Contact Info
ramzi.nassar@englandco.com (713) 357-9442Office
Houston, TX
1000 Louisiana Street
Suite 6550
Houston, TX 77002
Ramzi M. Nassar
Managing Director
Ramzi Nassar is an investment banker with over 20 years of experience in M&A, financial restructuring and strategic advisory services, and private and public financings. He has extensive advisory experience with transactions in the Energy, Healthcare, Technology, and Consumer sectors.
Prior to joining England & Company in 2021, Mr. Nassar was Senior Managing Director and Head of Energy Services Investment Banking at B. Riley Securities. He also served as a Managing Director and Head of Energy Investment Banking for Oppenheimer & Co. His previous investment banking experiences include energy and M&A roles at Citibank, CIBC World Markets, and Morgan Stanley. In addition, he has eight years of experience as CEO of eLinear Solutions, an energy IT services company.
Mr. Nassar earned his BA from Rice University and his MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
Sector Specialities:
- Energy & Sustainability
Service Specialities:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
SELECTED TRANSACTION
iSun, Inc. Secures Term Loan
December 2023– England & Company is pleased to announce it served as the exclusive advisor and placement agent to iSun, Inc. (“iSun”) (NASDAQ: ISUN) in securing an $8,000,000 senior secured loan with Decathlon Capital Partners to refinance in full the prior senior secured convertible facility which had become overly dilutive.
The transaction, which carries a 48-month term, is a straight debt instrument, thus avoiding any equity dilution. Debt service payments begin at a smaller initial level and increase over the course of the loan in several step-ups, tracking the Company’s revenue growth. Along with Decathlon’s collaborative approach and covenant-light terms, these features make this an ideal funding instrument for iSun at this stage of the company’s life.
About iSun Inc.
Since 1972, iSun has accelerated the adoption of innovations in energy transition and electrification technology. iSun has been the trusted service provider to Fortune 500 companies for decades and has installed clean rooms, fiber optic cables, flight simulators, and over 600 megawatts of solar systems. The Company currently provides a comprehensive suite of solar services across residential, commercial, industrial & municipal, and utility scale projects and provides solar electric vehicle charging solutions for both grid-tied and battery backed solar EV charging systems. iSun believes that the transition to clean, renewable solar energy is the most important investment to make today and is focused on profitable growth opportunities. Please visit www.isunenergy.com for additional information.
Ara Partners Acquires Genera, Inc.
June 2022 – England Securities served as acquisition & restructuring advisor to Ara Partners (“Ara”), in its acquisition of Genera, Inc (“Genera”).
Ara is a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments. Ara invests in the industrial & manufacturing, chemicals & materials, energy efficiency & green fuels, and food & agriculture sectors, seeking to build businesses that are focused on sustainability and ESG principles.
“Genera was a complicated transaction that required the England & Company team, working closely with Ara Partners and other advisors, to create a mutually beneficial acquisition and restructuring,” said Troy Thacker, Managing Partner of Ara. “It’s a tremendous benefit to work with a trusted, capable partner on complicated situations that require out-of-the-box creative structuring.”
Genera’s facility, once fully operational, will process agricultural crops such as switchgrass into ag-based fiber and the Earthable® line of sustainable food-grade, compostable packaging. The facility, which is the largest fully integrated domestic solution for ag-based fiber and food packaging in North America, will host 160 employees at full production.
Tidewater ATM Equity Offering
November 2021 – England & Company is pleased to announce it recently served as the capital markets advisor to Tidewater, Inc. (“Tidewater”) (NYSE: TDW) in establishing its recent $30,000,000 at-the-market offering program. England brought in Virtu Americas LLC and DNB Markets as distribution agents.
About Tidewater
Tidewater owns and operates one of the largest fleets of offshore support vessels in the industry, with more than 65 years of experience supporting offshore energy exploration, production, generation and offshore wind activities worldwide.
ENGlobal ATM Equity Offering
October 2021 – England & Company is pleased to announce it recently served as capital markets advisor to ENGlobal Corporation (“ENGlobal”) (NASDAQ:ENG) in establishing its $25,000,000 at-the-market offering program.
About ENGlobal
ENGlobal is a leading provider of complete project solutions for renewable and traditional energy throughout the United States and internationally. ENGlobal operates through two business segments: Commercial and Government Services. Further information about the Company and its businesses is available at www.ENGlobal.com.