15 June 2026, London. Ocean 14 Capital Limited, a private equity impact investment firm focused on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14): Life Below Water, announced the appointment of Beth Harrap as Partner. Harrap has joined the investment team to focus on buy-out and growth equity investments, supporting the firm’s strategy of building a sustainable blue economy private equity platform.

Harrap brings more than 15 years of investment experience with a decade focusing on European private equity, the majority of which was with Canadian investment firm, Brookfield Asset Management. There, her transaction experience includes the acquisition of a controlling stake in Imagine Communications Group, the Irish rural broadband and spectrum owner; $4.9 billion take-private of HomeServe, the international home services business; Brookfield’s 25% stake in First Hydro, the UK hydroelectric business; and the build-out of Brookfield’s European renewable platform, including a 191MW Portuguese and Northern Irish wind portfolio and a 137MW Irish wind portfolio.

“As the blue economy becomes an increasingly prominent feature of the investment landscape and Ocean 14 Capital Limited’s strategy evolves by moving towards later stage and growth private equity investments, adding a principle with private equity experience as extensive as Beth’s allows us to up our game as we take our next steps,” said Chris Gorell Barnes, founding partner.

“Beth’s addition to the team will allow us to continue to lead private equity investment in the blue economy.  Her deep private equity experience and discipline are very complementary to our industrial and impact origins and significantly allow us to accelerate value creation in our portcos and returns for our investors,” said Francisco Saraiva Gomes, founding partner, chief investment officer.

“Ocean 14 Capital is doing something genuinely distinctive — combining institutional private equity discipline with a clear and measurable impact thesis. I am delighted to be joining the team as they continue to drive the transformation of the blue economy,” said Beth Harrap.

“The due diligence required to find a blue economy investment that also makes both meaningful and measurable impact, is intense,” said Geoge Duffield, founding partner and head of impact, adding, “Beth’s extensive experience and diverse skill set will enhance the depth of our team, enabling us to expand into new areas while reinforcing our proven capabilities in later-stage and growth equity”.

The ocean is the world’s largest ecosystem, covering 70% of the earths’ surface and playing host to an estimated 80% of the planet’s biodiversity. It provides the oxygen for every second breath taken and is the largest natural carbon sink helping to limit the impacts of climate change. From jobs to food via innovation and clean energy, the ocean flows through practically all the 17 SDGs with major industries worldwide both dependent upon and impacting ocean health.

These ocean-linked sectors include (among others) shipping, seafood, marine renewable energy, port construction, coastal tourism, coastal infrastructure, and the consumption and production of solid waste material such as plastic and collectively contribute to a ‘blue economy’.

The blue economy, which employs some 30 million people, could generate up to 12 million new jobs by 2030, including in key sectors such as food and fishing, shipping, ports and tourism, according to the International Finance Corporation. With an annual economic value estimated at $2.5 trillion, the blue economy is equivalent to the world’s 7th largest economy, according to the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, a UN-convened global community focused on the intersection between private finance and ocean health.

About Ocean 14 Capital

Founded in 2021, Ocean 14 Capital Ltd is the investment adviser to Ocean 14 Capital Fund 1 SCSp (“Ocean 14 Capital Fund” or the “Fund”), a closed €201 million impact fund focused on driving a sustainable and regenerative blue economy. Fund 1 is currently invested with 16 companies across the two core themes: food security and marine ecosystems.

Within the food security theme there are three verticals: sustainable aquaculture, alternatives to fish protein, and sustainable fisheries, while under the marine ecosystem umbrella, the Fund looks at investments in circular plastics and marine flora and seaweed.

The Ocean 14 Capital team has more than 65 years of combined investment, impact and industry experience. The team, together with their external advisors, considered to be some of the world’s most renowned scientists and marine biologists, puts Ocean 14 Capital in a unique position to access to deal flow and sector knowledge.

For more information about Ocean 14 Capital, visit www.ocean14capital.com.