NEW
ENERGY
- Clean Energy Infrastructures
- Advanced Energy Systems
- New Molecules
- Energy Storage
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
TO CAPITAL-INTENSIVE BUILDERS
BASALT - Financial Advisory for Earth Resilience
YOUR JOURNEY
BECAUSE BUILDING CAPITAL-INTENSIVE ASSETS AND TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRES A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAPITAL AND A DIFFERENT KIND OF ADVISOR.
PHASE 01
Technology
- Prove the science.
- Build the team.
- Validate the market.
EARLY CAPITAL
Pre-seed to Seed, grants and subsidies
PHASE 01
KEY PAINS
- High technology risk
- Long R&D cycles
- Unproven market
- Limited investor appetite
PHASE 02
Demonstration
- Prove performance.
- Scale the technology.
- Prepare industrialisation.
GROWTH CAPITAL
Seed to Series A and non-dilutive capital
PHASE 02
KEY PAINS
- Building traction
- Scale the technology
- Prepare industrialisation
PHASE 03
Industrialisation
- Build manufacturing capacity.
- Secure supply chains.
- Structure partnerships.
INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL
Series A to Series B onwards and venture debt
PHASE 03
KEY PAINS
- CAPEX intensity
- First-of-a-kind risk
- Complex supply chains
- Need for industrial partners
PHASE 04
Asset
- Finance assets at scale.
ASSET FINANCE
Series B onwards, private debt and project finance
PHASE 04
KEY PAINS
- Large capital requirements
- Complex capital stack
- Long-term horizon
- Multiple counterparties
PHASE 01
Technology
- Prove the science.
- Build the team.
- Validate the market.
EARLY CAPITAL
Pre-seed to Seed, grants and subsidies
PHASE 02
Demonstration
- Prove performance.
- Scale the technology.
- Prepare industrialisation.
GROWTH CAPITAL
Seed to Series A and non-dilutive capital
PHASE 03
Industrialisation
- Build manufacturing capacity.
- Secure supply chains.
- Structure partnerships.
INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL
Series A to Series B onwards and venture debt
PHASE 04
Asset
- Finance assets at scale.
ASSET FINANCE
Series B onwards, private debt and project finance
OUR SECTORS
BUILDING EARTH RESILIENCE ACROSSTHREE PHYSICAL SYSTEMS.
NEW
NATURAL CAPITAL
- Water Resilience
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Circular Materials
- Ecosystem Resilience
ADVANCED
INDUSTRY
- Next-Gen Automation
- Low-carbon Manufacturing
- Industrial Resource Recovery
- Advanced Materials
OUR SERVICES
ONE ADVISORY PLATFORM
ACROSS YOUR FINANCING JOURNEY
FUNDRAISING
We raise equity for companies whose next round depends on proving physical performance: a working pilot, a completed plant, a signed offtake.
FINANCIALMODELLING
We build models for industrial complexity and long asset lives, with the precision debt financing requires.
PROJECTFINANCING
We advise on the right capital for every asset or growth stage: equity, debt, grants, strategic capital, all the way to full project finance for factories, industrial plants and first-of-a-kind projects.
M&A & CORPORATEFINANCE
We advise capital-intensive builders on acquisitions, JV and corporate transactions, buy-side and sell-side.
SELECTED CREDENTIALS
EXPERIENCE FROM TECH TO ASSET.
ONGOING
Fundraising
$10 M Seed fundraising for the Nuclear Fuel Platform for SMRs (Lithium 6 & 7).
New Energy
Ongoing
Fundraising
$20 M Series A fundraising for forest monitoring and early wildfire detection networks.
Natural Capital
COMPLETED
Financial Modelling
Financial modelling for precision fermentation capacity and industrial scale-up economics.
Advanced Industry
COMPLETED
M&A Advisory
M&A advisory for a biomethane producer and its energy assets.
New Energy
COMPLETED
Fundraising
Fundraising for a greenfield project combining photovoltaic generation and datacenter infrastructure.
New Energy
Ongoing
M&A Advisory
M&A advisory for battery recycling and circular materials industrial operations.
Advanced Industry
COMPLETED
Fundraising
Pre-seed fundraising for vertical-axis floating wind turbines.
New Energy
ONGOING
Fundraising
€3 M Seed fundraising for inert H2-fuel powder.
New Energy
ONGOING
Fundraising
€3 M Seed fundraising for a chitosan-based agricultural superabsorbent polymer
Natural Capital
Ongoing
Fundraising
€2 M Pre-seed fundraising for H2 five-stroke ICE.
New Energy
Completed
M&A Advisory
M&A advisory for a datacenter infrastructure platform.
New Energy
COMPLETED
Fundraising
€20 M Series A fundraising for low-carbon cement technology.
Advanced Industry
“Crystal-clear financial planning delivered with startup agility and deep expertise.”
Dimitri ZoggCO-FOUNDER“A dream team.”
Bernard GainnierCEO
“Rigorous financial expertise that identified our key profitability levers and became the gold standard for our investors and sponsors.”
Sébastien DevillersCFO
“Basalt bridges the gap between complex decarb. tech and investor-ready financial strategy with rare ease.”
Joe BushnellFOUNDER
“Basalt perfectly analyzed our situation and delivered an outstanding performance.”
Guillaume LaurentCEO & CO-FOUNDER
“As usual, Basalt delivered the work with the agreed-upon quality and within the agreed timelines.”
Grégory TorrentsSENIOR MANAGING PARTNER“Crystal-clear financial planning delivered with startup agility and deep expertise.”
Dimitri ZoggCO-FOUNDER“A dream team.”
Bernard GainnierCEO“Rigorous financial expertise that identified our key profitability levers and became the gold standard for our investors and sponsors.”
Sébastien DevillersCFO“Basalt bridges the gap between complex decarb. tech and investor-ready financial strategy with rare ease.”
Joe BushnellFOUNDER“Basalt perfectly analyzed our situation and delivered an outstanding performance.”
Guillaume LaurentCEO & CO-FOUNDER“As usual, Basalt delivered the work with the agreed-upon quality and within the agreed timelines.”
Grégory TorrentsSENIOR MANAGING PARTNERTHE TEAM
A TEAM OF CAPITAL-STACK BUILDERSFOR YOUR ENTIRE CAPITAL JOURNEY.
timothee@basalt.partners
- Joined PwC Corporate Finance in 2013 (Paris/London), working on cross-border mid-market M&A deals and international fund placements across PE, RE and Infra, with exposure to institutional investors and private capital globally.
- Subsequently spent five years as an entrepreneur (Lauréat Réseau Entreprendre), building and operating a group that remains active and growing today (1m€ annual turnover).
- French Ambassador for Top Tier Impact, a 600-member global impact investment network.
- Outside BASALT: history enthusiast, rugby lover and amateur triathlete. Married and father of a young boy.
- First-class Law graduate with early experience in the LBO practice of a corporate law firm, before completing a Master in Management at London Business School.
gaspard@basalt.partners
- Started his career in 2013 at PwC, developing deep expertise in Business Modelling and Valuation.
- 13+ years of international experience across energy, infrastructure and investment, including as Investment Manager at 4D Infrastructure in Sydney.
- Worked across renewables, power grids, utilities, transport and TMT, combining investment analysis, financial modelling and real-asset finance.
- Outside BASALT: avid freediver and kitesurfer, with a strong interest in ocean preservation.
- EDHEC Business School graduate with an MSc in Corporate Finance and CFA charterholder.
- EDHEC alumni association (60,000 members) treasurer.
- Graduate of emlyon business school, with a strong interest in corporate finance, entrepreneurship and transaction execution.
- Supports BASALT across fundraising, M&A and financial modelling mandates, from market and investor analysis to transaction materials and execution.
- Outside BASALT: passionate golfer.
