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Power Sustainable

Power Sustainable is a sustainability-focused alternative asset manager that finances companies and projects seeking competitive returns and positive sustainability outcomes. Its platforms include energy infrastructure equity, infrastructure credit, agri-food private equity and decarbonization private equity.

Key takeaway

Power Sustainable invests across sustainable infrastructure and related private-market strategies.

Publicly stated mandates include North American lower-middle-market and mid-market companies, renewable energy and related infrastructure, and structured infrastructure credit across several sustainable infrastructure subsectors.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][9]

What does Power Sustainable invest in?

Power Sustainable is a sustainability-focused alternative asset manager that finances companies and projects seeking competitive returns and positive sustainability outcomes. It is a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, with headquarters in Montreal, Canada, and offices in North America. The firm reports CAD 4.2 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024.[1]

Power Sustainable invests across asset classes and geographies in selected opportunities aligned with its investment framework and sustainability criteria. Its businesses include sustainable infrastructure, sustainable equities, energy infrastructure equity, infrastructure credit and agri-food private equity. The energy infrastructure strategy follows a full-cycle approach from greenfield development through construction, operations and asset management. Infrastructure Credit provides highly structured, bespoke direct lending to underserved middle-market developers, sponsors and corporates seeking customized, medium-duration transition capital solutions.[1][2][4][7]

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Public size / criteria information
Power Sustainable reports CAD 4.2 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024. Power Sustainable Lios states that it can deploy a total of up to $25-50 million, with flexibility to go higher for larger assets. Its Lios strategy targets established North American mid-market companies, while its decarbonization private equity strategy targets established lower-middle-market companies.[1][5][6]

What should a business owner evaluate before taking capital from Power Sustainable?

An owner evaluating Power Sustainable should identify which legal entity and strategy would make the investment, including whether the opportunity would be considered by Lios, Decarbonization Private Equity, Energy Infrastructure or Infrastructure Credit. The ownership percentage sought, governance rights, board representation, rollover expectations, investment horizon, exit or recapitalization approach, available acquisition and follow-on capital, operating resources, sustainability reporting expectations, fees, financing terms, exclusivity provisions, indemnities and post-closing obligations should be confirmed directly for the proposed transaction.[2][4][5][6][7]

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Which Power Sustainable legal entity and strategy would make the investment

Power Sustainable operates through multiple publicly described businesses, including energy infrastructure equity, infrastructure credit, agri-food private equity and decarbonization private equity.[2]
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What ownership percentage, governance rights, board representation and rollover expectations would apply

The firm’s strategies publicly describe majority, control, significant minority and meaningful minority ownership positions, making the proposed ownership structure an important point to clarify.[5][6]
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What is the expected investment horizon and approach to exit or recapitalization

Power Sustainable has publicly reported both an infrastructure ownership transaction involving a retained majority interest and a full-cycle energy infrastructure approach spanning development through asset management.[4][8]

What investment criteria does Power Sustainable publicly describe?

The firm’s publicly described focus spans renewable energy and related infrastructure, established lower-middle-market companies, established North American mid-market companies across the food value chain, and infrastructure credit opportunities. Its sustainability approach focuses on decarbonization, sustainable cities and communities, and resource efficiency.[3][4][5][6][7]

Power Sustainable Decarbonization Private Equity targets established lower-middle-market companies in energy, industrials, transportation and the built environment, with a preference for control or significant minority ownership positions. Power Sustainable Lios invests in established North American mid-market companies across the food value chain and seeks majority ownership or meaningful minority ownership opportunities. Lios states that it can deploy a total of up to $25-50 million in support of growth, with flexibility to go higher for larger assets.[5][6]

Power Sustainable states that it invests across geographies. Its energy infrastructure equity strategy invests in renewable energy and related infrastructure across the United States and Canada. Its decarbonization private equity strategy invests in established companies across the North American market, including the United States and Canada.[1][4][5]

Publicly identified examples include Power Sustainable Lios’s announced strategic investment in Food Cycle Science Corporation on June 11, 2024, and its announced strategic acquisition of Crofter’s Organic on January 22, 2026, with co-investments from Farm Credit Canada, BMO Capital Partners and the founding Latka family. On November 2, 2023, Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit announced its inaugural investment through a term loan to Vantage Data Centers. On October 31, 2023, Potentia Renewables acquired a 50% interest in a 278 MW portfolio of three utility-scale solar projects on behalf of the Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Partnership.[9][10][11][12]

On April 29, 2026, Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure completed the sale of a 49.9% interest in Big Sky Wind, a 240 MW operating wind facility in Illinois, to funds managed by Hamilton Lane and GCM Grosvenor, while retaining a majority interest. Other identified activity includes Power Sustainable Lios’s January 22, 2026 announced strategic acquisition of Crofter’s Organic and its June 11, 2024 announced strategic investment in Food Cycle Science Corporation.[8][9][10]

What is not clear from Power Sustainable's public materials?

The cited official Who We Are page does not state a firm-level securities registration number, regulator, licensing status, fund legal-entity structure or fee schedule. The cited Big Sky Wind transaction announcement does not disclose a purchase price, valuation multiple or complete consideration terms. The cited Crofter’s Organic transaction announcement does not disclose the purchase price, valuation multiple or transaction consideration.[1][8][9]

Questions to ask before taking capital from Power Sustainable

Which Power Sustainable legal entity and strategy would make the investment?
Power Sustainable operates through multiple publicly described businesses, including energy infrastructure equity, infrastructure credit, agri-food private equity and decarbonization private equity.[2]
What ownership percentage, governance rights, board representation and rollover expectations would apply?
The firm’s strategies publicly describe majority, control, significant minority and meaningful minority ownership positions, making the proposed ownership structure an important point to clarify.[5][6]
What is the expected investment horizon and approach to exit or recapitalization?
Power Sustainable has publicly reported both an infrastructure ownership transaction involving a retained majority interest and a full-cycle energy infrastructure approach spanning development through asset management.[4][8]
How much capital is available for acquisitions and follow-on growth?
Lios states that it can deploy a total of up to $25-50 million, with flexibility to go higher for larger assets; the amount available for a specific opportunity should be confirmed.[6]
How are sustainability objectives incorporated into diligence, monitoring and reporting, and what transaction fees or financing terms would apply?
Power Sustainable identifies sustainability criteria as part of its investment framework and provides both equity and bespoke infrastructure credit strategies, while the cited official Who We Are page does not state a fee schedule.[1][7]

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