Research

Research underpins everything that Calash does and is all about using the right data sources and engaging the most knowledgeable market participants to triangulate actionable observations and advice.

We subscribe to accredited data sources and actively identify and acquire other bespoke data streams. We believe that data tells only part of the story. Calash draws on over a decade of independent expert network experience to identify and engage niche specialists, and customer sets to provide actionable market and customer insight.

Our Research division can undertake multiple forms of primary research projects, either as standalone projects or as part of wider due diligence or strategy consulting exercises:

  • Market Referencing
    Tailored market and voice-of-the-customer exercises to assess sales pipeline, reputational and customer risk, and identify growth opportunities.

  • Data Analysis
    Identifying market and customer trends to shape data-verified decision making.

  • Market Intelligence
    Focused studies on niche markets and sub-sectors to identify investment risks and opportunities.

  • Analyst Support
    Outsourced financial, commercial and strategic support for capacity-constrained businesses.
Research
Energy

Sustainability & Midmarket Investing

This presentation outlines an approach to segment and map sustainability-linked investments in the midmarket, offering insights into these sub-themes’ growth potential and opportunities. It will also highlight Calash’s expertise in sustainability-related investment advisory and strategic support.

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Energy

Offshore wind M&A heads towards reboot

The wind sector is in growth mode and stakeholders are fiercely competing to increase their slice of the pie but growing pains have emerged, casting a shadow on previously held assumptions around the commerciality of the sector.

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Executive Insights

Mining in the Energy Transition

Over the past 18 months Calash has seen an increased interest in the mining sector, reflecting its role in the energy transition, including oilfield service companies looking to diversify. However, for many investors, the role of mining is less clear.

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Infrastructure​ & Environment

Environmental Due Diligence:
Mitigating Operational Risk

Environmental due diligence will identify gaps in environmental regulatory compliance and poor operational practices that are potentially harmful to people and the planet, and negatively impact on the reputation of a business. What is an environmental due diligence exercise? Environmental

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Deals

Calash advises on the partial sale of Wood Thilsted

Calash is pleased to announce that it has provided vendor commercial due diligence services to the owners of Wood Thilsted, a global offshore wind engineering consultancy, which has successfully gained a minority investment from Inflexion, a leading mid-market private equity

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Deals

Calash supports OEG on its acquisition of OPS Wind

Calash is pleased to announce that it provided voice-of-the-customer support to OEG Offshore on its acquisition of Offshore Painting Services Limited (OPS Wind), a leading provider of specialist operations and maintenance (O&M) and training services to the offshore wind sector.

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Energy

Hydrogen Market Outlook

Hydrogen’s role in the energy transition has received increasing attention over the past 24 months, principally due to its ability to decarbonise hard to abate sectors, such as steel production, and balance intermittent power generation from renewables.

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Energy

The European Defence Market: A PE Opportunity

The defence sector has traditionally struggled to attract investment, often clashing with private equity mandates and rising ESG pressures. That is beginning to change. A broader range of investors is now showing interest, particularly in the complex supply chains that

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Deals

Calash advises PTL on Stanley Oil & Gas acquisition

Calash is pleased to announce that it has provided commercial due diligence services to Pipeline Technique (PTL), an onshore and offshore infrastructure welding, coating, and fabrication services provider owned by Bluewater, on its acquisition of the oil and gas division

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Energy

SURF’s UP: Navigating the subsea transition

May 2022: The subsea market is heavily exposed to the energy transition, with offshore wind increasingly providing new project work. However, telecoms, power, and even deep-sea mining, are other areas of potential diversification. But how best to gain exposure to

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James Kirby
Senior Associate
James joined Calash in 2018 and has provided support to both sell and buy-side engagements for companies across the industrial supply chain, including related to automation technology developers and software businesses. James has an undergraduate degree in Automotive Engineering from Loughborough University and is an IMC holder.