KEY FACTS
THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
2010
ESTABLISHED
100
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INDEPENDENT
100
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CLEAN ENERGY
KEY FACTS
OUR TRACK RECORD IN NUMBERS AS AT JANUARY 2017
£
700
m
525
MWp
THE CHALLENGE
Climate change is real. The single biggest contributor of green house gases are energy assets. At AIP, we are working with investors and developers in rethinking the new possibilities of providing new energy.
Co2 emissions in ppm for the past 1100 years
THE OPPORTUNITY
There is a growing demand for electricity – and a greater opportunity – to bring together social or environmental impact and financial results for our investors and the wider community.
OUR TECHNOLOGICAL FOCUS
The full spectrum of renewable power generation
SOLAR
ONSHORE WIND
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY & ENERGY STORAGE
BIOMASS & AD
OUR SOLUTIONS
AIP offers a number of solutions for investors across our five key segments: development, construction, M&A, asset-based financing and securitisation finance.
CAPITAL MARKETS
- • Development finance
- • Project finance
- • Private placements of equity
- • Mezzanine and uni-tranche loans
- • Debt refinancing
- • Construction finance
- • Senior and subordinated debt
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M&A
- • Origination of bankable targets
- • Sell and buy-side execution
- • Sale of project rights
- • Acquisition of projects in the secondary market
- • Negotiation and closing of agreements
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ADVISORY
- • Transaction management
- • Business development & execution
- • Project analysis and evaluation
- • Market/Commercial due diligence
- • Corporates, developers, EPC’s, investors and client partnerships
- • Power Purchase Agreement
- • Structuring joint ventures and collaborations
- • Cross border transactions
OUR GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AND PRESENCE
There is a growing demand for electricity – and a greater opportunity – to bring together social or environmental impact and financial results for our investors and the wider community.
A few of AIP’s Transactions:
Renewable Energy technologies financed through AIP to date include solar PV, onshore wind, biomass and anaerobic digestion. Outside of the UK, AIP has successfully worked project financings in the EU, Latin America, Turkey, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa and India. The following examples provide a very brief insight into the diverse project finance transactions and clientele with whom AIP work.
Advised & Arranged
Advised Lark Energy on the sale of 13MW, 5MW, 10MW. Arranged the financing of the construction of the largest UK Solar PV project (31MW) in 2013
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Advised on the acquisition of 116MW of UK solar plants from 6 developers. Advised on the sale of the largest UK Solar PV project (42MW) in 2014
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Advised on financing options and arranged refinance of £20m of existing loans. Raised a further £50m development capital for a £1m a week drawdown facility for residential solar
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Advised on the construction finance of solar projects.
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Advised British Gas on the acquisition of commercial roof solar in the UK
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Advised on financing options and arranged bridge finance for the construction of AD plants
CORE TEAM
AIP’s professionals provide clients with unsurpassed expertise in the areas of project finance and independent advisory in the renewable energy market. Since originating from a core group, our firm has added a number of individuals with deep knowledge in executing clean energy transactions on behalf of clients across all geographies. Today, our firm is comprised of over 13 associates with a focus on ensuring a “hands-on” approach to our client’s strategic financial solutions.
NICK KOIDL, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Nick is Managing Director of AIP and founded the company in 2010. Nick Koidl has ten years experience in Asset Management, Hedge Fund and the Third Party Fund platform industry. Prior to setting up AIP, Nick was previously, with Natixis Investment Bank working across Natixis’ Asset Management, Multi-Management and Third Party Fund Platform subsidiaries. Prior to setting up AIP, Nick was working with Natixis Alternative Investment (Now called Mirova - www.mirova.com) for renewable energy project finance transactions. He has experience in negotiating complex cross-border renewable energy transactions.He has successfully closed transactions internationally, including what were, at those times, the two largest Solar PV projects financed in the UK. To date he has closed over 500MW of renewable energy projects globally.
As well as native English Nick speaks German. Nick holds a Masters in E-Commerce (MA E-COM) from Bond University, Australia and Kellogg MBA School, in Chicago and a Bachelors degree in Commerce from Bond University, Australia.
MATTHEW RIDDIFORD, PARTNER
Matt worked for ECM, a European Fixed Income Investment Manager; joining the startup in 1999 as Head of Funds Finance. Matt’s responsibilities included the valuation of the funds and the structuring of liability solutions. In 2007, ECM sold a majority stake to Wachovia Corporation, and a year later Matt was given the role of COO of Europe for Wachovia Global Asset Management (WGAM), shortly before Wachovia Corp merged with Wells Fargo & Co.
MARK TATE, PARTNER
Mark Tate has spent 35 years in the financial services industry, 20 years with Nomura Securities Company Ltd., both in the UK and Japan. Proceeded by 2 years at Mitsubishi Bank in London and the last 14 years at ECM Asset Management. He is a graduate of Oxford University.
ANDREA BAUER, PARTNER
ANNETTE SELMEIR, PARTNER
CHRISTIAN SIEMONEIT, PARTNER
BENEDIKT SPERLING, PARTNER
ALONSO ALVAREZ, PARTNER
Walter Joos, Partner
Jash Rughani , INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE
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12 Bolton St, Mayfair, London W1J 8BD, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)208 123 8699 Email: info@absoluteinvestment.co.uk
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