About Green Bear Capital
Our Experience
Green Bear Capital is a privately held investment firm dedicated to accelerating America’s clean‑energy transition while delivering superior, tax‑efficient returns for our partners. Leveraging deep expertise in solar EPC, project finance, and distressed‑asset acquisition, we structure innovative vehicles—backed by federal ITC/PTC incentives and bonus depreciation—to unlock value across utility‑scale, commercial, and community solar portfolios in all 50 states. Our integrated platform, powered by sister company Green Bear Solutions, oversees every phase from due diligence through long‑term asset management, ensuring disciplined risk control and transparent reporting. At Green Bear Capital, we turn bold capital into bright, sustainable futures—for investors, communities, and the planet.
Our Approach
- Integrated Value Chain
Through our sister company, Green Bear Solutions, we control every phase—development, EPC, O&M, and long‑term asset management—capturing margin and ensuring quality from concept to cashflow. - Tax‑Efficient Structures
We design SPVs and funds that fully leverage federal ITC/PTC incentives, bonus depreciation, and transferable credits, maximizing after‑tax yield for accredited and institutional partners. - Data‑Driven Acquisition
Our proprietary screening model targets utility‑scale and commercial projects, plus distressed‑debt solar and real‑estate opportunities, prioritizing markets with robust offtake, favorable policy, and strong grid economics. - Disciplined Risk Management
Each investment undergoes layered due diligence—technical, financial, legal, and ESG. We hedge policy and rate‑fluctuation risk with conservative forecasts, fixed‑price PPAs, and diversified geographic exposure. - Impact & Stewardship
We align profit with purpose, delivering clean power, local job creation, and measurable carbon reduction while maintaining transparent reporting and stakeholder engagement. - Investor‑Aligned Economics
Performance fees are tied to realized returns, not just deployed capital, ensuring our success is inseparable from our investors’ success.
Our Services
- Solar Project Investment & Fund Management
We create and manage tax‑advantaged SPVs and private funds that finance utility‑scale, commercial, and community‑solar assets across the United States—delivering stable, inflation‑hedged cash flows and transferable tax credits to our investors. - Capital Structuring & Tax Credit Monetization
Leveraging federal ITC/PTC incentives, bonus depreciation, and transfer markets, we engineer bespoke capital stacks that maximize after‑tax returns while maintaining regulatory compliance under Reg D 506(c) and other exemptions. - Distressed‑Debt & Asset Acquisition
Our team identifies undervalued solar projects, real‑estate‑backed energy assets, and corporate debt positions, executing turnaround strategies that unlock hidden value and accelerate project completion. - EPC & O&M Oversight (via Green Bear Solutions)
Through our affiliated EPC platform we deliver end‑to‑end engineering, procurement, construction, and long‑term operations & maintenance, ensuring cost control, performance guarantees, and seamless hand‑off to asset management. - Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Origination
We structure and negotiate fixed‑price or escalator PPAs for municipal, commercial, and utility off‑takers—securing predictable revenue streams that underpin project finance and investor distributions. - Asset Management & Performance Reporting
Post‑commissioning, we monitor production, optimize energy sales, manage compliance, and provide transparent, investor‑grade reporting—K‑1s, waterfall statements, and ESG impact metrics included. - Strategic Advisory & Co‑Investment Partnerships
For developers, utilities, and institutional investors, we offer joint‑venture opportunities, capital‑raising support, and strategic advisory services that align technical execution with financial objectives.
Inside Green Bear Capital
Green Bear CEO
Jeremy Sligh — Founder & Chief Executive Officer
A Heritage of Enterprise & Heart
Jeremy Sligh’s story begins in an Italian family of crafts‑people and entrepreneurs who treated every handshake like a promise. That upbringing forged two convictions that still guide him today:
value is built on relationships, and success is empty if it isn’t shared.
In 2012 he carried those convictions to Texas, drawn by the state’s relationship‑driven business culture and emerging clean‑energy corridor.
From Banking Vice President to Visionary Builder
After several formative years as a banking financial advisor—and later Vice President—at Bank of America, Jeremy saw that solar power, buoyed by new federal incentives, could become America’s most compelling asset class. He founded Green Bear Capital to pair sophisticated financial structuring with boots‑on‑the‑ground EPC execution, creating an integrated platform that now commands every stage of the value chain.
Track Record of Value Creation
- 1.3 GW of solar and storage assets financed, contracted, or under LOI across 17 states
- 2.4× equity multiple / 18.7 % unlevered IRR on a landmark 110 MW distressed‑debt turnaround in Texas
- $78 million in margin protected via a decade‑long supply contract secured ahead of global price spikes
- 100 % pass‑through of ITC/PTC and bonus depreciation through innovative SPE waterfalls—the foundation of Green Bear’s $20 billion national expansion
Contract‑Level Discipline
Jeremy embeds downside protection in every document: fixed‑price EPC agreements with liquidated‑damages clauses, floor‑price REC and PPA structures, and Reg D 506(c) vehicles backed by Big‑Four legal opinions. He wins only when his investors do.
Relationship‑Driven Leadership
His edge is personal as much as technical. Jeremy maintains deep alliances with suppliers, utilities, municipalities, and investors, turning potential counterparties into long‑term partners. Inside Green Bear, he mentors a cross‑functional team drawn from finance, engineering, and policy, insisting on transparent reporting, rigorous due diligence, and a culture where people come before spreadsheets.
Family, Balance & Purpose
Away from term sheets and megawatts, Jeremy is a devoted father who blocks off Sunday afternoons for his son and weekly dinners where phones stay off the table. Believing success should echo beyond the balance sheet, he commits a share of carried interest to STEM‑education programs in underserved communities and sponsors apprentice‑style internships for young tradespeople.
“The real ROI is a future where our children breathe cleaner air, our investors build generational wealth, and our partners know every handshake still means something.” — Jeremy Sligh
Forward Vision
Jeremy is steering Green Bear Capital’s next chapter by scaling utility‑scale solar and storage in high‑growth ISO markets, launching a proprietary trading desk for transferable tax credits, and leveraging his Italian roots to forge trans‑Atlantic partnerships in green hydrogen. Through it all, he remains anchored by the values he learned at his family’s kitchen table—integrity, balance, and the belief that
bold capital and bright energy can power better futures for everyone.
