Rather than picking winners, the LGP enables innovative companies to compete in the marketplace, allowing winners to emerge from competition.

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Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Barclays Capital and Jefferies acted as financial advisors, and provided financing to CVC and LGP.

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The broad success story of the LGP shows why federal investment in clean energy is necessary to help early-stage clean energy technologies achieve scale and reach commercialization.

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