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Energy Pool announces strategic fundraising round with Pearl Infrastructure Capital to support its growth and strengthen its role in the energy transition
Energy Pool announces strategic fundraising round with Pearl Infrastructure Capital to support its growth and strengthen its role in the energy transition
Pearl Infrastructure Capital - A leading investor supporting Energy Pool's growth
Pearl Infrastructure Capital II, an investment fund focused on infrastructures in relation to the energy transition and systems enabling a circular economy, has become the majority shareholder in Energy Pool as part of a capital injection worth tens of millions of euros. This fourth round of investment reinforces the investment fund’s strategy favouring decarbonisation-focused investments that bring stability and flexibility to electricity production and networks, with a strong position on European energy markets, particularly serving industrial clients.As a French Greentech player, Energy Pool is positioning itself as a key partner in the global energy transition. With more than fifteen years of expertise and advanced technologies in the field of flexibility and optimisation of energy systems, Energy Pool has a robust cloud and AI software infrastructure, as well as a service centre based within the energy excellence hub at Savoie Technolac in Chambéry. These assets enable the company to support major electricity consumers, industrial players, renewable energy producers and storage providers, as well as grid operators. Their ambition: to make possible a balanced energy transition, where every energy source finds its place in a more low-carbon, reliable and competitive system.
By joining the capital of Energy Pool, Pearl Infrastructure Capital strengthens its presence along the energy value chain. This investment complements its historical assets in controllable renewable energy production units dedicated to industrial players (Combined Heat and Power, biofuels) and constitutes a natural extension towards flexibility and energy optimisation solutions.
This investment is supported by the European Union under the InvestEU Fund.
“The entry of Energy Pool into Pearl’s portfolio is fully aligned with our strategy: after having invested with our first fund in controllable renewable electrical and thermal energy production assets, which help mitigate the growing intermittency of European electricity grids, Energy Pool strengthens our portfolio by combining technological expertise, a deep understanding of industrial needs, and a strong capacity for innovation – all key assets to address the challenges of flexibility, energy efficiency, and industrial decarbonisation. This investment also allows us to position ourselves in the energy storage sector, an important development focus for both Energy Pool and Pearl.”
— Jean-Christophe Guimard, Co-Fondateur et Président – Pearl Infrastructure Capital
For Energy Pool, enhanced resources for sustainable growth
This partnership will enable Energy Pool to strengthen its equity position and support its development ambitions, both in terms of software and geographical expansion. With this new support, the company consolidates its position as a key player in the energy transition of large industrial players.“This transaction marks a major milestone for Energy Pool. It secures the future of our company, broadens its prospects and strengthens its development capacity, while preserving its mission to achieve the energy decarbonisation challenge in a viable way and to consolidate the strong values that make it unique. It is a real satisfaction to have completed this partnership, which will propel even further the company I founded 16 years ago on European markets and beyond.”
— Olivier Baud, Founder, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and second shareholder – Energy Pool
“This investment marks a key stage in our trajectory. The support from Pearl Infrastructure Capital will enable us to accelerate our growth, deepen our service offering for our clients, intensify our technological innovations and pursue our international expansion, particularly in Europe. Together, we will create greater value for all by helping to make energy and energy systems more flexible, and therefore more efficient and more resilient, for the benefit of a sustainable energy transition.”
— Christophe Nebon, CEO – Energy Pool