J.P. Morgan Private Capital appointed Alex Bell a partner for its sustainable growth equity (SGE) platform. Based in New York, Bell will support the platform’s climate solutions investing efforts.
Bell has close to two decades of private equity experience with a focus on energy and climate technology. Bell was previously head of North America climate private equity at Tikehau Capital, where he was responsible for all stages of investing across sourcing, diligence, structuring, execution and fundraising. Prior to Tikehau Capital, Bell was a director at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ).
Bell started his career in the power and utilities investment banking division at Lehman Brothers and spent the early part of his career in energy private equity, including at Pine Brook Partners and Cadent Energy Partners.
“I’ve known Alex for nearly two decades and he is a pragmatic, values-driven investor who brings years of multi-asset class sustainable investing experience to the team,” Tanya Barnes, managing partner and co-global head of sustainable growth equity at J.P. Morgan Private Capital, said.
“J.P. Morgan is uniquely positioned to support and invest in the decarbonization of heavy industries — a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity — and Alex’s depth of experience investing in climate solutions will be valuable to our investment team,” Osei Van Horne, managing partner and co-global head of sustainable growth equity at J.P. Morgan Private Capital, said.
“The quality, experience and diversity of SGE’s investment team is outstanding. Among large asset managers, J.P. Morgan has formed one of the most diverse investment partnerships in growth equity,” Robert L. Greene, CEO of the National Association of Investment Companies, said.
“Alex is joining one of the most compelling and diverse teams in our business, executing on an investment strategy that is both timely and leverages the global scale, sustainability expertise and industry connectivity of JPMorgan Chase,” Brian Carlin, CEO of J.P. Morgan Private Capital, said.
