Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Seasoned Investment Professional and Project Financier with extensive Emerging Markets experience and track record of closing deals in challenging environments. Joined BII in 2015 as Investment Director to help grow significantly their debt investments portfolio, as well as their origination and execution capabilities in Infrastructure, Climate and Project Finance, winning lead arranger and co-lead arranger mandates. Passionate about Impact Investment, Economic Development, Climate Finance and Conservation. Specialties: Project Finance, Structured Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Advisory, Relationship Management, Origination, Execution, Emerging Markets, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Latin America.
Regional Lead for West Africa & South Asia Project Finance & Global Project Finance Portfolio Management Director Head of British International Investment’s Transport Centre of Excellence, leading BII’s strategy and origination efforts in the sector. Major achievements so far: - Led BII's first Project Development Loan in 2014 to de-risk the development by Meridiam's Urban Resilience Fund of the Nouakchott coastal development project in Mauritania, an innovative nature-based solution business model - Led BII’s arranging mandate in the 100 MW solar PV project developed by the Atlas group in Punjab, Pakistan, with a $28m debt commitment which closed in time in 2021, despite the Covid-19 pandemic - Led BII’s lead arranger mandates for a programme of 3x50MW wind farms in the Jhimpir area of Pakistan, which reached financial close within unprecedented timeline in November 2019 - Led BII’s co-lead role and $39m commitment in Te Power, a 50MW HFO plant in Guinea, which is the first DFI-financed project finance deal to close in the country In 2018 - Led BII’s participation in 9 solar PV projects for a total commitment of $97m in the IFC Nubian Suns programme in Egypt which won the Global Multilateral Deal of the Year award by Project Finance International in 2017 - Led BII’s co-lead role and $83m commitment in Amandi Energy, a 200MW IPP in Ghana which won the Africa Power Deal of the Year 2016 award by Project Finance International and IJGlobal
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