# ECP (Energy Capital Partners)

> ECP is a specialist private-markets investor that buys, builds and finances the physical infrastructure behind electrification: power plants, renewable generation, batteries, environmental services and other sustainability assets. Founded in 2005 and now part of Bridgepoint, the Summit, New Jersey firm says it has raised more than $40 billion in capital commitments and works with more than 600 limited partners worldwide. Its advantage is unusually direct operating experience in energy assets - knowledge it applies across control equity and private credit - while its newest partnerships place it near one of the market's tightest constraints: supplying reliable power for AI data centers.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Summit, United States
- **Founders:** Doug Kimmelman (Co-founder and Executive Chairman), Thomas Lane (Co-founder), Scott Helm (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 100+ employees globally, according to ECP; supplied company data lists approximately 150.
- **Products:** Flagship equity funds, Energy transition continuation funds, Co-investment programs, Private credit, Operational portfolio management
- **Notable:** Raised more than $40 billion in capital commitments since 2005 and built relationships with more than 600 limited partners globally., Owned, controlled or operated more than 83 GW of power generation across major U.S. markets through 2024., Completed more than 100 equity transactions representing nearly $60 billion of enterprise value by October 2024.

## Products & services

- **Flagship equity funds** — Predominantly control, value-add investments in electricity and sustainability infrastructure; ECP reports roughly $23 billion across six flagship funds.
- **Energy transition continuation funds** — Longer-duration vehicles for selected energy-transition assets; ECP reports $2.8 billion across two funds.
- **Co-investment programs** — Direct investment opportunities alongside ECP funds for limited partners; ECP reports about $9 billion across co-investments.
- **Private credit** — Customized loans to energy and sustainability infrastructure owners, emphasizing collateral, contracted cash flows, capital preservation and cash yield.
- **Operational portfolio management** — Hands-on work with management teams on strategy, finance, safety, cost competitiveness, growth and long-term profitability.

## Achievements

- Raised more than $40 billion in capital commitments since 2005 and built relationships with more than 600 limited partners globally.
- Owned, controlled or operated more than 83 GW of power generation across major U.S. markets through 2024.
- Completed more than 100 equity transactions representing nearly $60 billion of enterprise value by October 2024.
- Closed a $6.7 billion Fund V and co-investment raise in 2024, with the flagship fund exceeding its target by 10 percent.
- Combined with Bridgepoint in 2024 while retaining the ECP brand and independent investment operation.
- Completed the sale of Calpine to Constellation in January 2026, creating the largest U.S. electricity producer by output according to the transaction announcement.
- Named Power & Utilities Investor of the Year in March 2026 by Infrastructure Investor's Global Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — ECP agreed to acquire EnergySolutions, an international provider of nuclear-lifecycle services, subject to regulatory approvals.
- **2026-03** — Infrastructure Investor named ECP Power & Utilities Investor of the Year in its 2025 Global Awards.
- **2026-01** — ECP agreed to sell three Cornerstone natural-gas plants totaling about 2.6 GW to Talen Energy.
- **2026-01** — ECP closed the sale of Symmetry Energy Solutions to NextEra Energy Resources.
- **2026-01** — Constellation completed its acquisition of Calpine from ECP and other investors.
- **2025-11** — ECP and Centrica completed the acquisition of Grain LNG.
- **2025-07** — ECP and KKR announced a 190 MW hyperscale data-center campus in Bosque County, Texas, their first project under a $50 billion strategic partnership.
- **2025-03** — ECP and ADQ announced a $25 billion 50-50 power-infrastructure partnership aimed at data centers and energy-intensive industries.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ecpgp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecpgp/

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Last updated: 2026-08-16