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Alternative Assets  + Real Assets  |  August 25, 2025
CBRE IM Acquires ClearGen to Expand Distributed Energy Platform 
Joe Palmisano
By: Joe Palmisano

CBRE IM Acquires ClearGen to Expand Distributed Energy Platform 

CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of its managed funds, has acquired ClearGen Holdings LLC, a provider of capital solutions for distributed energy projects. Founded in 2020, ClearGen has developed a portfolio of more than 250 contracted energy infrastructure projects spanning 14 states, supporting municipalities, businesses, and developers with cost savings, emissions reductions, and resiliency. 

ClearGen’s leadership team will remain in place and plans to expand from its Charlotte, N.C., headquarters to capitalize on the growing distributed energy opportunity. “Our mission to provide reliable capital for sustainable solutions hasn’t changed, but the opportunity to grow it has,” said Rob Howard, CEO of ClearGen. 

CBRE described the investment as a continuation of its focus on “infrastructure 2.0” assets—projects with stable contracted revenues benefiting from long-term digitalization and decarbonization tailwinds.  

Marathon Capital advised ClearGen on the transaction. 

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Joe Palmisano is editorial director of Connect Money, where he oversees daily coverage of alternative assets, direct investments, financial advisory and the economy. He brings three decades of experience as a financial journalist, analyst and portfolio manager. Before joining Connect Money, Palmisano wrote for The Wall Street Journal, covering foreign exchange, global fixed-income and equity markets. He later served as a senior research analyst and portfolio manager, producing market analysis and managing foreign exchange and U.S. equity portfolios for FX Concepts. His work has also appeared in SFO Magazine and CMT Association publications. Palmisano earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from The American University and holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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