April 2016: The Energy House, S.L., an energy consulting firm, has increased its share capital by 40%. Collins Capital, a leading venture capital firm based in Barcelona, has subscribed the entire capital increase.

Led and partially-owned by Jaime Jaquotot, Energy House began its activity in 2013 as the result of a spin-off of the management team of Alpiq Energía España S.A.U. – the Spanish subsidiary of Alpiq (Swiss energy conglomerate). Energy House is an energy company focused on providing specialized consulting and outsourcing services across energy fields such as power, gas, renewables and energy efficiency to industries, global companies, public administrations, small and medium enterprises, etc.

Collins Capital, a recently-established private equity fund focused on investment in SMEs, has hereby carried out its first investment. SOCIOS advises on the design of the transaction, the identification and selection of investors, all negotiations and closing of the transaction.