Investment Manager
Paris Area, France
- Specialized in managing international complex Greenfield investments : very good understanding of emerging markets incl. Latin America and Africa : direct contacts : governments, infrastructure funds, donors and financing institutions (local banks, development financing institutions inc. Proparco, EBRD, World Bank, DFC, AfDB, DEG/FMO,… )- M&A : origination (identification of potential targets, NBO / BO), negotiations with the sellers on the acquisition price (valuation, multiples, DCF), vendor DD (dataroom management, SPA, SHA)- Minority sale of assets to investors : review of the financial model, negotiations, legal documentation - Treasury management, equity/SHL injections, holding structures, onshore/offshore banking accounts, impairment tests- Risk management : risk matrix and reportings for monitoring the main risks (commercial, operational, counterparty, currency, taxes,…) and mitigate them (through insurance, specific mechanisms provided by multilateral institutions, or by internalizing them)- Writing of Investment Proposals, presentations and reportings to the Investment Committee and Board : risk/return analysis for Greenfield opportunities from Development, Financing, Construction, - Asset Management including benchmarks, exposure, business model, sensitivities, KPIs,…)Main Greenfield transactionsAfrica:Cameroon : financing of an offgrid hybrid (solar + battery storage) project for a private industrial client (market sounding with local banks and ECAs)Malawi : Financing of a 40 MWp solar tender won by Voltalia in 2018 with IFC and MIGAAmerica :Mexico : Solar auctions "Subastas Largo Plazo 2017 and 2018" for 2 solar projects (200 MWp). Leader in an M&A Greenfield solar 140 MWp transaction with JCM (total USD120 M - equity USD50 M): negotiations with the seller from NBO to signing and closingBrazil : wind projects 155 MW awarded to Voltalia (total EUR170 M - equity EUR70 M)
