The Situation: Environmentally impacted assets, such as contaminated real estate (or “brownfields”) can make it harder for a company to respond to a merger/acquisition, consolidation, divestiture, or internal pressure to remove liabilities from their balance sheets. Although recent changes in the market and regulatory environment now encourage the divestiture, remediation, and redevelopment of brownfields, many uncertainties and risks still impede these deals. Businesses that want to respond to these challenges seek assistance from financial advisors, attorneys, consultants, and real estate brokers. They must coordinate these efforts through a series of internal departments that often have competing interests. The process typically becomes costly, disjointed, and reactive, lacking clear direction or a reasonable alternative.
How ECAP Adds Value: ECAP acts as an intermediary or advisor in a brownfields deal, integrating financial, engineering, risk management, and technical strategies to capture the lost or unrealized value inherent in environmentally-impacted real estate assets. We work with our clients to turn their idle property back into valuable natural capital by providing them with:
- A single point of contact;
- A streamlined transaction process;
- Reduced costs - more favorable financing terms and expedited environmental funding;
- Solid protection from environmental risks and liabilities; and
- Optimized returns.