Icos Capital is an independent private equity firm that invests in Europe-based companies with leading clean technology propositions in the high-growth phase. Clean technology (also known as ‘cleantech’) comprises knowledge-based technologies that offer new, alternative scarce resources, energy, water, etc. and more efficient Industrial and consumer products. As specialist investors focused exclusively on the cleantech sector, Icos Capital offers an unparalleled combination of domain expertise, private equity, operational experience, and industry networks. More than capital, Icos Capital offers its portfolio companies full business development support, playing an invaluable advisory role in ensuring its investments reach market leadership. This is why we are one of the leading strategic partners within the European cleantech industry. Experienced senior investment team Icos Capital’s investment team has more than 30 years of cumulative experience in private equity and 15-plus years of acquired cleantech expertise. Having worked together at Alpinvest, Deloitte and Icos Capital, the team has extensive experience in building companies at all different stages, from new ventures with just-out-of-the-lab technology, to leveraged buyouts of listed companies. Strong strategic alliances Icos Capital works closely with an alliance of major corporations that see value in being at the forefront of the development and dissemination of cleantech innovations, both for capital gains and to substantiate corporate social responsibility objectives. These strategic alliances provide the firm with preferred access to the corporations’ extensive global networks and considerable knowledge base. Further information on our strategic partners is available here