Blue Orb Capital Management

A private equity asset management company specializing in middle-market, renewable energy and infrastructure project finance and operations.*

Blue Orb is situated at the nexus of the Artificial Intelligence and distributed power revolutions as a committed leader in low-cost, profitable clean energy and power generation.

*Together with our affiliate Blue Orb, LP

Overview

Our opportunistic global research and sourcing platform pursues full impact investments across high demand regions with accelerating economic growth. 

We target competitive absolute returns for our clients through current income and valuation expansion. 

Diversified returns are achieved through Blue Orb’s:

- Proprietary technology in sourcing and operating alternative power
      - Generation
      - Storage
      - Infrastructure
- Innovative financing structures.

Risk Management Framework

- Proprietary and market-leading risk protocols support predictable, stable cash flows throughout the investment cycle of each alternative power project.

- Risk controls emphasize project selectivity, deployment, financing, and cash-flow risk modeling and stress testing.

- Quantitative portfolio risk measures and analytics are complemented by “on the ground” technical evaluation by Blue Orb’s own engineering team and our local strategic partners.

- Dynamic risk management infrastructure aligns Portfolio Management, Deal (sourcing and engineering), and Risk Management functions across each individual investment and portfolio.

STRATEGIC GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

High demand Regional Economies

BESS — BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
DG — DISTRIBUTED GENERATION

Our goal for 2031 is at least four regional portfolios totaling over $5 billion and additional scaling through direct/co-investment opportunities.

KEY INVESTMENT THESIS

Growing middle-market, emerging economies offer outsized opportunities

IMPACT

Unlocking the access through the energy transition

Blue Orb delivers measurable impact across 5 SDGs:

Blue Orb — SDG Impact (table)
GOALS
WHAT WE DO
OUTCOME
COMMUNITY IMPACT
7 Affordable & Clean Energy
9 Sustainable Cities & Communities
13 Climate Action

We finance modular solar and storage across weak-grid, high-growth markets, delivering reliable power and long-term contracts that cut emissions for businesses, communities and utilities.

450,000–650,000people with improved energy access
230–320 GWhfossil electricity displaced
120–190 ktCO₂avoided per year
INDUSTRY IMPACT
8 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

We create local construction, engineering, and O&M jobs while enabling business growth through reliable power.

900–1,300direct jobs
GLOBAL IMPACT
17 Partnerships for the Goals

We partner with local developers, EPCs, utilities, and municipalities to scale bankable projects and crowd in capital.

$140–220Madditional capital mobilized
The Sustainable Development Goals wheel United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emblem
OPERATIONAL EDGE

The Blue Orb Renewables Investment Advantage

DIRECT INVESTMENTS

Our renewable direct investment platform

Blue Orb has built a highly scalable and diversified renewable energy project pipeline across Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

Investments can include both single project and bespoke portfolios of projects ranging from $10 million to $250 million per portfolio line item.

Blue Orb maintains an active role across financing, construction, operations, and monetization for each project.

Our field-proven, tenured engineering team works with local strategic partners to emphasize Ready-to-build “RTB” projects and speed-to-COD (commercial operation date.)

Blue Orb — Representative Investments

Representative Investments:

Colombia

South America

INVESTMENT
Target:$114 million equity
  • •Multi-phase solar farm build in high-demand region.
  • •Twelve total project phases.
  • •New phase deploys each quarter.
ENGINEERING AND FINANCING SUMMARY
Total Capacity Generation:300 MWAc
Per Phase Generation:25 MWAc
Total Development Cost:$369 million
Cost per MWAc:$1.23 million
Debt-to-equity:2.33
  • •Immediate capital deployment.
  • •Large scale, high dividend investment.

Romania

Central & Eastern Europe

INVESTMENT
Target:$183 million equity
  • •Multi-stream revenue operations.
  • •Demand-storage arbitrage.
  • •Cross-border liquidity and demand growth.
ENGINEERING AND FINANCING SUMMARY
Total Capacity Generation:
Hybrid:297 MWAc/954 MWh (4 projects)
BESS:49.8 MWAc/210 MWh (1 project)
Total Development Cost:$429 million
Debt-to-equity:1.5
MANAGEMENT TEAM

Our team brings long-standing leadership across global finance, renewable infrastructure, and governance.

Michael Henessy

VICE CHAIR / CEO

Mason Terry

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Jacopo Saccheri

CHIEF RISK OFFICER

  • 15+ years driving value in hedge funds & investment banks (US/EU).

  • Trusted advisor to global brands & Fortune 100 companies.

  • Expertise in M&A, governance, and organizational transformation.

  • Proven track record in unlocking synergies and value creation.

  • 20+ years in renewable engineering & development leadership.

  • Past experience includes Global Reliability Manager for DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions; Director, Oregon Renewable Energy Center & tenured Professor.

  • Authored over 50 scientific publications and 21 patents.

  • 15+ years’ experience in Finance and Banking.

  • Significant experience in Asset Management, Risk and Quant Trading.

  • Managed billion dollar+ portfolios.

  • Ph.D. from MIT in Nuclear Engineering

We look forward to speaking with you.

Dan Rizzuto

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

dan.rizzuto@blue-orb.com

+1 203.979.2621

Melissa Deleón

INVESTOR RELATIONS COORDINATOR

melissa.deleon@blue-orb.com

+1 646.516.0349