Christopher Aidun
Founder at Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Profile
Chris Aidun is a co-founder and Partner at Persistent.
Chris has over 30 years of experience in venture capital, private equity and finance law.
Prior to founding Persistent Energy, he was Managing Director of E+Co, a non-profit clean energy impact investor where he led a financial restructuring that returned significantly more than expected to E+Co creditors.
Prior to E+Co, Chris was a senior private equity partner at the international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Chris manages corporate structure, legal and tax matters for Persistent and its partner companies.
Chris is a US trained lawyer with a JD from New York University School of Law and a BS in Economics from the University at Albany.
Christopher Aidun active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Devergy East Africa Ltd.
 Devergy East Africa Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Devergy East Africa Ltd. provides energy to low-income people in rural villages. It provides access through micro-grid technology to electricity via the national power grid. The company was founded by Gianluca Cescon, Fabio De Pascale and Daniel Ponz in 2010 and is headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | Director/Board Member | - |
Persistent Energy Capital LLC
 Persistent Energy Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Persistent Energy Capital LLC (Persistent Energy Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christopher Aidun and Dirk Muench. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 01/11/2012 |
BOS Balance of Storage Systems AG
 BOS Balance of Storage Systems AG Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing BOS Balance of Storage Systems AG engages in the manufacture of energy storage systems. It provides products and services with a focus on lithium and lead acid (Li-Pb) hybrid storage technologies for photovoltaic systems and intelligent load control. The company was founded by Peter Adelmann, Benjamin Seckinger and Thomas Kuendiger in July 2014 and is headquartered in Neu-Ulm, Germany. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Christopher Aidun
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Private Equity Investor | 02/09/2011 |
| Gotshal & Manges LLP | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Christopher Aidun
| State University of New York at Albany | Undergraduate Degree |
| New York University | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Devergy East Africa Ltd.
Devergy East Africa Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Devergy East Africa Ltd. provides energy to low-income people in rural villages. It provides access through micro-grid technology to electricity via the national power grid. The company was founded by Gianluca Cescon, Fabio De Pascale and Daniel Ponz in 2010 and is headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | Utilities |
Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Persistent Energy Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Persistent Energy Capital LLC (Persistent Energy Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christopher Aidun and Dirk Muench. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
BOS Balance of Storage Systems AG
BOS Balance of Storage Systems AG Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing BOS Balance of Storage Systems AG engages in the manufacture of energy storage systems. It provides products and services with a focus on lithium and lead acid (Li-Pb) hybrid storage technologies for photovoltaic systems and intelligent load control. The company was founded by Peter Adelmann, Benjamin Seckinger and Thomas Kuendiger in July 2014 and is headquartered in Neu-Ulm, Germany. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Gotshal & Manges LLP | Commercial Services |
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