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Clean Tech Private Equity Investing:
Market Dynamics, our Approach and our Experiences so far
Andrew Musters, Partner, Robeco Private Equity
TBLI Europe 2006Paris, 9 November 2006
For discussion purposes only
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Clean tech market dynamics
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The combined markets for biofuels, wind power, solar power and fuel cells are expected togrow from USD 40 billion in 2005 to USD 167 billion in 2015. Clean Edge 2006
Clean tech has become the fifth largest venture investment category in North America withnearly 10% market share – ahead of semiconductors. Cleantech Venture Network 2006
Clean tech market growth
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Clean tech defined
Clean tech embraces knowledge-based products and services that optimize the use of natural resources while reducing ecological impact and adding economic value
Main investment areas:– Energy– Water– Manufacturing– Agriculture– Transportation
Source: Cleantech Venture Network
Clean tech is becoming increasingly important in the private equity market:
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U.S. and Canadian Cleantech Venture Deals by Quarter and as a percentage of total Venture Capital (by amount), 1999-2005
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Green technologies are on the verge of becoming one of the next waves in the knowledge economy revolution Tony Blair Prime Minister Great Britain
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Clean tech private equity market prospects
The market dynamics for clean tech investing are very favorable:
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Clean tech performance characteristics
Cleantech Venture Investing: Patterns and Performance (Cleantech Venture Network, 2005):
– Research study covers 67 IPOs and 730 M&A transactions over a 15 year period
– Average return approximately 30% per annum
– Average IPO delivers 5.3 times invested capital
– Average trade sale (M&A transaction) delivers 4.3 times invested capital
The value of your investment may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results
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Our approach to clean tech investing
– Our approach combines an explicit top-down view on the private equity and clean tech markets with a bottom-up investment selection process
– Top-down Allocation:– With respect to allocation rules in selecting clean tech private equity
funds, up-front defined investment guidelines and allocation bandwidths will be used for the various geographical regions (North America, Western Europe and the Emerging Markets), as well as the stages of investment and sectors. These are dependent on the long term relative attractiveness of the categories and the available investment alternatives.
Investment Tactics
• Economic research• Analyst Reports, Trends
and Outlooks• Discover attractive
segments within • Regions
• Finance stages
• Risk-Return profile• Diversification
analysis• Regions• Finance stages• Vintage years
• Strategic planning of• Liquidity• Risk parameters• Investment Exposure
• Tactical asset allocation and fund selection
• Capital required• Risk management
• Stress testing• Motoring current
risks in comparison to predefined barriers
• Sensitivity analysis
• Projectionsof cash flows
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– Bottom-up investment selection:We evaluate a significant number clean tech investment opportunities annually. As a result of this large deal flow the core of the organization entails a systematic investment process which is necessary for identifying and making well-evaluated investment choices. This investment process can be illustrated as follows:
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Our approach to clean tech investing
Due diligence of clean tech funds requires specific knowledge in order to assess:- young teams- many unrealized investments- specific terms and conditions
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Investment portfolio: our experiences so far
Deal flow:– Building clean tech database since 2004– Approximately 160 clean tech funds in our database– Overweighting U.S. versus Europe and Emerging Markets– Overweighting venture capital versus development/growth capital
and buyouts– Overweighting energy versus other clean tech sectors
Lessons learned so far:– Quality clean tech funds becoming comparable to mainstream
venture capital funds – Market potential is enormous– Valuations are still attractive although some areas are overheated
(e.g. solar)
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Conclusion
– Clean tech is an untapped investment field
– Many trends are currently in favor of clean tech
– Private equity is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunity
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Disclaimer
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