Private capital introductions · Investor readiness
Raising £10m+? Reach the institutional investors whose mandates actually fit.
BriHel Capital works with companies, project developers and sponsors seeking £10m to £500m+ of equity, debt, private credit and project capital. We assess investor readiness, identify mandate fit and make targeted introductions to professional capital providers.
Confidential capital assessment
Raising £10m+?
Send the essentials. A senior member of BriHel will assess mandate fit and reply within two working days.
- £10m and aboveCapital requirements of institutional scale
- Ten sectorsEnergy, infrastructure, digital, MedTech and real assets
- Institutional capitalInfrastructure funds, private equity, family offices, private credit and strategic investors
- International reachUK based, introducing across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia
A clear next step
What happens when you send us a capital requirement
You are not committing to a programme by enquiring. The first job is to establish whether BriHel can genuinely help.
We assess fit
We review the sector, stage, geography, capital requirement and the evidence already available.
We tell you where you stand
If the opportunity is not ready, we say what is missing. If it is potentially investable, we move to a confidential discussion.
Right capital, not a mailing list
Where there is genuine mandate fit, introductions are targeted to relevant professional capital providers under separate terms.
What BriHel does
We prepare opportunities for institutional capital, then introduce them to it.
Most companies approach investors first and learn what investors need one rejection at a time. We reverse the order.
BriHel Capital works with project developers, sponsors, founders and management teams who need meaningful amounts of capital: growth equity, project finance, development capital, private credit or strategic investment. We review the opportunity the way an investment committee will, identify the issues that would stop an investor, and introduce prepared opportunities to the investors whose mandate genuinely fits.
We are deliberately clear about our role. We are not a lender, a fund or a broker. BriHel Capital introduces only and does not arrange transactions, provide advice, or carry out regulated activities. That clarity is why investors take our introductions seriously.
- Who we work with
- Project developers and sponsors, platform owners, founders and management teams, and companies seeking growth, development or acquisition capital.
- Who we introduce to
- Infrastructure funds, private equity, family offices, private credit funds, strategic and corporate investors, and other professional capital providers.
- Where
- UK based. Opportunities and investors across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia.
- Scale
- Capital requirements of £10m and above, typically up to £500m and beyond for infrastructure scale projects.
Investor readiness
Viable opportunities fail to raise capital for avoidable reasons.
An investor screening dozens of opportunities a month is looking for a reason to stop reading. A financial model that does not reconcile, an unclear use of funds, a data room with gaps or a valuation without support will usually provide one. The rejection rarely says so.
The Investor Readiness Review looks at the opportunity from the investor side of the table and tells you, in writing, what would stop an investment and what to fix first.
- Weak or unclear investment proposition
- Use of funds that does not tie to the plan
- Financial model an analyst cannot rebuild
- Valuation without evidence
- Data room gaps and missing documents
- Unclear investor returns and exit
- Approaching investors whose mandate does not fit
Services
Three disciplines, one objective: a credible approach to the right capital.
Investor readiness
A fixed fee Review of the proposition, model, documentation and investment case against what institutional investors check. Scored, ranked and candid.
Read more 02Capital strategy
Which investor profile the opportunity fits, which capital type suits its stage and risk, and how that investor will read the proposed structure. The decisions are yours; we make sure they are made with the investor's view in sight.
Read more 03Investor introductions
Introductions to investors whose sector, stage, geography, ticket size and capital type match the opportunity. Named contacts, not distribution lists.
Read moreCapital introductions
An introduction only has value if the mandate fits.
Most failed approaches fail on fit before they fail on merit. We match opportunities to investors on the criteria their investment committees apply.
- Sector
- What the investor is actively deploying into now, not what its website said three years ago.
- Stage and risk
- Development, construction, operational, growth or buyout. Each is a different investor.
- Geography
- Where the investor can deploy, and where it cannot.
- Ticket size
- Minimum and maximum cheque, and whether it leads or follows.
- Capital type
- Equity, senior debt, mezzanine, private credit or strategic capital.
- Return profile
- Target returns, yield requirements and hold period.
Sectors
Sectors where capital needs are large and evidence decides outcomes.
Each sector is assessed against the evidence its investors require: grid and revenue in energy, power and tenancy in data centres, clinical and regulatory evidence in MedTech.
Renewable EnergyGeneration portfolios, platforms and developers
Battery Storage (BESS)Standalone and colocated storage
SolarUtility scale and distributed solar
WindOnshore, offshore and repowering
HydrogenElectrolytic production, storage and offtake
Data Centres and AIPowered land, colocation and high density compute
InfrastructureEnergy, transport, utilities and social
TechnologyGrowth stage software and deep technology
MedTechDevices, diagnostics and digital health
Real Estate and HospitalityHotels, operational and development real estateCapital requirements
Capital requirements we work on.
From development risk capital to long term infrastructure equity. The right investor depends on the stage, the cash flow profile and the size of the requirement.
Growth capital
Minority or majority equity to scale a proven business.
Read moreProject finance
Non recourse debt secured on a project's contracted cash flows.
Read moreDevelopment capital
Risk capital to take projects through consent and grid to ready to build.
Read moreEquity
Ordinary or preferred equity at company, platform or project level.
Read moreDebt
Senior, holdco and corporate debt from banks and institutional lenders.
Read morePrivate credit
Flexible lending from direct lending and specialist credit funds.
Read moreStrategic investment
Capital from corporates and operators seeking industrial alignment.
Read moreAcquisition finance
Equity and debt to fund the purchase of companies or portfolios.
Read moreInfrastructure investment
Long term capital for assets with essential, contracted or regulated revenues.
Read moreProcess
How it works
A defined process, so you know what happens at each stage and what is required of you.
- 01
Initial Review
We assess the opportunity, the capital requirement and the current investment materials.
- 02
Investor Readiness
We identify weaknesses in the proposition, documentation, financial information and investment case.
- 03
Capital Strategy
We identify the investor profile the opportunity fits and how that profile will view the proposed capital structure.
- 04
Investor Targeting
We identify investors whose current mandate matches the sector, stage, geography and ticket size.
- 05
Introductions
Prepared opportunities are introduced to matched capital providers. Engagement and transaction then proceed directly between the parties.
Leadership
Senior attention on every opportunity.
BriHel is small by design. The people who review your opportunity are the people who make the introduction.
Derek Ludlow
Founder and Chief ExecutiveLeads origination and makes BriHel's introductions personally. Over 30 years connecting companies with capital and talent across renewable energy, hydrogen, infrastructure and digital sectors.
Daniel Harris
Chief Investment OfficerLeads investor intelligence and mandate mapping across BriHel's institutional investor records.
Juan Lopez
Senior Financial Modelling AnalystLeads the financial review within the Investor Readiness Review, rebuilding models the way an investor's analyst would.
Direct senior involvement
Capital enquiries are reviewed by the people responsible for assessing the opportunity and deciding whether BriHel has relevant investor fit. They are not passed to a generic sales desk.
Confidential, targeted approach
BriHel does not present your opportunity as mass distributed deal flow. Where introductions are appropriate, the objective is a focused approach based on mandate fit.
Insights
Guidance for companies preparing to raise.
How to Find Investors for a Renewable Energy Project
Investors for renewable energy projects are plentiful. Investors for your project, at its current stage and size, are a much shorter list. This is how to find them.
How to Raise Capital for a BESS Project
Battery storage has become mainstream infrastructure, and BESS investors have become more demanding. The revenue stack, the grid terms and the degradation strategy now decide most raises.
What Institutional Investors Look For Before Investing
Every institutional investor runs a version of the same process: a fast first screen, a data room review, then committee. Understanding what each stage tests is the most useful preparation a company can do.
FAQ
Questions companies ask first
What does BriHel Capital do?
What size of capital requirement do you work with?
Can BriHel guarantee that we will raise capital?
Is BriHel an adviser or a broker?
What happens after I submit an enquiry?
Have a live capital requirement of £10m or more?
Send us the essentials. We will assess whether the opportunity fits the type of institutional capital BriHel works with and tell you the most useful next step.