+20 years of emerging markets experience with investments, transactions and projects, learning how to identify and manage the factors that determine success in immature growth markets, both at the macro and the company level.My experience from across the Southern Hemisphere includes both direct financing of companies (private equity and lending) and investments through local capital markets. I have worked with financial institutions, small and large businesses and organizations in industries such as port infrastructure, conventional and renewable energy, real estate, FMCG, hotel construction & operation, farming, livestock, ICT and Private Equity.I have represented shareholder interests on several boards of directors and have a hands-on approach to investments/projects from lead origination, through due diligence and contract negotiation to financial close and portfolio management.ESG indicators and the underlying principles and values of SDG have formed an integral part of my work for most of the past 20 years. I thrive in a team-work oriented environment, and my global experience has given me strong inter-cultural networking and stakeholder management skills.Core experience in:Advice to potential partners on business plans, financial structuring and partner matching/vetting.Management of due diligence processes, negotiation, documentation and execution of deals.Stakeholder management & relationship building.Crisis management in distressed companies.Portfolio Management.