MISSION
U.S. Re-industrialization
Electrification
Low Carbon Energy
$13 Billion
20+
Years experience
25+
Sustainable-focused investments made
2007
Hudson founded
Neil Auerbach – Visionary Leader in Sustainable Energy
Key Contributions to the Industry
Built the U.S. renewable energy investment business at Goldman Sachs before founding Hudson in 2007
Credited with designing many of the financing models in use today in the U.S. renewable energy market today
Led over 30 investments across 26 countries
Driven policy and thought leadership across the industry:
Former Co-Chair of the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance
Testified before the U.S. Congress on renewable energy policy and tax incentives
Nominated twice for the Zayed Future Energy Lifetime Achievement
Serves as a Senior Advisor for the American Conservation Coalition (ACC)
Leading voice on private sector sustainable energy and author of a series of op-eds on the intersection of energy policy and sustainability
Notable Investments
First institutional investor/developed Solar PPA
IPO (Nov. 2009)
Peak Market Cap: $10bn
Sole Pre-IPO investor
IPO (Nov. 2006)
Peak Market Cap: $25bn
Unicorn
Control investor
Sold to EDP
(Jul. 2007)
HSG was original control investor
Sold to Sharp
(Oct. 2016)
Founded by HSG
Unicorn Founded by HSG
IPO (July 2021) Peak Market Cap: $1bn
Unicorn
Exited
(Jul. 2017)
Developed world’s largest biogas plant
Sold
(Aug. 2023)
23% IRR 2.0x MOIC
Exited
(Apr. 2021)
One of the first project finance loans in the Japan market
Exited
(May 2023)
meet the team
Decades of combined experience in clean energy investment
CURRENT AND PAST INVESTMENTS
Broad experience in investing, lending and borrowing
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