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Tuan Tran
Industrial Decarbonization Private Equity Investor
United States
Overview
Tuan Tran is a Senior Managing Director at Ara Partners, specializing in industrial decarbonization private equity investments. With a background in private equity, M&A structuring, and strategic planning, he has held key roles at Ara Partners, Intervale Capital, and Barclays, showcasing expertise in energy and oilfield services industries.
Tran's career highlights include serving as a Partner at Intervale Capital and holding various positions at Barclays, demonstrating a strong background in private equity and investment banking. Currently, as a Senior Managing Director at Ara Partners, he leads strategic relations and research efforts, showcasing his expertise in industrial decarbonization investments.
Work Experience
Senior Managing Director, Head of Strategic Relations & Research
2025 - Current
PRIVATE EQUITY l INFRASTRUCTURE l ARA ENERGY Founded in 2017, Ara Partners is a global private equity and infrastructure firm dedicated to decarbonizing the industrial economy. Ara seeks to build, scale, and optimize companies with significant decarbonization impact across the industrial and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and fuels, and food and agriculture sectors. The company operates from offices in Houston, Boston, Dublin and Washington, D.C.. As of December 31, 2024, Ara Partners had approximately $6.2 billion of assets under management.
Partner, Private Equity
2021 - 2025
Managing Director, Private Equity
2020 - 2021
Partner
2014 - 2020
Principal
2012 - 2014
Vice President & Associate
2005 - 2012
Analyst, Investment Banking Division
2001 - 2003
Investment Banking Analyst focused on Mergers & Acquisitions. Stationed in New York with project assignments in Hong Kong and Tokyo.