Information Memorandum - Foresight Group
Information Memorandum - Foresight Group
Information Memorandum - Foresight Group
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Federico Giannandrea<br />
Partner<br />
Federico trained as a lawyer with<br />
Allen & Overy in Rome before joining<br />
Deutsche Bank, London in 2005. There<br />
he was involved in the acquisition of solar<br />
and other renewable energy assets in<br />
Poland, Spain, Greece, Belgium and Italy,<br />
structuring and negotiating key elements<br />
of a portfolio with electricity generating<br />
capacity of 2GW. As a vice-president within<br />
the renewable energy team, Federico led<br />
the project financing and installation<br />
contracting for an 8MW Solar Power<br />
Plant project in southern Italy and<br />
was involved in several other solar<br />
and wind power projects.<br />
Diomidis Dorkofikis<br />
Senior Investment Manager<br />
Diomidis gained a degree in Industrial<br />
Management & Technology and<br />
a masters degree in corporate finance<br />
before joining Millennium Bank, Athens as<br />
a project finance analyst. At Millennium<br />
Bank he specialised in renewable energy<br />
and other infrastructure and property<br />
investments and was involved in the sale<br />
of two wind power projects with capacity<br />
of 48MW and in the appraisal of a solar<br />
power project. He joined <strong>Foresight</strong>’s Rome<br />
office in September 2009.<br />
Simona Befani<br />
Portfolio Manager<br />
Simona joined <strong>Foresight</strong> with five years’<br />
experience in renewable energy gained<br />
at international law firms where she worked<br />
on infrastructure and renewable project<br />
financing deals. Admitted to the Italian Bar<br />
association in 2010, at <strong>Foresight</strong> Simona<br />
takes responsibility for managing the Italian<br />
solar portfolio and arranging and structuring<br />
relevant financing. Fluent in English as well<br />
as Italian, Simona is based in <strong>Foresight</strong>’s<br />
Italian office.<br />
Carlos Rey Micolau<br />
Portfolio Manager & Technical Director<br />
Carlos is a graduate in Industrial Engineering<br />
from UPC Barcelona and has worked as<br />
an energy and technical consultant in the<br />
International Renewable Energy Market,<br />
specialising in energy projects in Spanish<br />
Portuguese and Italian markets. At <strong>Foresight</strong><br />
Carlos’s responsibility is to lead the technical<br />
operations for all assets under management<br />
whether new construction or fully<br />
operational. Based in the UK, Carlos is fluent<br />
in Spanish, Catalan, Italian and English.<br />
Ivo O. Pitanguy<br />
Inestment Analyst<br />
SENIOR PARTNERS<br />
INVESTMENT TEAM<br />
Ivo joined <strong>Foresight</strong> having graduated in<br />
Economics from the University of California,<br />
San Diego. Before joining <strong>Foresight</strong>, Ivo worked<br />
in a finance rotation program at Banco Prosper<br />
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he worked in<br />
Research and Trading. Ivo is fluent in Portuguese,<br />
English, and Italian.<br />
Three further partners of <strong>Foresight</strong> will play important<br />
roles in relation to the Fund. Bernard Fairman and David<br />
Hughes are members of <strong>Foresight</strong>’s investment committee,<br />
whilst Gary Fraser heads <strong>Foresight</strong>’s finance and<br />
administration department.<br />
Bernard Fairman<br />
Chairman of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
Bernard has over 25 years’ investment<br />
experience. With a degree in economics from<br />
Nottingham University, he joined Panmure<br />
Gordon as an oil investment analyst, then moved<br />
to Edward Bates, a specialist City investment<br />
bank. He then worked with several small<br />
electronics companies before joining the newly<br />
formed 3i Ventures in 1981. He founded <strong>Foresight</strong><br />
<strong>Group</strong>, formerly VCF Partners, with Peter<br />
English in 1984.<br />
David Hughes<br />
Chief Investment Officer<br />
David is responsible for <strong>Foresight</strong>’s private<br />
equity investment activities and portfolio<br />
management. David has 38 years experience<br />
of unquoted investment management,<br />
initially with 3i and subsequently establishing<br />
fund management operations for Framlington<br />
Investment Management Ltd, Baltic plc and<br />
Bank Austria AG, London. He has been involved<br />
in VCT management since 2004.<br />
Gary Fraser<br />
<strong>Group</strong> Finance Director<br />
Gary directs financial management and<br />
compliance, a role he has fulfilled at <strong>Foresight</strong><br />
for eight years. He was previously company<br />
secretary for Baronsmead VCTs and other<br />
companies and funds within ISIS Asset<br />
Management plc. He qualified as a Chartered<br />
Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1996 and<br />
has been involved in raising over £1 billion<br />
for a range of companies.<br />
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