshore drilling vessels. The company was sold to other investors.
FRONTIER
Frontier Drilling owned and operated offshore drilling vessels. The company was sold to Noble Corp. (US: NE).
NEWS & PERSPECTIVES
HOUSTON –(BUSINESS WIRE)– GEC and White Deer are pleased to announce the formation of Flowco, Inc. (“Flowco”), creating the shale industry’s leading provider of production optimization and artificial lift solutions. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Flowco has approximately 1,300 employees located in every major productive region of the domestic oil and gas industry, and a growing international presence. Flowco provides patent-protected products and services that are vital throughout the 30-year lives of producing wells, including high pressure gas lift, traditional gas lift, plunger lift, vapor recovery and a variety of digital technologies. “Flowco combines the strengths of three market leaders in the production optimization industry – Flowco, Estis, and Flogistix have each developed technologies that provide the world’s leading energy producers with mission critical products required to optimize today’s oil and gas fields,” said GEC’s Managing Partner, Jonathan Fairbanks. “Our partnership with White Deer paves the way for Flowco’s continued growth and innovation in the sector.” “The merger forming Flowco represents a strategic alignment with GEC of our collective vision to lead the production optimization and artificial lift solutions sectors,” said White Deer Managing Partner, Joe Bob Edwards. “By uniting our three companies, each expert in their field and in complementary
A former GEC portfolio company, GustoMSC, recently published an article titled: An ESG Marriage Made in Heaven. GEC agrees that ESG and hydrocarbons can be a win-win for the energy transition. GustoMSC is the leading designer of not only offshore wind installation vessels, but also offshore rigs used by oil & gas companies.
