Exclusive Intelligence

SMBC shifts at the top – Irani switch, Pluta entry

PROPRIETARY

SMBC veteran Layth Irani has switched roles within the Japanese bank to serve as exec chair of leasing and finance, with his role as EMEA co-general manager of structured finance being taken by Frank Pluta

Blackstone’s head of infrastructure in Europe plans depar...

EXCLUSIVE

Blackstone’s head of infrastructure in Europe, Jonathan Kelly, plans to leave the firm, IJGlobal can reveal

Abascal exits NatWest for Zenobē, UK

EXCLUSIVE

Alberto Abascal has left his role as London-based head of project finance at NatWest – the bank where he has spent much of his career – to join clean energy pioneer Zenobē, IJGlobal can reveal

Higgins, Miraj + 2 exit ING Bank, London

EXCLUSIVE

In what can only be classed as a horrible coincidence of timing, ING Bank’s London infra team has been beset by 4 departures – 2 of them very senior – IJGlobal can reveal

Rothesay Asset Management's head of infra and power exits

EXCLUSIVE

Rothesay Asset Management’s head of North American infrastructure and power, William Bond, has left the firm, IJGlobal can reveal

Lemseffer to head up Ashurst's new Casablanca office

PROPRIETARY

Ashurst has hired Ouns Lemseffer as head of Morocco in preparation for the launch of its new Casablanca office

Houlihan exec departs to launch wireless infra advisory

PROPRIETARY

Houlihan Lokey executive, Clayton Funk, recently left the firm to start his own consultancy, which will primarily focus on advising firms in the wireless infrastructure market

Taipei Fubon expands Asia presence

PROPRIETARY

Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank is looking to set up branches in Australia, India and Japan to increase its participation in syndicated/club loans, financial sponsored leveraged deals and project financing, IJGlobal can reveal

NTR appoints fundraising MD as strategy looms

PROPRIETARY

UK-based infrastructure investment firm NTR has appointed Roger Pim as managing director of capital formation as it prepares for its latest partnership strategy with Legal & General

Former bankers launch energy advisory firm

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The former head of US Bank’s energy project financing has partnered with a structured credit trader to form a new energy advisory firm called Oakland Capital Solutions, IJGlobal can reveal

Solops CEO departs company

EXCLUSIVE

Matt Rosenblum, the founder of solar development firm Solops, has left the company

Tyler Hill Capital builds out in the Middle East

EXCLUSIVE

Tyler Hill Capital has secured a Middle East hire with Melek Gür joining to drive business out of its Dubai base… 2 months after the infrastructure advisory firm was launched

Other News

DLA Piper adds partner, Australia

DLA Piper has added Noni Shannon as partner in its international finance practice

Mavilla joins TotalEnergies to lead exploration activities

TotalEnergies has appointed Nicola Mavilla as senior vice president exploration, from 1 November 2025

FLOW hires Marron, Japan

FLOW Digital Infrastructure has appointed Ken Marron as chief technology officer

EQT nominates Salata as chairperson, Sweden

EQT has nominated Jean Eric Salata to become the next chairperson of the company’s board, subject to regulatory approvals

KfW IPEX-Bank appoints Abu Dhabi head

KfW IPEX-Bank has appointed Jens Hussman as head of the bank’s representative office in Abu Dhabi

DigitalBridge appoints managing director, US

DigitalBridge has appointed Wendy Pryce as its managing director, focusing on real estate strategies and global investor relations for the firm’s stabilised data center initiatives

EGC acquires heat and power plants, appoints CEO

Düsseldorf-based energy provider EGC has acquired 140 heat and power generation plants, mainly in Hamburg, from BEW Solutions

Dentons appoints partner in Dubai

Dentons has appointed Ramy Ramadan as a partner in Dubai with effect from 1 October

ADB appoints director general, APAC

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Isabel Chatterton as director general of its private sector operations department, effective immediately

Clifford Capital appoints head of India coverage

Clifford Capital has appointed Saumitra Shrivastava as its head of India coverage

Pimenta to lead Africa50 IAF

Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investor and multi-vehicle asset manager, has appointed Sérgio Pimenta as chief executive of Africa50 IAF

Quantum appoints infra strategy leader, US

Quantum Capital has appointed Ben Daniel to lead the firm’s dedicated energy infrastructure investment platform, Quantum Infrastructure Partners, in 2026

Apollo Global hires infra managing director

Apollo Global Management has hired Jack Tepe as a managing director in its infrastructure practice based in New York

Copenhagen Offshore appoints Vietnam CEO

Copenhagen Offshore Partners has appointed Alessandro Antonioli as chief executive of COP Vietnam

Clifford Capital appoints MD, Singapore

Clifford Capital has appointed Nelly Harapoff as managing director and head of institutional coverage for markets and investor services

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