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James Marshall and Brian Cassutt, AES

Proximo talks warehouses and the novel master indenture structure with James Marshall, CFO, and Brian Cassutt, treasurer, at AES' Clean Energy business unit, which was formed from acquisitions including sPower and Community Energy, as well as AES' own renewables portfolio.

Steve Cook, Sequoia Investment Management Company

Proximo interviews Steve Cook, a Director and the Head of Portfolio Management at Sequoia Investment Management Company, about infrastructure debt funds, diversification among different infrastructure classes and how infrastructure lenders can best assess the risks and opportunities associated with decarbonisation and the energy transition.
 

David Johnston, Norton Rose Fulbright

Proximo interviews David Johnston, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, about the Saudi Arabian project finance market. Topics discussed include key sectors that are driving deal flow, the growth of the Saudi renewables space, project development outside the power and water sectors, and the impact of the PSP Law.

Lyudmil Banev, NatWest

Proximo interviews Lyudmil Banev, a director at NatWest, about the growing popularity of portfolio financings in the European renewables space. Topics discussed include accommodating a variety of revenue streams across portfolios, handling different regulatory regimes, key risks for lenders, and merchant or partially merchant portfolios.

Kyle Hayes, Baker Botts

Proximo interviews Kyle Hayes, special counsel in Baker Botts‘ Global Projects department, on the emergence of RNG in the US. Topics discussed include the drivers behind the extremely active M&A market, new benefits arising out of the Inflation Reduction Act and the outlook for project development.

Antonio Cravo, Investec

Proximo interviews Antonio Cravo, a vice president in power and infrastructure finance at Investec, about the UK FTTH sector. Topics explored include typical project financing structures, the differences between urban and rural deployment, key risks for lenders, and the differences between UK FTTH and fibre markets in countries such as France and Germany.

Udo Schneider, Green Giraffe

Proximo interviews Udo Schneider, head of Green Giraffe's Hamburg office, about the effects of supplier and interest rate hikes on the cost of energy. Topics discussed include the effect of these hikes on developer and manufacturers relationships, developer and operation & maintenance contractors and the anticipated length of this trend. 

Will Sheard, K2 Management

Proximo interviews Will Sheard, director of analysis and due diligence at K2 Management, about the current challenges facing offshore wind manufacturers. Topics discussed include the impact of commodity price increases on manufacturing costs, the reasons behind the focus on developing larger and larger turbines, and the deployment of manufacturers' R&D budgets.