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Cleantech: Financing Environment & Developing a Winning Strategy: Critical Perspectives 

Topics:

• The financial environment for Cleantec,

• How to use the current environment to develop winning strategies, partnerships for growth

• An Update on Pace

• How Scypho attains project financing: an early stage companies path to success

• Venture Financing and Project Financing: how they differ

• Sample Financing Structures and when best to use

• Current examples of closed deals

Matt Cheney, CEO, CleanPath Ventures LLC

Matt Cheney is the founder and CEO of CleanPath Ventures LLC, a global independent clean power producer and development/finance platform.  Prior to CleanPath, Mr. Cheney was the founder and CEO of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures LLC, the US-based subsidiary of Fotowatio SA, a Spanish based global solar power developer.  He also serves as the Executive Chairman of enACT Systems, a vertical SaaS platform working in the clean energy and tech network marketplace.

In 2004, Mr. Cheney founded and managed MMA Renewable Ventures, the first and largest solar IPP and tax equity syndicator in the US.  MMA Renewable Ventures focused on the development, ownership and operation of a multi-million dollar portfolio of large and distributed scale solar, wind, biomass and energy efficiency project investments, and was the first independent syndicator of Solar Tax Equity funds in the US.  MMA RV syndicated five separate funds totaling well over $1 BN in investment capital by 2009, all during Mr. Cheney's tenure.  MMA RV was merged with Fotowatio SA in 2010, and then merged with SunEdison in 2011.

Prior to MMA RV, Mr. Cheney was the CEO of NUON Renewable Ventures USA LLC, while he served as North American Business Development for NUON NV, a Dutch multi-utility based in Amsterdam.  In that role, he developed and implemented NUON's North American renewable energy investment strategy while managing US mergers and acquisitions strategies as a member of NUON's global M&A team.  Mr. Cheney himself took NUON Renewable Ventures private in 2004 under the name of Renewable Ventures LLC.

Mr. Cheney has more than 25 years in the fields of civil engineering, energy, and environment, including experience with the US Agency for International Development in South America, the National Rural Electric Co-op Assocation's International programs, the US Dept of Energy, the Utility PhotoVoltaic Group, now the Solar Electric Power Association.  He holds a Masters Degree from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies and a BS Degree from the American University, both in Washington DC.

A short list of affiliated companies includes:

• Founder & CEO--CleanPath LLC
• Executive Chairman & Board Director--enAct Systems Inc
• CEO--Fotowatio RV LLC
• Founder & CEO--MMA Renewable Ventures, LLC
• Executive Committee & Board Director--Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
• Board Director--American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
• Founder & Chairman--Black Rock Solar (BRS.org)

CLEANPATH:  CleanPath is a premier solar project investment firm with deep development and engineering roots.  They invest in, develop, build and deliver high quality renewable energy assets to external long-term owners, or to their portfolio.  CleanPath was formed by pioneers of the US clean energy industry, with deep industry and capital markets experience, execution capability and exceptional relationships.  CleanPath's solutions provide significant capital resources couples with proven project finance, development, engineering, and asset construction and management capabiltiies.

Trued Holmquist, CEO & Co-founder, Scypho

Charlotta Holmquist, COO & Co-founder, Scypho

SCYPHO:  The intelligent Scypho system knows exactly when to start heating in order to save the most and provide the ideal temperature by the time you arrive home.  When you are away and during the night, Scypho regulates the temperature automatically to maximize savings.  The result is more precise control of your heating, higher energy savings and improved indoor comfort.

Trued Holmquist is CEO & Co-founder of Scypho Sweden AB.  He is a strategist driven by his passion for business, technology and finding grand solutions to problems people experience every day.  Over the past years, he has worked on numerous projects involving areas such as change management, digital marketing, software as a service, commercial communities and CleanTech.  As CEO for Financial ID-Technology, he set up and managed BankID in Sweden, which is today considered to be the number one implementation of an electronic e-identity service supporting an entire country.  Prior to that he was Senior VP at Handelsbanken.

Charlotta Holmquist is COO & Co-founder of Scypho Sweden AB.  At Scypho, Charlotta works with a new generation of intelligent climate control system for residential houses.  Charlotta has a MSc from Stockholm School of Economics and has an extensive entrepreneurial background.  She started her carrier as chief analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in Chile and was later recruited by IBM Center for e-Business Innovation.  Prior to Scypho, Charlotta was Partner and CEO and built several comapnies within the ICT and IT sector.

Stan Lewandowski, Esq, K&L Gates

Stan Lewandowski counsels companies in the US, Europe and South America on financing, operations, development, and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the technology and renewable energy sectors.  His work involves:

• Financing, M&A and Strategic Growth:  He represents emerging growth companies at every stage of the pipeline---from start-up to liquidity.  He works on a variety of strategic growth issues involving venture capital and private equity financing, private offerings, joint ventures and M&A transactions.  He also helps clients monetize their intellectual property through licensing.
• Project Finance for Renewable Energy Development: He has significant experience advising developers, their affiliates and investors, and financial institutions in connection with commercial and industrial distributed utility-scale solar and wind projects, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.  Most recently, he advised the largest US utility in connection with its acquisition of and investment in a leading commercial and distributed solar developer, allowing for over $225 million in project financing.
• Cross-Border US-Europe Transactions:  Combining his experience representing Central and Eastern European companies with his Silicon Valley background, he has worked closely with investors and companies on domestic, in-bound and out-bound transactions, as well as on-shore and off-shore structures.
• Contracts and Operations:  His work includes not only advising on the major corporate milestones but also deep involvement in day-to-day operations and strategic business issues such as structuring and formation, governance, and a myriad of commercial agreements.