Northleaf Capital Partners – a leading global private markets investment firm – recently announced it has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in EVPassport, an electric vehicle (EV) charging platform company co-founded by Hooman Shahidi (Chief Executive Officer), and Aaron Fisher (Chief Technology Officer) – which focuses on the deployment of Level 2 and Level 3 EV chargers across North America. The funds managed by Northleaf have committed $200 million to fund EVPassport’s capital requirements and accelerate the build-out of EV charging systems.
EVPassport offers an end-to-end EV charging solution to both enterprise and commercial businesses. And the company utilizes an innovative business model that allows for charging infrastructure to be installed under an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) model, supporting its client base with turnkey solutions. This contractual framework is combined with an advanced technology platform that prioritizes the customer experience through high reliability, open API integrations, and an app-less charging experience.
Since EVPassport was founded in 2020, the company has scaled its network to 35 states, as well as Canada and Mexico. It has deployed thousands of chargers, primarily focusing on the multi-family, hospitality, and retail sectors, while delivering a 99.97% uptime. Existing customers include Viejas Casino and Resort, National Development, Ace Parking, Millennium Park Garages, and Nuveen.
Northleaf’s infrastructure program has invested $5 billion so far in over 50 mid-market infrastructure assets in OECD countries. The program serves more than 80 institutional and family office investors across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Infrastructure is an integral component of Northleaf’s global private markets platform which includes private equity and private credit and has raised more than $23 billion to date.
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“We’re excited to partner with EVPassport and apply our market knowledge and industry expertise to build out this critical infrastructure. With a significant installed base across the country, EVPassport is poised to meaningfully expand its footprint and help drive the EV transition. Under EVPassport’s IaaS framework, site host customers are able to offer an increasingly critical transportation amenity to tenants or clients, while individual charging users benefit from strong reliability, high uptime, and customer-driven features.”
“This investment is an excellent fit with Northleaf’s infrastructure strategy, and our investors benefit from the long-term, contracted cashflow profile that underpins EVPassport’s business model.”
— Olivier Laganiere, Managing Director at Northleaf
“We are thrilled to have the support of a global infrastructure investor like Northleaf as an endorsement of our vision, model, and the market opportunity ahead of us. Northleaf’s experience and resources will enable us to accelerate our growth, execute our business plan, and ensure the highest quality of service and reliability to our drivers and enterprise customers. With our focus on building a secure, dependable, and integrated charging network, we are strategically positioned to increase our market share through business and product innovation.”
— Hooman Shahidi, Co-Founder and CEO of EVPassport
