Marathon Capital, an independent investment banking firm, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), one of the largest industrial, energy and infrastructure lenders in the world.
SMBC is a member of SMBC Group, a top-tier global financial group headquartered in Tokyo with approximately $2 trillion of consolidated total assets. In conjunction with the SCA, the Parties have entered into a definitive agreement for a minority equity investment in Marathon Capital. The proceeds will be used to accelerate the firm’s growth and expansion.
Under the SCA, Marathon Capital and SMBC will collaborate towards the origination and execution of new mandate activity covering strategic advisory, capital markets and credit solutions for both firms’ clients globally. Marathon Capital’s strategic advisory practice will augment SMBC’s global reach and market-leading credit, debt capital markets and structured finance capabilities. SMBC’s balance sheet and lending capacity will supplement Marathon Capital’s equity raising, project financing, tax expertise, off-take advisory services and M&A franchise. Together, they will help clients work through their own unique transitions toward a zero and low-carbon energy future.
Since its founding in 1999, Marathon Capital has been dedicated to working as an independent advisor to an increasingly global client base comprising of corporations and institutional investors focused on navigating the increasingly complex and evolving sustainable global energy, infrastructure, and technology markets.
