A Squared Ventures

Houston · Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Doha · Cairo

Energy infrastructure advisory, between two regions.

Strategy and transaction support for developers, corporates and investors across North America and the Middle East & North Africa.

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100+ years

of combined team experience across energy and infrastructure

Inception to operations

across development, acquisition, construction, start-up and operation of industrial and renewable assets

Global reach

team experience across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including Japan and Korea

LNG & gas

Wind

Solar

Battery storage

Carbon capture & storage

Focus

Where we work

Capital-intensive assets where commercial structure, technology risk and financing have to come together before a final investment decision.

Renewables

Wind and solar development and acquisitions

Battery energy storage

Standalone and co-located BESS projects and platforms

LNG & natural gas

Supply, liquefaction and export value chains

Midstream

Pipelines, storage and gathering and processing

Carbon capture & storage

Capture, transport and storage platforms and projects

Low-carbon fuels & chemicals

Ammonia, methanol, RNG and petrochemicals

Cross-border

Connecting the Middle East and North America

We work on both sides of the corridor, with first-hand experience of how decisions are made in each market and the relationships to match.

Middle East → North America

For Middle Eastern investors and companies

Sector and market strategy for North American energy infrastructure

Regulatory and incentive landscape, including U.S. tax credits

Diligence support and partner and operator mapping

On-the-ground support through evaluation and execution

North America → Middle East

For North American companies and developers

Market entry strategy for Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Egypt

Regulatory, procurement and localization landscape

Local partner and joint venture structuring

Stakeholder engagement across sovereign and strategic counterparts

Services

What we do

Growth & corporate strategy

Market entry, portfolio and growth strategy for boards and management teams, grounded in asset economics and execution reality.

Transaction support & due diligence

Commercial, technical and contractual diligence, valuation support and review of term sheets and definitive agreements.

Project development & commercial structuring

FID readiness: offtake, feedstock, EPC and O&M strategy and negotiation, risk allocation and project finance workstreams.

Financial modeling & decision materials

Project finance and corporate models, business cases, and investment committee and board materials.

Experience

Our principals’ experience

Representative experience from our principals’ prior roles. Counterparties are not named.

Power & storage acquisitions

Acquisition of CCGT, battery energy storage, wind and solar platforms.

Carbon capture

Acquisition of carbon capture and storage platforms.

Project development

Development of industrial and renewable projects from inception to commercial operation.

LNG commercialization

Commercializing LNG projects, including negotiating and executing LNG SPAs and feedstock agreements.

Project execution

Managing the execution of complex industrial projects through construction, start-up and commissioning.

Operations

Operating capabilities across industrial and renewable energy assets, from start-up through steady-state operations and asset management.

EPC & contracts

EPC contract formation, development and closing, and management and resolution of claims.

The firm

Our team’s expertise

A Squared Ventures is a Houston-based advisory firm. Collectively, our team has more than 100 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure sector, including renewables, battery energy storage, LNG, carbon capture and midstream — across fund managers, developers, EPC contractors and operating companies.

EPC

Project development

Commercial structuring

Investment structuring

Financial modeling & valuation

Technical & commercial due diligence

Operations & asset management

Our team has worked with counterparties across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including Japan and Korea. We bring the investor’s, the developer’s and the contractor’s view to the same table, and we work in English and Arabic.

Contact

Let’s discuss the decision in front of you.

aes@asqventure.com

Houston, Texas

A Squared Ventures LLC provides strategy and consulting services. It is not a registered broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not raise capital or arrange securities transactions.