Our work spans strategic co-investment and private investor participation. Asset-class analysis and case studies are set out on the Focus areas page.
A longstanding private client approached E&C seeking structured participation in the development of a strategically positioned deep-water port facility in East Africa. Following completion of the master planning phase and host government approval for a 30-year operating concession, Escher & Camondo Capital closed a co-investment tranche within the syndicated financing facility arranged alongside an international development bank consortium.
| Project stage | Planning complete · Government approval secured |
| Concession | 30-year operating concession granted |
| Financing outcome | Syndicated facility closed — consortium finalised |
| Syndication size | US$100,000,000 (co-investment tranche is a subordinated slice) |
| Escher & Camondo role | Structuring co-investment participation tranche |
| Client type | Private client — by introduction |
| Status | Active — financing stage |
Appointed asset manager for an early-vintage community solar portfolio where generation had declined 18% below design capacity over five years. Replaced degraded inverters across 24 installations, upgraded underperforming panels at 8 sites, rebuilt the remote monitoring and SCADA system, and re-established the full ownership rights, grid export registrations, and regulatory compliance documentation chain. Portfolio returned to above-design output within 6 months.
| Portfolio | 42 installations, 380kW total |
| Condition at entry | 82% of design capacity, fragmented records |
| Intervention | Inverter replacement, panel upgrade, SCADA rebuild |
| Compliance | Full re-registration: OFGEM, SEG, DNO, PPA |
| Capex deployed | £122,000 |
| Generation recovery | 82% → 104% of original design |
| Net income uplift | +£14,200/yr (+38%) |
An individual investor, initially an Escher & Camondo Intelligence Essential subscriber, expressed interest in direct participation after reviewing our UK community solar programme briefs. Escher & Camondo Advisory guided the investor through qualification, risk disclosure, and product selection — resulting in a small-ticket entry into a subordinated tranche of an operational community solar portfolio. The subscription fee was credited in full against the participation amount.
| Investor type | Individual — self-certified qualified investor |
| Entry pathway | Intelligence subscription → direct participation |
| Product | Subordinated tranche, operational solar portfolio |
| Participation | $30,000 |
| Subscription credit | $2,000 (Essential fee applied in full) |
| Projected annual yield | ~12.0% |
| First distribution | Expected — Q3 2026 |
An early-stage investor who entered a European offshore wind concession during the pre-permit phase sought to exit after the project secured its Environmental Impact Assessment approval and Contract for Difference award. E&C Markets facilitated a secondary transfer of the equity position to an infrastructure fund seeking de-risked, operational-stage entry. The transfer was executed via sealed bid, attracting multiple competing offers.
| Asset | EU offshore wind concession (development stage) |
| Entry stage | Pre-EIA, pre-CfD |
| Milestones achieved | EIA approved, CfD awarded, grid connection secured |
| Hold period | 26 months |
| Transfer method | Sealed bid — 7 competing offers |
| Exit valuation | 3.4x entry price |
| Annualised IRR | 72% |
A consortium of family offices sought exposure to China's hyperscale computing infrastructure build-out without direct project-level execution risk. Escher & Camondo Capital structured a co-investment tranche within an operational data centre campus in Guizhou, syndicating the position across four institutional investors within a compressed placement window.
| Asset | Guizhou hyperscale data centre campus (operational) |
| Structure | Co-investment tranche, senior income position |
| Placement size | ¥800,000,000 (approximately $114,000,000) |
| Investor base | 4 family offices, cross-border syndication |
| Income support | Long-term lease with the tenant IT group, backed by a group-level joint and several guarantee |
| Placement window | 6 weeks, oversubscribed |
All transactions are representative of Escher & Camondo capabilities. Certain details modified or anonymised for confidentiality. Past performance is not indicative of future results.