Finance Specialists for the New Energy Economy
Karbone Inc. is a fully integrated financial services firm that specializes in renewable and traditional energy markets. The firm houses key strengths in Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Research Services.
Karbone’s primary mission is to facilitate and simplify the growth of renewable and traditional energy by enabling its adaptive team to deliver seamless solutions with the clients’ end goal in mind.
Finance Specialists for the New Energy Economy
Karbone Inc. is a fully integrated financial services firm that specializes in renewable and traditional energy markets. The firm houses key strengths in Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Research Services.
Karbone’s primary mission is to facilitate and simplify the growth of renewable and traditional energy by enabling its adaptive team to deliver seamless solutions with the clients’ end goal in mind.
Finance Specialists for the New Energy Economy
Karbone Inc. is a fully integrated financial services firm that specializes in renewable and traditional energy markets. The firm houses key strengths in Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Research Services.
Karbone’s primary mission is to facilitate and simplify the growth of renewable and traditional energy by enabling its adaptive team to deliver seamless solutions with the clients’ end goal in mind.
About Us
Karbone Inc. is a fully integrated financial services firm that specializes in renewable and traditional energy markets. The firm houses key strengths in Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Research services.
Over the past decade, Karbone has successfully helped its clients secure long-term revenue contracts, funding sources, and key analytical information to help them achieve their investment and trading goals. Karbone currently counts leading energy developers, large utilities, private equity investors and banks as its clients. Since its inception, the firm and its employees have been ranked first amongst its competitors by renowned trade publications.
About Us
Karbone Inc. is a fully integrated financial services firm that specializes in renewable and traditional energy markets. The firm houses key strengths in Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Research services.
Over the past decade, Karbone has successfully helped its clients secure long-term revenue contracts, funding sources, and key analytical information to help them achieve their investment and trading goals. Karbone currently counts leading energy developers, large utilities, private equity investors and banks as its clients. Since its inception, the firm and its employees have been ranked first amongst its competitors by renowned trade publications.
About Us
Karbone Inc. is a fully integrated financial services firm that specializes in renewable and traditional energy markets. The firm houses key strengths in Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Research services.
Over the past decade, Karbone has successfully helped its clients secure long-term revenue contracts, funding sources, and key analytical information to help them achieve their investment and trading goals. Karbone currently counts leading energy developers, large utilities, private equity investors and banks as its clients. Since its inception, the firm and its employees have been ranked first amongst its competitors by renowned trade publications.
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Voice and Electronic brokerage for power and environmental asset classes
Services
Brokerage Services
Brokerage for power and environmental asset classes.
Karbone’s Brokerage team sources and executes a variety of transactions, matching buyers and sellers, including utilities and investors with project developers. The team operates in primary and secondary renewable energy credits, capacity, power and corporate PPA markets.
Services
Brokerage Services
Brokerage for power and environmental asset classes.
Karbone’s Brokerage team sources and executes a variety of transactions, matching buyers and sellers, including utilities and investors with project developers. The team operates in primary and secondary renewable energy credits, capacity, power and corporate PPA markets.
Services
Brokerage Services
Brokerage for power and environmental asset classes.
Karbone’s Brokerage team sources and executes a variety of transactions, matching buyers and sellers, including utilities and investors with project developers. The team operates in primary and secondary renewable energy credits, capacity, power and corporate PPA markets.
Capital Markets
Solution-Focused Advisory services for renewable and traditional energy developers and investors.
Karbone’s Capital Markets team provides M&A, strategic advisory and capital raising services and assistance across the energy and energy infrastructure landscape. The Karbone team provides sell-side and buy-side corporate and project M&A advisory services and helps clients secure equity, debt, tax equity, mezzanine debt and preferred equity capital. The team also runs processes for the full sale of portfolios and assets.
Securities offered through Karbone Capital Markets, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.
Capital Advisory
Solution-focused capital advisory for renewable and traditional energy developers and investors.
Karbone’s capital markets team meets the needs of a variety of market participants seeking equity, debt, tax equity, mezzanine debt and preferred equity funding. The team also runs processes for the full sale of portfolios and assets.
Market Research
In-Depth analysis of industry trends, supply/demand fundamentals, policy analysis, and custom research.
Karbone’s research team leverages the firm’s in-depth industry knowledge and daily market activity to provide daily pricing sheets in different renewable energy credit markets, analysis of regulations/market impact, and custom deep-dive research. Investors and market participants use Karbone’s proprietary research as a powerful tool to navigate trends and make smarter investment decisions.
Market Research
In-depth analysis of industry trends, supply/demand fundamentals, policy analysis, and custom research.
Karbone’s research team leverages the firm’s in-depth industry knowledge and daily market activity to provide daily pricing sheets in different renewable energy credit markets, analysis of regulations/market impact, and custom deep-dive research. Investors and market participants use Karbone’s proprietary research as a powerful tool to navigate trends and make smarter investment decisions.
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Solution-focused capital advisory services for renewable and traditional energy developers and investors.
Karbone Management Team
Izzet Bensusan
CEO & Founder & Partner
As the CEO, Izzet sets the strategy and path for success at Karbone. Izzet founded Karbone initially focused in the burgeoning carbon credit markets and grew the firm into a fully integrated energy financial services platform. He also works with select large institutional clients to acquire utility scale assets, including solar and wind farms.
He currently serves as the group chair of Young President’s Organization’s renewable energy network where he regularly communicates with CEOs in charge of renewable energy firms globally.
Izzet holds an MBA from Columbia University as well as an MA/BA from Brandeis University in Economics and Finance. Izzet is an avid triathlete, cyclist and has a green thumb when it comes to bonsais.
Richard Weihe
Managing Director & Partner
Rich leads the Capital Markets group and manages the growth strategies of new businesses. He launched Karbone’s key business platforms including the brokerage of renewable energy credits, power purchase agreements and capital markets.
Rich Weihe has over 25 years of experience in the energy and environmental sectors. Prior to joining Karbone in 2009, Rich worked at RNK Capital where he originated and directed investment analysis on private equity and project-related energy and environmental credit transactions.
He holds an MBA from Northwestern University, a MS in Geosciences from Ohio State University and a BA from Denison University. Rich competes in century rides and is an avid reader of historical literature.
Jacques Pouhe
Director & Partner
Jacques Pouhe, a partner of Karbone, manages the coverage of renewable energy and environmental commodities for both primary and secondary markets. Jacques and his team structure and design long-term and short-term trading strategies for environmental markets.
Jacques previously served as a Vice President in Liquid Markets Financing Trading at Barclays Capital. Before Barclays he was a trader in the Securitized Products Division at Lehman Brothers.
Jacques holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and is sometimes referred to as “Baytown, TX’s Prodigal Son.”
Jonathan Burnston
Director & Partner
Jonathan Burnston, a partner of the firm, oversees the coverage of North American Power Commodities and Capacity. Jonathan has been pivotal in undertaking new initiatives at the firm to launch the carbon credit, biogas, research and ultimately the power desk. In addition to his trading activities, he also provides analytical support to the firm’s research desk.
Prior to Karbone, Jonathan co-founded a project origination firm in the CDM Carbon market in China.
Jonathan holds a BA from Tufts University and a MA from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. An active Aikido student with a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, Jonathan is perhaps best known as Karbone’s self-proclaimed Foosball Ninja.
Karbone Management Team
Izzet Bensusan
CEO & Founder & Partner
As the CEO, Izzet sets the strategy and path for success at Karbone. Izzet founded Karbone initially focused in the burgeoning carbon credit markets and grew the firm into a fully integrated energy financial services platform. He also works with select large institutional clients to acquire utility scale assets, including solar and wind farms.
He currently serves as the group chair of Young President’s Organization’s renewable energy network where he regularly communicates with CEOs in charge of renewable energy firms globally.
Izzet holds an MBA from Columbia University as well as an MA/BA from Brandeis University in Economics and Finance. Izzet is an avid triathlete, cyclist and has a green thumb when it comes to bonsais.
Richard Weihe
Managing Director & Partner
Rich leads the Capital Markets group and manages the growth strategies of new businesses. He launched Karbone’s key business platforms including the brokerage of renewable energy credits, power purchase agreements and capital markets.
Rich is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University, teaching environmental markets. He joined Karbone with extensive energy and environmental markets experience from RNK Capital post his tenure at AIG and Enron.
He holds an MBA from Northwestern University, a MS in Geosciences from Ohio State University and a BA from Denison University. Rich competes in century rides and is an avid reader of historical literature.
Jacques Pouhe
Director & Partner
Jacques Pouhe, a partner of Karbone, manages the coverage of renewable energy and environmental commodities for both primary and secondary markets. Jacques and his team structure and design long-term and short-term trading strategies for environmental markets.
Jacques previously served as a Vice President in Liquid Markets Financing Trading at Barclays Capital. Before Barclays he was a trader in the Securitized Products Division at Lehman Brothers.
Jacques holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and is sometimes referred to as “Baytown, TX’s Prodigal Son.”
Jonathan Burnston
Director & Partner
Jonathan Burnston, a partner of the firm, oversees the coverage of North American Power Commodities and Capacity. Jonathan has been pivotal in undertaking new initiatives at the firm to launch the carbon credit, biogas, research and ultimately the power desk. In addition to his trading activities, he also provides analytical support to the firm’s research desk.
Prior to Karbone, Jonathan co-founded a project origination firm in the CDM Carbon market in China.
Jonathan holds a BA from Tufts University and a MA from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. An active Aikido student with a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, Jonathan is perhaps best known as Karbone’s self-proclaimed Foosball Ninja.
Karbone Management Team
Izzet Bensusan
CEO & Founder & Partner
As the CEO, Izzet sets the strategy and path for success at Karbone. Izzet founded Karbone initially focused in the burgeoning carbon credit markets and grew the firm into a fully integrated energy financial services platform. He also works with select large institutional clients to acquire utility scale assets, including solar and wind farms.
Richard Weihe
Managing Director & Partner
Rich leads the Capital Markets group and manages the growth strategies of new businesses. He launched Karbone’s key business platforms including the brokerage of renewable energy credits, power purchase agreements and capital advisory.
Jacques Pouhe
Director & Partner
Jacques Pouhe, a partner of Karbone, manages the coverage of renewable energy and environmental commodities for both primary and secondary markets. Jacques and his team structure and design long-term and short-term trading strategies for environmental markets.
Jonathan Burnston
Director & Partner
Jonathan Burnston, a partner of the firm, oversees the coverage of North American Power Commodities and Capacity. Jonathan has been pivotal in undertaking new initiatives at the firm to launch the carbon credit, biogas, research and ultimately the power desk. In addition to his trading activities, he also provides analytical support to the firm’s research desk.
Discover More About Karbone Market Research
In-depth analysis of industry trends, supply/demand fundamentals, policy analysis, and custom research
Karbone Media
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Karbone Capital Markets is looking looking to raise $13.3 million for the pre-construction 27 MW Kayenta II facility in Navajo County, which is owned by NTUA Generation.
PJM Power, Capacity, and Renewables Webinar with Morningstar (3/19/2018) - Ali Shajrawi, Director of Research at Karbone, offers insight as to how state elections will affect US Carbon Markets.
Izzet Bensusan Speaking on Impact Investing (2/12/2018) - Ali Shajrawi, Director of Research at Karbone, offers insight as to how state elections will affect US Carbon Markets.
Careers at Karbone
The team at Karbone has one thing in common – an unfailing dedication to deliver the very best solution for our clients.
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Phone: +1 646 833 0381
Email: envfin@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 291 2900
Email: research@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 845 0096
Email: brokerage@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 666 7353
Email: karbone@karbone.com
New York Office
675 Third Avenue, Suite 3004
New York, NY 10017
Phone: +1 646 291 2900
Fax: +1 646 219 7168
London Office
45 Moorfields
Moorgate
London, EC2Y 9AE
United Kingdom
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Contact Us
Have a question? Reach out to our team below.
Phone: +1 646 833 0381
Email: envfin@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 291 2900
Email: research@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 845 0096
Email: brokerage@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 666 7353
Email: karbone@karbone.com
New York Office
675 Third Avenue, Suite 3004
New York, NY 10017
Phone: +1 646 291 2900
Fax: +1 646 219 7168
London Office
45 Moorfields
Moorgate
London, EC2Y 9AE
United Kingdom
Email Us
Find Us Here
Contact Us
Have a question? Reach out to our team below.
Phone: +1 646 833 0381
Email: envfin@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 291 2900
Email: research@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 845 0096
Email: brokerage@karbone.com
Phone: +1 646 666 7353
Email: karbone@karbone.com
New York Office
675 Third Avenue, Suite 3004
New York, NY 10017
Phone: +1 646 291 2900
Fax: +1 646 219 7168
London Office
45 Moorfields
Moorgate
London, EC2Y 9AE
United Kingdom