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For Immediate Release: May 3, 2012 Aegis Wind LLC stays and grows in Vermont with help from VSJF FlexFund Funding will help company keep jobs local and build a renewableenergy future Montpelier, Vt. The VSJF Flexible Capital Fund (the FlexFund ) is pleased to announce our most recent investment in AegisWind LLC, a community scale wind integrator based in Waitsfield,Vermont. Aegis designs, installs, and services small scale windturbine systems throughout the northeast. The Flex Fund sinvestment will be used to spin off the wind division of what isnow Real Goods Inc. (a Colorado based solar installation company)into a new LLC – keeping 5 full time jobs in Vermont andensuring the company can stay and grow here in the green mountainstate As a licensed lender in Vermont, the Flex Fund is specificallytargeted to support small growing businesses in Vermont s naturalresource and clean technology sectors. It is the firstbusiness-lending program in Vermont focused on providing royaltyfinancing for growth stage businesses – and one of only twosuch programs of its scale in New England. With royalty financing,instead of taking a piece of ownership of the company, a lenderprovides debt that the company repays by sharing a piece of theirrevenue stream over a fixed period of time. The Flex Fund givesbusiness owners access to the flexible risk capital they need togrow without having to give up an ownership stake in theircompany as well as access to their peer mentoring network. This Flex Fund is designed to help Vermont companies expand intonew markets, reach new customers, and diversify their products, said the Flex Fund s President Janice St. Onge. Aegis Wind is amission-based company that is dedicated to providing wind sourcedclean energy solutions to empower their customers farms,municipalities, schools, businesses and other organizations –to enact real and positive change in the world. The Aegis team hasbuilt a reputation over the last few years as a knowledgeable andtrustworthy partner in providing community scale wind turbinesolutions to combat rising energy prices and reduce reliance onfossil fuel. We re lending to one company, but our loan will havea positive impact beyond Aegis by keeping good paying jobs inVermont, leveraging Vermont s brand as a green economy state andmoving Vermont and the region closer to a renewable energyfuture. We did a tremendous amount of due diligence around capitalizationof Aegis and when we came around to the VSJF Flexible Capital Fundit was clear that they were by far the best choice. The value comesfrom not only the perspective of retaining company ownership andcontrol, but also in having a professional resource to help guideus through some of the challenges of growing our business. I wasespecially impressed with the integrity that is clearly anchored inthe Flex Fund mission and in the people at the Flex Fund. There isno question that partnering with Flex Fund allowed us toconfidently move forward, said Nils Behn, CEO of Aegis Wind LLC. ABOUT THE VSJF FLEXIBLE CAPITAL FUND The VSJF Flexible Capital Fund, L3C is a mission-based investmentfund that provides equity-like financing in the form or royaltyand subordinated debt to targeted Vermont growth companies insustainable agriculture and food systems, forest products,renewable energy, waste management and other green economy sectors.We combine our money with business assistance to ensure ourborrowers have the financing and support they need to stay and growin Vermont. The VSJF Flexible Capital Fund is a licensed lender in the state ofVermont. Learn more at /what-we-do/flexible-capital-fund . ABOUT AEGIS WIND LLC Aegis Wind a leading community scale wind turbine integrator hasinstalled fourteen community scale wind turbine projects throughoutthe eastern US. Aegis offers a full range of services consisting ofindustry-leading system design, project financing options,procurement and logistics, on-time and on-budget installation,multi-year warranty support, ongoing maintenance, and clienttechnical training. Aegis is headquartered in Waitsfield, Vermont.For more information, visit . CONTACT: Janice St. Onge, President VSJF Flexible Capital Fund, L3C (802) 828-0398 Janice@vsjf.org. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Metal Pipe Fittings , Soft Hose Pipe Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Sealing Gaskets.
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