energy and energy services Given the growing need for energy self reliance and energy related services, ACON believes a continued sizeable opportunity exists for private equity investors who are experienced in this sector and are willing to explore creative opportunities. ACON invest in firms which have the potential to benefit from the overall dynamics of the energy industry and where commodity exposure can be reduced through hedging and other financial risk-mitigating instruments. ACON believes opportunities continue to exist where dislocations and inefficiencies are most pronounced. These opportunities include consolidation and asset rationalization in situations of financial distress, opportunities that stand to benefit from regulatory changes, situations where value is obscured by exogenous or short term variables and service sector opportunities that have lagged behind industry growth. ACON has led several pioneering transactions in the Energy sector and has pursued these investments at inflection points in the Energy and Energy Services industry cycle.