GUK Competitors

Winning in clean technologies is complex—new technologies emerge, policies shift, and it’s hard to know which opportunities will scale and which will fail. By blending human intelligence, proprietary data, and the global network we’ve cultivated for more than 20 years, we deliver insights you can trust and guidance you can act on. Whether you’re shaping corporate strategy, scaling innovation, investing capital, or designing policy, your Cleantech Group membership gives you the full picture and the connections that unlock growth. In a fast-moving, high-stakes environment, we help you see clearly, act confidently, and lead the transition.

Terra Firma drives value creation. Founded by Private Equity pioneer Guy Hands in 1994, Terra Firma has a 30+ year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since establishment, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 43 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €52 billion. Terra Firma means ‘solid ground’. It reflects our consistent and distinctive approach to investment. We buy asset-rich businesses in essential industries that can be transformed through fundamental change in the long term. As such, we invest time, money and expertise into transforming the strategy, operations and finances of the businesses we acquire, recognising that long term success is not achieved purely by focusing on short-term objectives but through dedicated partnership, integrity and tenacity.