Delighted that Desmos Capital Partners has announced at COP29 that it is establishing new regional centres in Paris, Amsterdam, Johannesburg and Toronto.
In a speech at COP29, I stated how Desmos “wanted to help support and grow companies that share our vision that there is no future economy without a net zero economy, and no future business without sustainable businesses that put our future first and commit to being part of the solution. Not only by reducing emissions, but also in supporting emerging economies and their rapidly developing needs. Desmos is here to help and scale up companies who have proven technologies that can provide those solutions- get in contact if we can be of help, we want to hear from you”.
The creation of Desmos Capital Partners was announced at the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Net Zero conference in London in July.
Mr Skidmore, Chair of Desmos and a Founding Partner, stated that the organisation’s purpose was to help support companies involved in sustainable technologies and the energy transition to scale up and attract future capital investment for Series A raises and beyond.
Since then, Desmos has secured over ten mandates to raise well over £250 million in capital for companies across the world.
This includes a EUR 30 million raise for Meatable a lab grown meat technology recently recognised by Time Magazine as one of the Top 200 Innovations of 2024.
Desmos’ latest expansion plans aim at establishing the firm as a leading global sustainable investment bank, specialising in supporting green and sustainable technologies across emerging markets, with future plans to also expand into the US in 2025.
Chris Skidmore said:
“Since announcing the creation of Desmos, I’ve been taken aback by the level of support but also by the tremendous demand from companies focused on the technologies and solutions of tomorrow to provide a sustainable future. They require guidance and support to deliver their scale up ambitions.
Desmos’ model isn’t just about helping secure a raise- integral to its vision is to support our clients be connected to new potential opportunities to help them grow, providing that pastoral as well as advisory support. With this new expansion of our provision, I’m delighted to announce at COP29 -where a focus on private sector involvement is so crucial- that Desmos is here to play its role in facilitating the wider energy transition and the transformation towards a sustainable economy”.
Professor Miranda B.
who chaired the British Chamber of Commerce event at COP29 in Baku, adds to this: “Developing and delivering fully commercialised low carbon technologies is a global endeavour - and as such the funding must work without borders and constraints.
We, through our low carbon innovation agency REDCat are delighted to work in partnership with Desmos, and to bring our fast commercialising low carbon innovators to an international base of funding expertise”
