Founder and managing director of Vireo Energy, Pace Capital and PayGo Capital, a renewable energy financial services firm.
Services at Vireo include capital placement for renewable energy funds, project finance for a variety of renewable energy technologies, venture capital placement, power purchase agreement negotiation, development consulting and other consulting services related to renewable energy.
Pace Capital provides green mortgages. PayGo Capital provides pay as you go rental service of solar home systems and other basic services to the off-grid market in developing countries.
Through his strong industry knowledge and experience in renewable energy project finance, Larry’s accomplishments include securing first time project finance for a variety of new technologies including concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) and LED lighting technologies. Larry served as an advisor for Solar Investment Group in Italy and their US investment arm Real Asset Energy Fund that successfully established a solar fund for projects in Europe, primarily in Italy.
Following his career at William E. Simon group, Larry started Rimpau Enterprises, a consulting firm that developed a strong presence in energy management and the ESCO market with clients including the Department of Defense, State of California, Marriott, Chevron Energy Solutions, Schneider Electric, and Johnson Controls.
Larry holds a bachelor’s degree in business finance from the University of Southern California.