Power Investments with Purpose

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 1GW 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.

ANDREA BAUR, PARTNER

Andrea Baur has an extensive track record in solar, wind, and waste-to-energy, having developed several hundred MWs, sourcing, structuring and executing transactions in the renewables space. She has market experience in Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, US and Central Europe. She is fluent in German, Hungarian and English and speaking as well French and Italian on a conversational level. Andrea is also head of Effective Energy Invest GmbH, Munich which she co-founded in February 2012. Prior to that she worked 4 years with Castlepines Global Equities as General Manager Western Europe. Ms Baur started her career at NCR / AT&T and was involved in extending the business lines of several German midsize companies. She has been acting for years as an investment advisor in the renewable energy sector with an international network of investors, developers, EPC and insurance companies. Andrea has long-standing expert advising clients in the renewable energy sector whether national or international. She studied Communication / Modern History and American Literature at the University of Augsburg.

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.

DANIEL OECHSLIN, PARTNER

Daniel is the owner of GE Venture, which is a technical advisory business based in Switzerland and a Partner of AIP. Based in Bern Switzerland, he is focused on advising companies within Europe, with a specific focus on Spain, Portugal, and Poland. Deriving from machine engineering (PV Cell and Module Manufacturing), Daniel spent years in sales and finance of projects in renewables, mainly PV and Wind. His relations and network to the financing sector, technology manufacturers and the application industry started to connect developers, sponsors and EPC contractors from 2006 onwards. Meanwhile, technology to finance is the central focus of our daily business; Daniel is further responsible for strategy and new markets development.

JASH RUGHANI, ASSOCIATE

Joined AIP in August 2016, focuses on project finance transactions within the UK and emerging economies. He read Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London before pursuing graduate studies at London Business School.

CHRISTIAN SIEMONEIT, Consultant - LATAM & Europe (Germany)

Christian, holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the Goethe University of Frankfurt. After leaving the investment banking department of Sal. Oppenheim & Cie., he worked as a consultant for a financial advisory company with a focus on green energy and infrastructure private equity investments. Christian has been a developer and financier of renewable projects in Chile and Colombia. He is focusing on energy markets for within Latin America and Europe.

OLAF DONNER, PARTNER – LATAM & Europe (Germany)

Olaf has worked in renewable energy since 2005. Starting at Solarlux, followed by Solon SE, Eoplly New Energy, Sota Solutions and then founded Aeconet. Olaf works on project structuring and origination for AIP, with a focus on Europe, Brazil, Asia and the Americas in project development, construction, and renewable energy.