Steven Abbate
Managing Director & Principal, Cetane Associates
With 28 years’ experience in the home energy industry, Mr. Abbate has completed 125+ acquisition sale transactions for various sized home energy businesses. He has also consulted with 200+ companies in buy and sell side M&A transactions, process improvements and business valuations. Mr. Abbate has created one of the premiere industry M&A advisory firms, completing high profile transactions and has led industry groups on modernizing M&T processes. Mr. Abbate has been recognized as an expert in the field of energy company valuations by the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut and Southern District of New York. He has also served as a Chief Restructuring Officer for The U.S. Trustee in a successful operational turnaround and ongoing concern bankruptcy sale transaction exceeding projected debtor expectations.