ALLENTOWN, PA – DENVER, CO  October 17, 2024 — The National Energy Improvement Fund, LLC (NEIF), a Certified B Corp™ energy efficiency lender, is pleased to announce that Karl Buettner has joined its management team as Senior Director – Capital Markets. Reporting to NEIF’s Executive Management Team, Peter Krajsa, Matthew H. Brown and Laura Nelson, Buettner will lead NEIF’s effort in structuring capital partnerships for the company’s residential, commercial, and rebate advance funding for energy efficiency and related improvements.

Buettner is a seasoned executive with deep expertise in capital markets, capital raising, and financial operations. Throughout his career, he has raised over $400M in capital and led more than 45 acquisitions ranging from $500K to $100M. His extensive background spans specialty finance, investment banking and private equity, where he has successfully structured complex financial transactions, sourced acquisitions, and secured capital from a broad network of senior lenders, alternative asset managers, hedge funds, mezzanine funds, and equity sources. With a focus on financial structuring and due diligence, Karl brings a strategic approach to capital formation and transactions.

“We are excited to have Karl join NEIF. He will help us expand sustainable access to capital markets which support NEIF’s missions of increasing the affordability of energy efficiency improvements to home and building owners,” said Peter Krajsa, NEIF Co-Chair.

The National Energy Improvement Fund, LLC (NEIF) is the nation’s only Certified B Corp™ lender specializing in improvements that make homes and buildings stronger, healthier, and more energy efficient, provided through a national network of contractors, manufacturers, utilities and governments. Founded as a benefit corporation in 2018, NEIF provides fair and transparent fixed point-of purchase financing for essential energy and electrification improvements like heating, cooling, roofing, insulation, lighting and battery storage. Led by energy financing pioneers Peter Krajsa, Matthew H. Brown and Laura Nelson, the NEIF team has been responsible for over $900 million in financing. NEIF has completed over 18,000 energy upgrades to date. NEIF is supervised and regulated as a consumer lender and servicer in 42 states and operates a commercial financing platform nationally in partnership with 12 utilities and multiple green banks. NEIF was named a Home Improvement Expert Partner by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2019. 

NEIF is headquartered in Allentown, PA and Denver, CO.