Guests Richard Bookbinder/Terra Verde Capitol Management

We will be recording a show with Richard on Weds.  In the meantime get familiar with his company and some of the great work they are doing, including finding solutions for a global water shortage and future drought conditions:

BIO:  

Richard S. BookbinderManaging MemberMr. Bookbinder formed Bookbinder Capital Management LLC (“BCM”) in 1999 and is actively involved in all aspects of fund management including portfolio allocation, manager research, and due diligence. Mr. Bookbinder currently manages two funds of funds, The Roebling Fund LP launched October 1999, and TerraVerde Capital Partners LP, launched July 2009.

Prior to forming BCM, Mr. Bookbinder was a Founding Principal of Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P, a leading investment bank specializing in middle-market financial institutions. Previously, Mr. Bookbinder was a Limited Partner and Associate Director in fixed-income sales at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and before that he directed the sale of municipal bonds to high net worth individuals at L.F. Rothschild & Co. He began his career in the fixed income area of J.B. Hanauer & Co.

Company:

http://terraverdecap.com/

WHY TERRAVERDE: WHY INFRASTRUCTURE & GREEN INVESTMENTS?

With the growing energy imbalance and growing investment in infrastructure including renewable energy, clean tech, and water,  TerraVerde Capital is leveraging its industry relationships with managers who have fundamental insight and information networks in green investments including alternative energy and technology related markets, power, transmission, and transportation to identify sectors with growing problems.

INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY:

TerraVerde strives to meet its targeted risk/reward portfolio objectives by offering investment solutions that access multiple investment managers and asset classes globally, and by achieving a targeted portfolio return while protecting partner capital in periods of market stress. By combining various managers with strategies that capitalize on market inefficiencies that are not necessarily dependent on a market’s direction, our diversified portfolio seeks to generate attractive returns versus peer traditional long only investing.

WHY A HEDGE FUND APPROACH FOR INFRASTRUCTURE & GREEN INVESTMENTS :

In this era of increasing visibility and focus on power and renewable energy with intense technology competition and high barriers to entry, there will be companies that will be winners along with some that may be losers. By allocating to a wide range of strategies across the clean energy supply chain of renewable energy, and by capitalizing on high-growth developing opportunities, each of these strategies has a major impact on our carbon reduction theme. With the pressure on global infrastructure and natural resources due to growing populations, energy efficiency and energy security are long term investments that offer unique investment opportunities.