CSA Partners, LLC

About The Fund

CSA Partners, LLC, also known as Ara Partners, is a private equity fund headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a focus on advancing the industrial economy towards a sustainable future by investing in the decarbonization of key sectors. Their investment thesis revolves around commercializing and scaling companies critical to the net-zero transition, particularly targeting high-polluting segments of the industrial economy. They aim to reduce waste and lower emissions cost-effectively. Ara Partners has a rich expertise in equity investments and relies on a multifaceted strategy comprising private equity, infrastructure, and energy decarbonization. Within private equity, they concentrate on displacing polluting industrial processes with innovative technologies and supporting businesses supplying to decarbonization platforms across industries including industrial and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, food and agriculture, energy efficiency, and green fuels. Their infrastructure investments are directed towards new and existing assets required for a low-carbon economy, such as low-carbon molecule production, 'Waste to X' infrastructure, and decarbonization solutions for the Infrastructure value chain. Furthermore, energy decarbonization involves optimizing conventional energy assets to meet global needs while upholding sustainability commitments. Ara Partners offers the 'Ara Advantage,' which enhances the decarbonization potential of investments, ensuring best-in-class operational practices, investor expertise, technical, engineering, and operating competencies, as well as strategic partnership facilitation that helps navigate regulatory environments. With over 175 cumulative years of partner experience and a track record of 400+ global projects delivering tangible results like the reduction of 10.8M metric tonnes of CO2e in 2023, their approach maximizes value creation while helping businesses grow and operate more sustainably. Their team is comprised of seasoned professionals with expertise across key sectors, ensuring agility and flexible collaboration with portfolio companies. CSA Partners/Ara Partners is committed to reshaping the industrial economy by building future-fit businesses that accelerate growth in alignment with decarbonization goals.