February 2026 | London — Eaton Square today announced a strategic partnership between its subsidiary SILICON and KLEAR, a U.S.-based capital intelligence platform, to support multinational energy and industrial clients with integrated critical minerals sourcing and financing solutions.
Founded in 2008, SILICON operates in the US, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia, and is trusted by corporations across Europe, Japan, Australia, and the US. The company specializes in sourcing hard-to-find materials, including:
- Rare earths
- High-purity oxides, fluorides, and specialist chemicals
- Specialty metals
- Advanced materials and semiconductor inputs
Through the partnership, SILICON and KLEAR support high-consequence supply chains by aligning operational sourcing with financial execution, helping clients manage complexity, mitigate geopolitical risk, and maintain continuity across global operations.
Under the partnership, clients benefit from:
- End-to-end visibility across sourcing, funding, and delivery
- Access to verified global supply options, including pricing, lead times, and alternative jurisdictions
- Secure and confidential procurement structures, including importer of record services
- Managed execution across procurement, logistics, and risk
- Transparent, cost-based sourcing fees
The partnership is expected to support more than $100 million in new contracts in 2026, representing a growth trajectory exceeding 225 percent compound annual growth for SILICON.
Chris Hale, Chief Executive Officer of KLEAR, commented:
“The partnership with SILICON brings together operational sourcing and capital intelligence in a way that directly addresses the challenges facing critical minerals supply chains. Clients gain clarity, confidence, and control across both execution and finance.”Reece Adnams, Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Square, added:
“This partnership strengthens SILICON’s ability to support multinational clients operating in complex, high-risk supply environments. By integrating sourcing and finance, we are enabling more resilient, predictable, and accountable supply chains.”
How the Partnership Works
Clients provide specifications for required critical minerals or advanced materials. SILICON identifies verified global supply options, presenting pricing, lead times, and alternative sourcing locations. In parallel, KLEAR structures the appropriate payment and finance strategy to support execution. Eaton Square manages procurement, confidentiality requirements, logistics coordination, and delivery, applying a transparent sourcing fee based on product cost.
Supporting Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Manufacturing
Critical minerals are central to energy infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and national security. The SILICON and KLEAR partnership is designed to address supply concentration, geopolitical exposure, and execution risk by providing integrated operational and financial oversight across high-value supply chains.
A senior European supply chain and energy infrastructure partner at Deloitte noted that platforms integrating sourcing execution with intelligence-driven finance are increasingly critical to maintaining resilience and agility in global supply chains.
Global Operations and Expansion
SILICON operates across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, supporting multinational clients across energy, industrial, and advanced manufacturing sectors. The partnership with KLEAR further strengthens SILICON’s platform as it expands its presence in Europe and continues to support globally distributed supply chains.
About SILICON
SILICON is Eaton Square’s global sourcing platform, supporting multinational clients with the procurement and execution of critical minerals, specialty metals, and advanced materials across complex and regulated supply chains.
About KLEAR
KLEAR is a capital intelligence platform providing financial visibility, liquidity management, and payment intelligence for complex global trade and procurement environments.
About Eaton Square
Eaton Square is a global M&A advisory and capital services firm with over 100 senior professionals across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The firm advises on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic growth initiatives for technology, services, and industrial businesses.
