#Building RevolutionAmbar is a building process & materials integrator that provides modular solutions for sustainable, low income residential housing in Brazil, incorporating learnings and practices from the automotive and lean process industries. The company’s kits include complete solutions for electricity (including solar systems), water, and wastewater systems.Ambar was founded in 2013 by an Endeavour entrepreneur, Bruno Balbinot, whose visionary approach to reshaping the construction industry.

Precision Ag - Solinftec aims to increase productivity, lower costs, enable real time decision tools by providing end to end solutions for the automation of machines and processes in agriculture. Current geographic focus Brazil. Plans to expand to South and Central America in the near future.

The leader in solar distributed generation in Brazil.Bringing clean, affordable energy to ALL ! The wave has begun...

Advantek International has an unparalleled track record across all aspects of oilfield waste management. Our principals have published over 40 papers on waste management and hold the patent for drill cuttings injection. From design and permitting through to long term monitoring and containment assurance, Advantek has pushed the state of the art forward for its clients and the entire industry.Waste Management ServicesAdvantek provides world class and cutting edge knowledge and expertise on the topics most critical to management of E&P wastes, including design of slurry and produced water injection wells and processes, fractured injection, containment of injected materials, long term monitoring and well testing.

BIOLOGICAL OPTIMIZERS FOR SOIL, SEED AND PLANT VIGORInocucor produces high-performance specialty biological products that naturally improve crop yields and replenish soils.Inocucor supports the ideals of the next Green Revolution with powerful natural biological products that reduce the need for chemical inputs on farms and in greenhouses.

Feeding the World, Starving the LandfillAnuvia’s proprietary technology produces plant nutrients that improve soil health, enhance delivery of nutrition and optimize growth. Our process reclaims organic materials in the last step of their lifecycle and repurposes them with no waste stream. This allows us to combine the power of organic material with the extended delivery of inorganic macro-nutrients to create highly effective, environmentally-friendly plant nutrition.

Scaling emerging technologies into global, commercially viable businesses.TPG ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES (TPG ART) invests in companies dedicated to developing and deploying alternative and renewable technologies.TPG ART focuses on products, technologies, services and processes that (i) use alternative and/or renewable feedstocks for production of power, fuels, chemicals or materials; (ii) improve the development, exploitation, generation, efficiency or use of renewable energy, agriculture / water, natural resources; (iii) reduce the output of greenhouse gases per unit of output; or (iv) promote environmentally sustainable business practices, improve resource efficiency.

M&A Advisory, strategy review, project development, fund raising

Mario Portela Joins Amyris as Chief Operating OfficerEMERYVILLE, CA (December 21, 2009) -- Amyris Biotechnologies announced today that Mario Portela joined the company December 1, 2009 as chief operating officer, strategic relationships & international executive chairman, working out of its Emeryville headquarters.Portela will serve as chair of the board of directors of Amyris’s Brazilian subsidiary, Amyris Brasil, and will oversee Amyris’s global business development. In addition, he will provide leadership in executing Amyris’s expansion plans in Brazil and will be responsible for strategic partnerships.“Mario’s broad international experience and track record in business development greatly enhance our leadership team in Amyris, strengthening our ability to achieve rapid growth both in Brazil and globally,” said John Melo, CEO of Amyris.Portela brings more than 20 years of expertise in executive leadership roles in the global chemicals industry. He was an advisor to private equity firms on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and litigation, working most recently with TPG Capital. He also advises start-ups in the renewable chemicals and fuels space. Until 2008, Portela was vice president and officer, corporate development with LyondellBasell Industries, a leading manufacturer of polymers, petrochemicals and fuel. Prior to the 2007 merger of Basell and Lyondell Chemical Company, he held a similar position in Lyondell, having global responsibility for strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business development and joint ventures. Portela speaks five languages and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from IMPE Institute in Portugal.

Mergers and AcquisitionsJoint VenturesStrategic Planning

P&L responsibility for 5 businesses with total $2 Bln revenueAcquisition / integration of Acetyls business with $0.5 Bln salesRe-assessment of R&D portfolio, fewer, focused programs, value / profit goals, speed to marketIntroduction of new global business management model, with clear metrics and governance by region - Americas, EMA, Asia