Ara Partners Expands Private Equity Team with Key Appointments

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Ara Partners, a global investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization, has announced the addition of Onur Goker as Managing Director and Sonali Aggarwal as Principal to its Private Equity team. Based in Houston and Boston, Goker and Aggarwal bring extensive experience in clean energy, industrial efficiency, and sustainable food production. Goker joins from Anthelion Capital, where he developed a data-driven origination network and evaluated over 900 companies, resulting in 10 closed deals. Aggarwal joins from H.I.G. Capital, bringing over 10 years of experience managing deal flow and driving value creation. These appointments strengthen Ara Partners' ability to drive impactful results in key sectors, furthering its commitment to decarbonizing the industrial economy.

Key Takeaways:

  • Onur Goker, a former Managing Director at Anthelion Capital, joins Ara Partners as Managing Director, bringing expertise in clean energy, energy efficiency, electric transportation, industrial efficiency, and sustainable food production.
  • Goker's impressive track record includes developing a data-driven origination network and evaluating over 900 companies, resulting in 10 closed deals.
  • Sonali Aggarwal, a former Principal at H.I.G. Capital, joins Ara Partners as Principal, bringing over 10 years of experience managing deal flow, leading due diligence, and driving value creation.
  • Aggarwal has helped close over 10 transactions in the industrial, consumer, healthcare, and business services sectors.
  • Both Goker and Aggarwal join Ara Partners at a time when the firm sees more industrial-scale decarbonization technologies maturing and becoming cost competitive.
  • Ara Partners continues its commitment to decarbonizing the industrial economy, building on its history of investments across industrials and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and green fuels, and food and agriculture.

Statistics:

  • Over a five-year period, Onur Goker evaluated 900 companies and issued term sheets for 60, resulting in 10 closed deals.
  • Goker developed a data-driven origination network covering over 800 investment banker contacts and encompassing more than 5,000 private companies.
  • Sonali Aggarwal has closed over 10 transactions in the industrial, consumer, healthcare, and business services sectors.
  • Ara Partners has a history of investments across industrials and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and green fuels, and food and agriculture.

Sources:

  • Ara Partners news release: (no date provided)
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