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AMP Capital builds European infrastructure team
AMP Capital Investors has appointed Juhani Sillanpaa as investment director and Adam Ringer as senior investment analyst to its European infrastructure team, as well as adding Chris Wade as a portfolio manager.
Sillanpaa will have responsibilities across the investment chain from deal sourcing to due diligence, transaction execution and asset management of portfolio assets, according to AMP Capital. He has 10 years investment and infrastructure experience in direct and listed investments in the energy, transportation and public private partnership (PPP) sectors.
Sillanpaa was previously assistant director of Power Project Finance at Royal Bank of Scotland and has also held roles with ABN AMRO, Conventum/Pohjola and Citigroup.
Ringer is responsible for deal analysis with a focus on renewable energy, road and power transactions, AMP Capital stated. He joins from ABN AMRO’s structured funding and investments division in the UK and has held roles with Barclays Capital and Foreshore Global Capital.
Wade fills the newly created role of portfolio manager of separate accounts and will manage AMP Capital's Infrastructure Separate Accounts business. He joins AMP Capital from RREEF Infrastructure.
In welcoming the new appointments, AMP Capital’s head of infrastructure Europe, Boe Pahari, said that clients were increasingly looking for sophisticated investments through investment managers who have access to global opportunities.
“With our growing team we are well positioned to capitalise on the increasing need to build and replace essential services at a time when governments are seeking private capital,” Pahari said.
The European infrastructure team currently manages European infrastructure assets including Thames Water, Wales and West Utilities, BAA Toggle, Angel Trains, CLH and Kenyeri Hydro.
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