In the United States (US), Tailwater Capital LLC (Tailwater), an energy and growth infrastructure private equity firm, has recently announced a partnership with Ash Creek Renewables (ACR), a platform dedicated to developing renewable fuel feedstock solutions to meet the demands of the growing renewable fuels market.
Ash Creek Renewables (ACR) is developing a global platform of strategic assets to originate, aggregate, pretreat, and distribute low-carbon feedstocks, and is led by CEO John Cusick, who has over 20 years of experience in the low-carbon fuels sector.
Previously, Cusick was an Owner of The Jacobsen, a leading consultancy for the renewable fuels industry. Prior to The Jacobsen, Cusick held senior positions at Renewable Biofuels, Inc., Glencore, and Morgan Stanley.
We are thrilled to partner with Tailwater as we embark on this exciting new chapter. Pairing Ash Creek’s deep industry knowledge, capabilities and multi-decade relationships in the renewable fuels industry with Tailwater’s experience in downstream-adjacent infrastructure creates an ideal partnership to execute our strategy John Cusick said.
Dallas, Texas (TX) based Tailwater Capital is an energy and growth infrastructure private equity firm with a well-established track record of working constructively with proven management teams to deliver value-added solutions.
The company has raised more than US$4.4 billion in committed capital since its inception.
Ash Creek will make an incredible addition to our portfolio and aligns well with our growth infrastructure expertise that has been developed over a decade of investing in the downstream-adjacent infrastructure, renewable fuels, and logistics sectors. We are excited to partner with Ash Creek as they continue to develop meaningful solutions for renewable fuel producers, said Edward Herring, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwater.

