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Karol Adamus

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Karol joined Arcus in June 2022 as a Senior Investment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, Karol worked in the digital infrastructure origination team at Amber Infrastructure and in the infrastructure principal investments team at Macquarie Capital. Karol is a member of the Digital Origination Team. His infrastructure experience to date has been primarily focused on infrastructure origination.

Karol holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from University of Manchester.

Languages

Polish

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Garima Agarwal

Investment Executive

Biography

Garima joined Arcus in July 2023 as an Investment Executive in the Energy Team. Prior to joining Arcus, Garima worked in the Natural Resources Investment Banking Team at UBS in London on M&A, LevFin, ECM and DCM projects.

Garima holds a First-Class Honours degree in Mathematics from Durham University, and a MSc. in Analytics & Management from London Business School.

Languages

English

Date Joined

2023

Office

London

Ekaterina Ageeva

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Ekaterina is an Associate Investment Director at Arcus with over six years of experience of working across investment and advisory roles within infrastructure space.

Ekaterina is involved in all stages of investment process from initial screening to execution of new investment opportunities and disposals. Ekaterina is also responsible for ongoing asset management and a broad range of asset related deals from financing to bolt-on acquisitions.

Prior to joining Arcus, Ekaterina was an investment associate at Antin Infrastructure Partners in London and was involved in full spectrum of corporate transactions (buy – side, sell – side and restructurings), covering Transport, TMT, Social infrastructure and Energy sectors.

Languages

Russian

Date Joined

2024

Office

London

Mohammad Ahmad

Head of IT

Biography

Mohammad joined Arcus in 2018.  He is responsible for IT and Data Security at our London and European offices. Prior to joining Arcus, Mohammad worked for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) and Inc Direct.  He holds a BSc (Engineering Management)  from the University of Hertfordshire (UK).

Languages

English, Persian

Date Joined

2018

Office

London

Michael Allen

Partner

Biography

Michael was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Michael was with Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team in London. Before Babcock & Brown, Michael held positions with Merrill Lynch, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Goldman Sachs in London. Michael started his career at Linklaters. Michael holds a LLB (Hons) from King’s College, University of London (UK) and attended the Corporate Finance Programme at London Business School (UK).

Management Roles

Investment Committee Member
Head of Transport Sector Team
Asset Manager for Opus B

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese.

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Daniel Amaral

Partner

Biography

Daniel was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Daniel co-led the team that successfully completed the takeover of Brisa in 2012 and the de-listing in 2013 and, as member of the Executive Committee, has been and continues to be involved in the day-to-day management of the Brisa business. Prior to joining Arcus, Daniel was with Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team in Lisbon. Before Babcock & Brown, Daniel held senior management positions with Credip – Instituição Financeira de Crédito and Caixa Banco de Investimento, where Daniel served as head of project finance, having direct responsibility for the debt and equity structuring of all of the bank’s project finance transactions in Portugal between 2000 and 2008. Daniel started his career with Geral de Depositos in Lisbon. Daniel holds a Management Degree from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Portugal).

Management Roles

Ethics Committee Member
Asset Management Team Member for Brisa
Executive Committee Board Member for Brisa

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish

Date Joined

2009

Office

Lisbon

Mariami Avalishvili

Accountant

Biography

Mariami joined Arcus in 2022 to coordinate accounting and reporting matters of the Luxembourg entities. Prior to joining Arcus, Mariami has over six years’ experience working as an auditor four big four firms.

Languages

Georgian, Russian

Date Joined

2022

Office

Luxembourg

Kaj Bakker

Senior ESG Director

Biography

Kaj joined Arcus in 2021 as the ESG Director based in Amsterdam. In his role Kaj manages ESG activities across the investment lifecycle from origination, through to asset management, contribution to long-term sustainable growth. Prior to joining Arcus, Kaj was an International Sustainability Manager at Cromwell Property Group, where he was responsible for the ESG framework across the European platform, helping minimise the adverse impacts the company’s operations have on the environment, increasing disclosure and providing transparency on the performance of the assets managed, ensuring they were all in line with increasing reporting requirements and company objectives. He holds a Bachelor degree in Real Estate from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Management Roles

ESG Committee Member

Languages

English, Dutch

Date Joined

2021

Office

Amsterdam

Dhruv Bhatnagar

Risk Manager

Biography

Dhruv joined Arcus in 2023. Prior to joining Arcus, Dhruv worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New Zealand and Amsterdam. Dhruv is also a provisional member and Honors degree holder from CAANZ (Australia & New Zealand) and The University of Auckland, respectively.

Languages

Hindi

Date Joined

2023

Office

Amsterdam

Stefano Brugnolo

Partner

Biography

Stefano was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Stefano worked at Babcock & Brown as part of the European Infrastructure Team in London and Milan. Prior to Babcock & Brown, Stefano was with Trafigura, a leading independent commodity trading company. Stefano holds a degree in International Economics and a MSc (Corporate Finance) from Università Luigi Bocconi in Milan (Italy). Stefano is a CFA® charterholder.

Management Roles

Head of Energy Sector Team
Investment Committee Member
Asset Manager for Horizon Energy Infrastructure
Board Member for GTC and Horizon Energy Infrastructure

Languages

Italian, English, Spanish

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Chantelle Carr

Financial Controller

Biography

Chantelle joined Arcus in 2015. Prior to joining Arcus, Chantelle worked at NBGI Private Equity, a private equity fund manager, Invicta Capital and Land Securities. She holds a BCom (Accounting) from the University of the Free State (South Africa) and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Date Joined

2015

Office

London

Jenni Chan

Partner

Biography

Jenni joined Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Jenni was with Babcock & Brown European Infrastructure Team in London. Before that, Jenni was with Prudential, PKF, Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital in London. Jenni started her career at Felsers in Sydney and then at Pitcher Partners. Jenni holds an Executive MBA from London Business School, MCom (Advanced Finance) and BCom (Finance and Accounting) from University of New South Wales (Australia). Jenni is a CFA® charterholder and member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Management Roles

ESG Committee Member
Asset Manager for Peacock Leasing
Board Member for Peacock Leasing

Languages

English

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Stéphanie Chery

Account and Legal Assistant

Biography

Stéphanie joined Arcus in 2013. She coordinates legal and accounting matters of the Luxembourg entities. Prior to joining Arcus, Stéphanie worked for TMF and alterDomus in Luxembourg. She holds an MFin from EM Strasbourg Business School (France).

Languages

French, English

Date Joined

2013

Office

Luxembourg

Andrew Copeland

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Andrew joined Arcus in 2022 as an Associate Investment Director. He works within the investment team, with a focus on deal execution and asset management in the transportation sector. Prior to joining Arcus, he was a manager in the Energy, Utilities and Infrastructure M&A team at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in London. Andrew holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Queen’s University Belfast.

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Jordan Cott

Partner

Biography

Jordan joined Arcus in 2016. Prior to joining Arcus, Jordan was part of the private infrastructure investments team at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), based in London and Toronto. Before that, Jordan was with Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada and Santiago, Chile working in the investment banking and structured finance team. Jordan holds a BCom from McGill University (Canada).

Management Roles

Board Member for Constellation, HB RTS and Workdry
Asset Manager for Constellation
Asset Manager for Workdry

Languages

English, Spanish

Date Joined

2016

Office

London

Kalie Coveley

Receptionist

Biography

Kalie Joined Arcus as a receptionist 2023. Prior to this, Kalie worked within the private equity industry at Patron Capital Partners.

Date Joined

2023

Office

London

Mark Cresswell

Senior Investment Director

Biography

Mark joined Arcus in 2019. During his career Mark has held a wide range of infrastructure financing service roles. Mark started his career at JPMorgan where he worked in UK M&A and was part of the team advising and executing the merger between Lattice and National Grid. In the derivatives team, also at JPMorgan, Mark ran the risk management group covering the bank’s private equity and infrastructure clients and latterly ran risk management for all UK corporate clients across rates, FX, equities and inflation. Mark worked on the risk management of Eircom (Babcock and Brown) and the public to private of Forth Ports. In 2014 Mark joined Renshaw Bay, a structured credit hedge fund, and latterly looked at mezzanine lending opportunities in renewables space in the UK. At Haitong, China’s second largest investment bank, Mark ran the UK M&A team and advised on various renewables projects in Scotland, particularly around capital structure optimisation. Mark holds a BA (Economics) from Cambridge University (UK).

Management Roles

Board Member for SMA
Board Member for Horizon Energy Infrastructure
Asset Manager for Horizon Energy Infrastructure

Languages

English

Date Joined

2019

Office

London

Sarah Curme

Head of HR

Biography

Sarah joined Arcus in August, 2023 as the Head of HR. During her career she has held HR roles within the Tech industry, including Automation Anywhere and Harri Technologies.

Management Roles

Head of HR

Languages

English

Date Joined

August 2023

Office

London

Darius de Wet

Investment Executive

Biography

Darius joined Arcus in August 2023 as an Investment Executive. He works within the investment team, with a focus on deal execution and asset management in the transportation sector. Prior to joining Arcus, Darius worked in the Diversified Industrials team at J.P. Morgan in London on M&A, ECM and DCM projects. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Darius held roles in corporate finance at RSM and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).

Darius holds an MSc in Finance from University of Bath, and an BEng (Hons) in Industrial Engineering from Stellenbosch University.

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Date Joined

2023

Office

London

Bansi Dhillon

ESG Executive

Biography

Bansi joined Arcus in 2018. She works within the ESG team at Arcus, coordinating ESG reporting and company-wide sustainability activities. Prior to joining Arcus, Bansi held roles at Marks & Spencer and as a Structured Derivatives Analyst at RBS. She holds a BSc (Economics) from University of Birmingham (UK).

Management Roles

ESG Committee Member

Languages

English, Gujrati, Hindi, Punjabi

Date Joined

2018

Office

London

Christopher Ehrke

Partner

Biography

Christopher was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Christopher was with Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team and Corporate Finance Team in London. Prior to Babcock & Brown, Christopher was with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton’s Corporate M&A group in London. Christopher started his career with Linklaters in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Christopher holds a LLB (German Law) from Kings College, University of London and a MLaw from Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany). Christopher was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in September 2001.

Management Roles

Management Committee Member
Head of Digital Sector Team
Board Member for TDF and Swiss4net
Asset Manager for TDF

Languages

English, German, French, Spanish

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Rebecca Ellice Flint

Senior Investor Relations Executive

Biography

Rebecca joined Arcus in 2016. She works within the investor relations team at Arcus, responsible for coordinating marketing, fundraising and existing investors activities. Prior to joining Arcus, Rebecca worked for Michael Page in London. She holds a BSc (Zoology) from University of New South Wales (Australia).

Management Roles

Co-Investments Team Member

Languages

English

Date Joined

2016

Office

London

David Galindo

Associate Investment Director

Biography

David joined Arcus in March 2022 as a Senior Investment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, David workedin the infrastructure investments team in Access Capital Partners, a European mid-market asset manager. Davidis a member of the Logistics & Industrials Origination Team. His infrastructure experience to date includes origination, buy-side advisory and credit research across the infrastructure space.Davidholds a MSc in Finance from IE Business School and a BA in Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spainand Lancaster University Management School.

Languages

Spanish

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

João Garcia

Associate Investment Director

Biography

João joined Arcus in November 2023 as an Associate Investment Director, having previously been with the firm between 2020 and 2022. Past roles include Investment Professional at PurpleCrest Investments and Associate at Barclays’ Energy and Infrastructure team. João is the Asset Manager for Brisa and a member of the Energy origination team. His infrastructure experience to date includes transactions in the transportation, energy and digital infrastructure spaces.

Management Roles

Asset Manager for Brisa

Languages

Portuguese
Spanish

Date Joined

2023

Office

London

Katie Gilbert

Personal Assistant

Biography

Katie joined Arcus in 2010. She is a Personal Assistant for a team of 14 people at Arcus. Prior to joining Arcus, Katie worked with many of the same team at Babcock & Brown.

Languages

English

Date Joined

2010

Office

London

Carsten Goeke

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Carsten joined Arcus in 2020 as Senior Investment Executive. As part of the Investment Team, he  focuses on deal execution and asset management in the transport sector. Prior to joining Arcus, he worked in the Infrastructure Finance team at BNP Paribas in London. Carsten holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Cologne, Germany.

Languages

German, English

Date Joined

2020

Office

London

Stuart Gray

Partner

Biography

Stuart was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Stuart works closely with the transaction teams as they look to implement effective holding structures for all Arcus investments. Prior to joining Arcus, Stuart was Tax Director with Babcock & Brown in London. Before Babcock & Brown, Stuart was Global Head of Tax at Taylor, Nelson Sofres based in London. Stuart started his career with Andersen and Sanmina SCI in Glasgow. Stuart holds a BAcc from University of Glasgow. Stuart is a member of the Institute of Chartered Tax Advisors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland.

Management Roles

Management Committee Member
CFO
Head of HR
Valuation Committee Member
Board Member for Constellation

Languages

English

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Simon Gray

Partner

Biography

Simon was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Simon was Head of European Economic Infrastructure with Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team in London. Before Babcock & Brown, Simon was with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s infrastructure banking team and Prudential Bache Capital Funding in London. Simon holds an MA (Engineering and Management Studies) from Trinity College, Cambridge University (UK).

Management Roles

Investment Committee Member
Arcus Advisory Council Member
Board Member for Horizon Energy Infrastructure

Languages

English

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Stephan Grillmaier

Head of Investor Relations

Biography

Stephan joined Arcus in 2016. Prior to joining Arcus, Stephan was a Partner at Aerius Associates and MVision Private Equity Advisers in London. Stephan started his professional career with positions at VCM Capital Management in Munich and Swiss Re Private Equity Partners in Zurich. Stephan holds a BA (International Relations) from Webster University St. Louis (USA) and a MLitt (Management, Economics and Politics) from University of St. Andrews (Scotland). In addition, Stephan attended the Advanced Management Programme at the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania (USA).

Management Roles

ESG Committee Member

Languages

English, German, French

Date Joined

2016

Office

London

David Haberstroh

Senior Investment Executive

Biography

David joined Arcus in April 2023 as an Investment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, David worked in the Direct Infrastructure Private Equity team at Allianz Capital Partners. Prior to ACP, David worked in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley. David is a member of the Digital Infrastructure Origination Team.

David holds an MSc in Finance from London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BSc in Business Administration from University of Mannheim.

Languages

German, English

Date Joined

2023

Office

London

Andreas Hadjipavlis

Trainee Solicitor

Biography

Andreas joined Arcus in 2020 and is a Trainee Solicitor within the legal team. He focuses on assisting with legal processes and providing support on transactions. Prior to joining Arcus, he held a Corporate Paralegal role at Aurelius Investments in London. Andreas holds a Law LL.B. (Hons) degree from the University of Nottingham. Alongside his role at Arcus, Andreas is completing an LL.M. in International Financial and Commercial Law at King’s College London, and the Legal Practice Course with an MSc in Law, Business and Management at the University of Law.

Languages

English, Greek, French

Date Joined

2020

Office

London

Leila Haloui

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Leila joined Arcus in July 2022as a Senior Investment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, Leilawas in the Infrastructure and Energy M&Ateam at Macquariein London.Her infrastructure experience previously included buy-sideand sell-side advisory roles acrossthe infrastructure space.Leilaholds a MSc in Management from ESSEC Business School Paris.

Languages

French, Arabic, Spanish

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Caroline Hanly-Greene

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Caroline joined Arcus in 2020 as a Senior Investment Executive. She works within the investment team focusing on deal execution and asset management. Prior to joining Arcus, Caroline previously held Associate and Analyst roles in the Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London. Caroline holds a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Warwick (UK).

Languages

English

Date Joined

2020

Office

London

Ian Harding

Managing Partner

Biography

Ian was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Within Arcus Ian oversees the formulation and execution of investment strategies for assets being acquired and Arcus’ assets under management.  Prior to joining Arcus, Ian was with Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team. Before Babcock & Brown, Ian was with Citigroup’s infrastructure advisory group and with NM Rothschild & Sons natural resources team.  Ian holds an MA (Economics, Clough Scholar) from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University (UK).

Management Roles

Investment Committee Member
Management Committee Member
Head of Debt and Treasury
Head of Origination
Arcus Advisory Council Member
ESG Committee Member
Ethics Committee Member

Languages

English

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Alex Hume

Head of Tax

Biography

Alex joined Arcus in 2021 as our Head of Tax. Alex provides tax advice and input on a broad range of matters across the Arcus business, including in relation to the ongoing management of existing assets, new investment opportunities, house tax compliance and deal execution. Prior to joining Arcus, Alex was a senior manager in PwC’s Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) team, supporting and providing advice to a wide range of AIF clients (including Arcus) on cross-border tax structuring, tax disputes, M&A tax advisory and tax compliance. Alex holds a BA in Accounting and Financial Management and Economics from the University of Sheffield, he is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Management Roles

Co-Investments Team Member

Languages

English

Date Joined

2021

Office

London

Sir Brian Ivory

Independent

Biography

Sir Brian is a highly experienced non-executive director, having served on public, private and not-for-profit boards in a number of sectors across Europe including the UK. He has a strong understanding of fund governance and as well as being a member of the Arcus Advisory Council, is currently Chairman of Marathon Asset Management, Deputy Chairman of London Real Estate Exchange Limited and serves on the board of Insight Investment Management Limited. Previous board appointments include HBOS, Bank of Scotland and Macallan Glenlivet. Sir Brian’s executive career culminated in his appointment as Chief Executive and Chairman of Highland Distillers Plc.

Management Roles

Independent Arcus Advisory Council member

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Newton Iyari

Investment Director

Biography

Newton joined Arcus in January 2023 as an Investment Director in the Logistics & Industrials team. Prior to joining Arcus, Newton worked in the Industrials Investment Banking team at Credit Suisse in London and New York advising clients across M&A and financing deals including select infrastructure advisory roles. Newton also worked at KPMG, Nigeria.

Newton holds an MBA in Finance from Harvard Business School and a BSc in Economics from Suffolk University.

Date Joined

2023

Office

London

Joshua Jackson

Investment Executive

Biography

Joshua has been a member of the Logistics & Industrials team at Arcus since August 2023. Previously, Joshua worked in the EMEA Mergers and Acquisitions team at Credit Suisse in London, where he engaged in large-cap buy-side and sell-side situations across sectors, including Telecoms and Metals & Mining.

Joshua graduated with an MSci (First Class Honours) in Chemistry with Molecular Physics from Imperial College London.

Languages

English

Date Joined

August 2023

Office

London

Chris Kindig

Investment Executive

Biography

Chris joined Arcus in June 2022 as anInvestment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, Chrisworkedin the Clean Energy investment team atAquilaCapitalin Hamburg. His infrastructureexperience to date includes origination, execution as well as sell-side advisory.Chrisholds a BA in Business Administration from University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria.

Languages

German

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Victoria Kotilainen

Senior Investor Relations Executive

Biography

Victoria joined Arcus as an Investor Relations Executive in 2019. Victoria works within the investor relations team, supporting fundraising activities, investor reporting and external marketing. Victoria started her career as a Debt Capital Markets professional at Barclays. She holds a BSc Degree in Economics, Politics and International Studies from Warwick University (UK) and an MSc in Management from HEC Paris (France).

Languages

English, Russian

Date Joined

2019

Office

London

Neil Krawitz

Partner

Biography

Neil was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Neil was part of Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team and Corporate Finance Team in London. Neil started his career with Ernst and Young in London and Sydney where he was part of the firm’s Transaction Services team. Neil holds a BCom from University of New South Wales (Australia). In addition, Neil is a member of The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Management Roles

Head of Asset Management & ESG
Asset Manager for Alpha
Management Committee Member
ESG Committee Member
Ethics Committee Member
Board Member for Alpha & Peacock Leasing

Languages

English

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Sanjeev Kumaranayakam

Head of Investor Reporting and Valuations

Biography

Sanjeev joined Arcus in 2015. Prior to joining Arcus, Sanjeev held finance positions at Lion Capital, a private equity fund, and Goldman Sachs in London. Sanjeev started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the Investment Management Assurance team before joining LECG (acquired by FTI Consulting) in the Financial Advisory Services practice. Sanjeev holds a BSc (Accounting and Finance) from the London School of Economics (UK). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Management Roles

Head of Investor Reporting and Valuations
Valuation Committee Member

Languages

English

Date Joined

2015

Office

London

Leo Kwan

Investment Director

Biography

Leo joined Arcus in 2016. Prior to joining Arcus, Leo was with Quercus Investment Partners and ING Bank in London. Leo holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and a BCom (Hons) from Carleton University (Canada).

Management Roles

Asset Manager for Momentum

Languages

English

Date Joined

2016

Office

London

Grégoire Laimé

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Grégoire joined Arcus in August 2020 as an Investment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, Grégoire was in Investment Banking at HSBC in the Power, Utilities and Infrastructure team in London.  Grégoire holds an MSc (Risk & Finance) and a Master in Management (Financial Economics) from EDHEC Business School (France).

Languages

English, French

Date Joined

2020

Office

London

Shirene Madani

Investment Director

Biography

Shirene joined Arcus as an Investment Executive in 2018. She works within the investment team focusing on deal execution and asset management. Prior to joining Arcus, Shirene held positions in the project finance and corporate and investment banking coverage teams at Citigroup in London and Toronto, respectively. Shirene holds an HBA degree from Ivey Business School at Western University (Canada).

Management Roles

ESG Committee Member

Languages

English, French

Date Joined

2018

Office

London

Laurence Mulliez

Independent

Biography

Laurence is an experienced chief executive and non-executive director with over 25 years general management and commercial experience in a range of industries and firms, from large multi-nationals to start-ups. Laurence started her career with Banque Nationale de Paris in 1988 before moving to M&M Mars Inc. in 1992 and then Amoco Chemical Inc. in 1993, which was acquired by BP p.l.c. in 1998. She spent a further 11 years at BP in a variety of roles including Chief Executive of Castrol Industrial Lubricants and Services. Following BP, Laurence became Chief Executive of independent power producer Eoxis UK Limited from 2010 to 2013. As well as being an independent member of the AEIF1 FSB, she is currently Chairman of Voltalia S.A. and Globeleq, non-executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee of Aperam S.A., non- executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Morgan Advanced Materials and non-executive Director of SBM Offshore N.V.

Management Roles

Independent Arcus Advisory Council Member

Date Joined

2017

Office

London

Swathi Nair

Senior Legal Counsel

Biography

Swathi is a Legal Counsel at Arcus, providing advice and input on a broad range of matters across Arcus’ business including M&A activities, financing and fundraising. Prior to joining Arcus, Swathi was a corporate associate at Linklaters, having spent time at both the London and Tokyo offices, and advised clients on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, cross-border reorganisations and investments in venture capital financing. Swathi holds a BA (Economics and Philosophy) from University College London. Swathi is a solicitor, admitted to practice law in England and Wales.

Languages

Malayalam

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Su-Anne Pang

Head of Finance (Luxembourg)

Biography

Su Anne joined Arcus in 2009. She works in the Luxembourg office, responsible for finance and legal activities. Su Anne started her career in London where she qualified as chartered accountant before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bermuda and alterDomus in Luxembourg. Su Anne holds a BSc (Applied Accounting) from Oxford Brookes University (UK). She is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Languages

English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, French

Date Joined

2009

Office

Luxembourg

Alex Pantelakis

Senior Legal Counsel & Head of Co-Investments

Biography

Alex joined Arcus in 2019 as Senior Legal Counsel, providing legal advice and participating in deal execution across Arcus’ business, including M&A, financing, asset management and fundraising.

In addition, Alex leads our Co-Investments Team, a cross-functional team responsible for executing and managing co-investments into Arcus-managed assets.

Prior to joining Arcus, Alex was a corporate associate at Freshfields in London, where he worked on a wide range of cross-border corporate, finance and capital markets transactions. Alex holds a BA (Law) from Oxford University and completed his Legal Practice Course at the BPP Law School. Alex is a solicitor, admitted to practice law in England and Wales, and Greece as a member of the Athens Bar Association.

Management Roles

Senior Legal Counsel
Head of Co-Investments

Languages

English, Greek

Date Joined

2019

Office

London

Robert Parker

Independent

Biography

Bob is a Senior Adviser to the International Capital Markets Association and chairs the Asset Management and Investors Council. He has worked in the asset management industry for over 40 years at Rothschilds and then at Credit Suisse where he was responsible for managing a significant part of their asset management businesses. As well as Bob’s role as independent AEIF1 FSB member, he is also a member of the Investment Committee of Quilvest Wealth Management, a member of the Development Board of St John’s College Cambridge and is a Governor of Kings College School.

Management Roles

Independent Arcus Advisory Council Member

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Marcelle Pedra

Deputy CFO

Biography

Marcelle joined Arcus in 2009. Prior to joining Arcus, Marcelle held a finance position at Hitachi Capital in London. Marcelle started her career at RSM in South Africa, working in audit and corporate finance as a Senior Manager. She has a BSAc (Hons) from Rand Afrikaans University (South Africa), is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Management Roles

Deputy CFO

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Lisero Perez Lebbink

Senior Investment Director

Biography

Lisero joined Arcus in 2015. Prior to joining Arcus, Lisero worked at EISER Infrastructure and Macquarie Capital in London. Lisero holds a BSc (Aerospace Engineering) and a MSc (Aerospace Engineering – Space Engineering) from Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands), and a MSc (Finance, Hons) from VU University Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

Management Roles

Board Member (Observer) for E-Fiber
Asset Manager for HB RTS

Languages

Dutch, English, Spanish, German

Date Joined

2015

Office

Amsterdam

Kalpana Prabahar

Accounts Assistant

Biography

Kalpana Joined Arcus as Accounts Assistant in 2022. Prior to this, Kalpana was contracting with Arcus for more than a year and worked with Russell Phillips Chartered Accountancy firm as Accounts Manager.

Kalpana holds a BA Hons in Accounting and Finance and is a member of  the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Languages

Tamil
English

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Rolo Prabakar

Technical & Operations Director

Biography

Rolo is a technical and operations Director at Arcus, supporting the investment and asset management teams identify and drive value creation opportunities within portfolio assets. Rolo is an engineer by background with 12 years of experience across the infrastructure lifecycle ranging from design, engineering, capital procurement, investor/lender due diligences (technical and commercial due diligences), operational improvement, and project/cost management of large capital projects amongst others.

Prior to joining Arcus, Rolo led PwC’s digital infrastructure team within their wider Delivering Deal Value practice. Prior to PwC, he worked with the engineering consultants Arup for a decade within their engineering and Business & Investor Advisory practices.

Languages

Tamil

Date Joined

2024

Office

London

Martin Puder

Associate Investment Director

Biography

Martin joined Arcus as an Investment Executive in 2018. He works within the investment team focusing on deal origination and asset management. Prior to joining Arcus, Martin worked in the investment banking coverage team at Citigroup in Frankfurt. Before that, Martin was with Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt. Martin holds an MSc in Finance degree from EBS University for Business and Law in Oestrich-Winkel (Germany) and a BSc from the University of Applied Sciences of the Deutsche Bundesbank (Germany).

Languages

German, English

Date Joined

2018

Office

London

Arndt Rautenberg

Independent

Biography

Arndt started working with Arcus’ telecom origination team as an independent industry advisor in 2017, assessing specific opportunities in the Telecoms industry. Arndt is the founder and Managing Partner of Rautenberg & Company. He has long-standing experience in advising financial investors and their portfolios, but also mid-size companies and corporations. His special expertise is in transactions and in corporate finance as well as in strategy development and implementation, particularly in the TMT industry. He started his professional career in 1994 with Boston Consulting Group, having completed his studies of business administration at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and at Georgetown University. In 2000, he founded a technology investment and consulting firm together with two partners, which he later successfully sold to Sapient Corp., a NASDAQ listed technology corporation based in Cambridge, USA. After several years as a board member of Sapient, Arndt became a Board Member of T-Systems and soon thereafter the Chief Strategy Officer at Deutsche Telekom, where he was responsible for both the group’s strategy development as well as portfolio management. Since leaving in 2008, Arndt has placed his emphasis on advising financial investors and mid-size companies in all phases of a transaction.

Management Roles

Telecoms Independent Advisory

Date Joined

2017

Romain Roirand

Senior Investment Director

Biography

Romain joined Arcus in 2012. Prior to joining Arcus, Romain worked within the Power, Utilities and Infrastructure Corporate Finance team at Societe Generale in Paris and London. Romain holds an MSc (International Finance) from HEC Paris (France), an MSc (Decision Sciences & Risk Management) from AM Paristech / Ecole Normale Supérieure (France), and an MSc (Engineering) from AM Paristech (France).

Management Roles

Board Member for Swiss4net
Board Member (Observer) for TDF

Languages

English, French

Date Joined

2012

Office

London

Jasmin Rossler

Corporate Secretary (Luxembourg)

Biography

Jasmin joined Arcus in 2018. In her current role at Arcus, she administers the Luxembourg registered companies on the corporate side and reports to the legal team in London. She is a trained paralegal with more than four years of experience within the legal department of one of the leading international financial service providers, Citco REIF Services (Luxembourg) S.A, in Luxembourg. She was in charge of various projects in the private equity and real estate team, worked with different types of structures and gained also experience in AML and compliance. She holds a Higher Diploma in Business Administration from Theobald-Simon-School (Germany).

Languages

German, English, French

Date Joined

2018

Office

Luxembourg

Harriet Saywell-Lee

Communications Manager

Biography

Harriet joined Arcus in October 2022 as Communications Manager. Prior to joining Arcus, Harriet worked across the Real Estate, Aviation and Power & Infrastructure desks at Investec, the South African bank and wealth manager, as well as managing the PR for its Private Bank. Harriet has ten years’ experience in marketing and communications with a focus on Real Estate, both agency and client side. Harriet holds a BSc in Criminology and Social Policy.

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Christian Scott-Mackenzie

Senior Investment Director

Biography

Christian joined Arcus in 2015. Prior to joining Arcus, Christian was with IFM Investors in Melbourne. Christian holds a BCom and a LLB (Hons) from University of Melbourne (Australia). Christian is a CFA ® charterholder.

Management Roles

Asset Manager for SMA
Board Member for SMA

Languages

English

Date Joined

2015

Office

London

Aditi Shah

Compliance Support Officer

Biography

Aditi joined Arcus in May 2022 as an Compliance support officer. She works within the Risk and Compliance team supporting KYC related and compliance monitoring matters which covers a range in three main areas, M&A, Portfolio and Fund matters. Prior to joining Arcus she was working as a Mortgage officer for leading banks in India. She holds a master’s degree in Business administration specialising in Banking and Finance from Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance, India.

Languages

Hindi

Date Joined

2022

Office

Amsterdam

John Shea

Partner

Biography

John joined Arcus in 2011. Prior to joining Arcus, John worked at JF Infrastructure in Sydney and Mirvac Investment Management in Sydney. John started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin. He holds a BBS from Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) and a MBS from Smurfit Business School, Dublin (Ireland). John is a CFA® charterholder and is a Chartered Accountant (Ireland).

Languages

English

Date Joined

2011

Office

Amsterdam

Chloe Smith

Personal assistant

Biography

Chloe Joined Arcus in 2023. Prior to this, Chloe’s career includes over 10 years’ working for blue chip companies in office management and finance.

Date Joined

2023

Toby Smith

Partner

Biography

Toby was part of the team that founded Arcus in 2009. As General Counsel, Toby has oversight of all legal matters within Arcus and is particularly adept in assisting the team in pursuing and unlocking complex transactions. Prior to joining Arcus, Toby was Head of Legal for Babcock & Brown’s European Infrastructure Team in London. Prior to joining Babcock & Brown, Toby was a Senior Counsel at Amey plc, and before that was an Associate Solicitor at Herbert Smith and, previously at Wragge & Co where he qualified as a Solicitor in 1999. Toby holds a BA (Hons, history and politics) from Keele University (UK).  He then undertook a law conversion course and Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Chester (UK). Toby is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Management Roles

General Counsel
Management Committee Member

Languages

English

Date Joined

2009

Office

London

Jack Spencer

Senior Investment Executive

Biography

Jack joined Arcus in January 2023 as an Investment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, Jack worked in the Infrastructure Debt team at abrdn originating infrastructure, PPP, and utilities loans as well as structured credit. Prior to abrdn, Jack held roles in infrastructure investment at AllianzGI and Exergy Capital. Jack is a member of the Transport and Energy Origination Teams. His infrastructure experience to date has covered both equity and credit investments across EMEA.

Jack holds an MA in Natural Sciences (Earth Sciences / Zoology) from Cambridge University, and an MSc in Metals and Energy Finance from Imperial College. He is also a CFA Programme Level 2 candidate.

Date Joined

2023

Jessie Sun

Senior Investment Executive

Biography

Jessie joined Arcus in 2022 as anInvestment Executive. Prior to joining Arcus, she was an Associate in the infrastructure & natural resources team at Astarte Capital Partners. Before that, she worked in the transportation finance team at NORDLB in Singapore. Jessie is a member of the Logistics & Industrial Origination Team. Jessie holds a Master of Finance degree from University of Cambridge and BSc Maritime Studies fromNanyang Technological University.

Languages

Chinese

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

Caroline Thomas

Personal Assistant

Biography

Caroline joined Arcus as a Personal Assistant in May 2022. Prior to this, Caroline’s career has predominately been focused in the financial industry working for large corporate financial institutions such as JP Morgan, State Street, ABN Amro and NatWest.

Date Joined

2022

Office

London

James Thomas

Head of Fund Accounting

Biography

James joined the Arcus Luxembourg office in 2016 responsible for finance and legal areas.  Prior to joining Arcus he worked within the insurance and telecoms industries in London, Cayman Islands and Luxembourg. James holds a LLB from Brunel University London and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales.

Management Roles

Co-Investments Team Member
Valuation Committee Member

Languages

English

Date Joined

2016

Office

Luxembourg

Martine van Oppenraaij

Risk & Compliance Director

Biography

Martine van Oppenraaij is a Risk & Compliance Director, having joined the firm in 2021. She is responsible for Risk and Compliance for London and the European offices, based in Amsterdam. Martine has extensive experience in enterprise and operational risk management, financial crime risk management, investigations, compliance, and audit. Martine is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in the Netherlands. Martine holds a Post-master’s degree in Accountancy from the University of Amsterdam, a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from the RSM Erasmus University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Hotel Management from the Hotel Management School Maastricht.

Management Roles

Risk & Compliance Director

Languages

English, Dutch

Date Joined

2021

Office

Amsterdam

Tanja Vocke

ESG Executive

Biography

Tanja joined Arcus in 2023 as an ESG Executive within the ESG Team and is based in Amsterdam. Prior to this, Tanja was in the responsible investment sector working for Triodos Investment Management.

Languages

English, German

Date Joined

June 2023

Office

Amsterdam

Shan Wang

Investor Relations Executive

Biography

Shan joined Arcus in February 2024. Prior to Arcus, Shan worked in Investment Banking at Evercore Debt Advisory team in London, focusing on project finance and leveraged finance deals. Shan began her career as a graduate trainee in the Deal Advisory team at KPMG and is a qualified ACA Chartered Accountant. She holds MSc degrees in Political Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and University of Oxford. Shan is originally from Shanghai, China, and is a native Mandarin speaker.

Languages

Chinese

Date Joined

2024

Office

London

Jake Woolfstein

Investment Director

Biography

Jake joined Arcus as an Investment Executive in 2017. Prior to joining Arcus, Jake held positions in the Project Finance and Foreign Exchange Sales teams at Barclays Bank, and in the Natural Resources team at JP Morgan Chase in London. Jake holds a BEcon from the University of Nottingham (UK).

Languages

English

Date Joined

2017

Office

London

Megan Zeelie

Financial Controller

Biography

Megan joined Arcus in 2021. She works in the Amsterdam office as part of the Finance Team. Megan started her career in audit at PwC Cape Town, and subsequently moved to PwC New York and Amsterdam. Prior to joining Arcus, Megan was a financial controller at Cerberus Global Investments in the Netherlands. She holds a Bachelors in Accounting (Hons) from the University of Stellenbosch, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the South African Institute of Charted Accountants.

 

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Date Joined

2021

Office

Amsterdam