Ara Partners, a global private markets firm focused on decarbonizing the industrial economy, recently acquired a majority stake in Bryden Wood, a strategy and integrated design consultancy.
Based in London, Bryden Wood brings inventive thinkers, designers, engineers and technical specialists into one team to solve complex design problems for some of the largest, most innovative companies in the world to change the way industrial process facilities are designed and delivered.
Spanning industries such as pharmaceuticals, low-carbon industries and data centers, Bryden Wood uses reference designs, standardized systems and off-site manufacturing to move projects from strategy to delivery with greater speed and certainty.
“Investment in decarbonization, data centers and advanced manufacturing is accelerating,” said Martin Wood, co-founder. “The challenge is designing the pathway from promising technologies to physical assets that are investable, buildable and re