Rooted, Ambitious, Alive
Our Mission
Roots Development Group accelerates high potential projects by meeting developers and funders where their momentum already exists and streamlining it into clear, actionable pathways.
We specialize in the back half of development: structuring capital stacks, aligning stakeholders, strategic relationships, strategic skills, solving friction points, and driving projects across the finish line with clarity, momentum, and certainty.
Our mission is to transform complex opportunities into funded, executable outcomes that create lasting value for communities, developers, funders, and every partner involved.
Our Vision
A world where intentional infrastructure feels alive.
Where developers and funders experience a clear, collaborative process that brings meaningful infrastructure to life without the dysfunction, mistrust, or endless delays that usually come with it. Where the hard work of closing infrastructure deals moves forward every week, not in circles.
Nations, Cities, and Communities humming with purposeful development, clean power, resilient infrastructure, and thriving ecosystems. A world where structuring, funding, and delivering next-generation infrastructure creates healthier people, prosperous communities, and lasting prosperity.
On the Side of the Deal
Most development advisors position themselves on one side of the table. They represent the developer's interests or the funder's interests.
Roots represents the deal itself.
We believe every infrastructure project that should happen has its own integrity: its own requirements for structure, timing, and alignment. Our job isn't to advocate for one party over another. Our job is to serve what the deal needs to become real.
We tell developers hard truths
when their project isn't ready, even if it means delaying our own fees.
We tell funders when structure needs to flex
even if it means more complex terms.
We tell everyone when momentum is at risk
and we intervene before small problems become deal-killers.
What Makes Deals Close
Clarity
We remove ambiguity about structure, risks, requirements, and roles. We translate between technical language, financial language, and operational language. We make implicit assumptions explicit. When everyone sees the same picture, decisions become obvious.
Momentum
We maintain continuous forward motion toward financial close. We identify critical path items and protect them from distraction. We surface blockers early and resolve them quickly. We track commitments and hold all parties accountable to timelines.
Certainty
We build confidence that this deal will actually close. Not hope, but confidence. We provide evidence-based assessment of readiness. We sequence work in the right order. We create the conditions where funders trust the fundamentals.
When all three are present—clarity, momentum, and certainty—deals close. When any one is missing, projects stall.
Balance Is the Foundation
Here's what we've learned from every major infrastructure deal that makes it to the finish line: Balance is not compromise. Balance is productivity, growth, and abundance.
You cannot trick smart developers. You cannot trick smart funders. Both sides know when structure is extractive versus generative. Both sides can feel when a deal serves one party at the expense of the other.
When balance is present, deals feel alive. Negotiation becomes creative problem-solving. All parties contribute intelligence. The structure gets stronger through iteration, not weaker.
When balance is absent, deals feel like extraction. One party pushes, the other resists. Terms become weapons instead of tools. The process drains energy instead of creating it.
Our Promises
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