Andrew Bride

Experience

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  Deutsche Bank/DMG/Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd

  Sept 1987 - Jun 1998

  Various

  Part of a global league table heading project finance advisory team starting as associate and concluding as a Director. Key focus across a range of sectors on the CEE and former Soviet Union after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Included award-winning transactions as advisor to public and private sectors in power, transport and oil & gas.Also heavily involved in early PFI projects in the UK.

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  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Director

  Recruited to provide private sector financing expertise to the bank's transport team.Latterly responsible a team of 30+ based in the banks's head office and in its representative offices. Supervised private infrastructure transactions (both debt and equity) in Power, Transport and Water across the bank's countries of operation and provided policy advice on infrastructure financing to central and local governments.

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  DEPFA BANK plc

  Feb 2002 - Jul 2009

  Managing Director

  Established and developed and EMEA debt arranging and advisory team covering transport, social infrastructure and water and waste.Developed and implemented an award-winning infrastructure loan securitisation programme initially covering UK PFI loans and subsequently global PPP loans including assets from continental Europe, Japan and Canada in addition to those from the UK.Established and supervised an infrastructure equity team

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  InfraLinx Capital

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2012

  Partner

  Part of a Group that founded an infrastructure advisory boutique in Europe and North America.Key focus on renewable energy (both power and fuels), district heating and social infrastructure in CEE

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  Fieldstone

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2014

  Managing Director

  Investment bank specialising in power, renewable energy, utilities and infrastructure. Offices in Berlin, London, Johannesburg, New York, Kuala Lumpur and Hyderabad.Specialised in M&A and capital raising in the renewable energy sector

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  TORFTECH GROUP

  Jan 2014 - now

  Finance Director

  Group finance director of an IP and technology group making specialist industrial process reactors with applications across multiple areas including renewable energy, carbon improvement, catalyst regeneration and food manufacture. A broad remit covering strategy, business development, contract structuring and negotiation, general financial management, accounting, taxation, external financing, transaction structuring, budgeting and risk management