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    Claudio Ossanna
    Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    Claudio Ossanna

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Claudio joined 3i in September 2019, and is an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is responsible for the origination and execution of new investments in Europe, as well as supporting the activities of portfolio companies including Oystercatcher, Belfast City Airport and SRL Traffic Systems.

    He has previous experience from Barclays Investment Bank and CVC Credit Partners.

    Claudio holds a MSc in International Finance from HEC Paris and a BSc in Economics from Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3030
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    Marco Pampanin
    Analyst

    France / Infrastructure

    Marco Pampanin

    Analyst
    France / Infrastructure

    Marco joined 3i in March 2022 and is an Analyst in the Infrastructure team based in Paris. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals across the Economic Infrastructure and Projects space. He is currently involved in Ionisos and Herambiente.

    Marco graduated from Bocconi University in Milan (Msc in Finance) and interned in the project finance team of UniCredit in Milan, covering origination and execution in the CEE region .

    3i office address

    29 rue de Berri,
    75008 Paris
    + 33 1 73 15 11 00
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    Marta Pinto
    Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    Marta Pinto

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Marta joined 3i in October 2021 and is an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. She is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.

    Prior to joining 3i, Marta worked in Sumitomo Corporation Europe, with a focus on deal origination and execution, and asset management, and in the investment banking division of Société Générale as part of the Energy and Infrastructure team.

    Marta holds a degree in Biomedical Science from Queen Mary University of London.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3077
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    Edward Pike
    Senior Legal Counsel

    UK / Infrastructure

    Edward Pike

    Senior Legal Counsel
    UK / Infrastructure

    Ed is a qualified solicitor who joined 3i’s Infrastructure Team as legal counsel in September 2017.

    He has responsibility for legal and regulatory aspects of new investments and divestments, portfolio management and legal risk management.  Prior to joining 3i, Ed worked at the law firm Travers Smith LLP from 2012 to 2017, specialising in M&A and private equity.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Daniel Riscoe
    Senior Associate

    North America / Infrastructure

    Daniel Riscoe

    Senior Associate
    North America / Infrastructure

    Daniel joined 3i in 2019 and is a Senior Associate in the North American Infrastructure team.

    Prior to joining 3i, Daniel was an Analyst at Post Road Group where he focused on growth investments in the telecom and communications infrastructure sectors.

    Daniel holds an Economics degree from Princeton University.

    3i office address

    One Grand Central Place
    60 E. 42nd St, Ste 4100
    New York, NY 10165
    +1 (212) 848 1400
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    Chris Rowland
    Director

    UK / Infrastructure

    Chris Rowland

    Director
    UK / Infrastructure

    Chris is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London with a focus on origination, execution and asset management of investments in Europe.

    Prior to joining 3i, Chris worked in transaction services at PwC where he focused on providing post-deal support to private equity backed businesses. He previously led the European corporate finance team at a large European real estate developer and construction business.

    Chris holds a BSc in Accounting & Statistics, and is a Chartered Accountant.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Trevor Russo
    Vice President

    North America / Infrastructure

    Trevor Russo

    Vice President
    North America / Infrastructure

    Trevor joined 3i in 2022 as a Vice President in the North American Infrastructure team. He is primarily responsible for the origination, evaluation and execution of new investment opportunities in the infrastructure sector, as well as managing existing investments.

    Prior to 3i, Trevor was a Director with Ironwood Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, where he focused on originating, structuring, and executing debt and equity investments.

    Trevor holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and a BS, summa cum laude, in Finance from the University of Connecticut.

    3i office address

    One Grand Central Place
    60 E. 42nd St, Ste 4100
    New York, NY 10165
    +1 (212) 848 1400
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    David Schuster
    Director, Infrastructure Strategy

    UK / Infrastructure

    David Schuster

    Director, Infrastructure Strategy
    UK / Infrastructure

    David is Strategy Director for 3i’s Infrastructure team and joined in 2021. He is responsible for the planning and implementation of key strategic and operational initiatives as well as the development of growth and fund activities, including those related to ESG.

    Prior to joining 3i, David was part of PwC's Deals team in London and New York providing buy-side, sell-side, and value creation support to investors and management teams.

    David is a CFA charterholder and has a degree in Finance and Economics from The College of New Jersey.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
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    Tim Short
    Partner

    UK / Infrastructure

    Tim Short

    Partner
    UK / Infrastructure

    Tim joined 3i in 2007, where his focus is on the origination, execution and debt financing of infrastructure investments.

    His transaction experience includes Attero, Belfast City Airport, East Surrey Pipelines, Elenia, ESVAGT, Infinis, Oystercatcher, Scandlines, Tampnet, TCR and WIG.

    Prior to joining 3i, he was at RBC Capital Markets, having started his career in the European financial restructuring group at Houlihan Lokey.

    Tim has an MA and an MPhil in Economics from St John's College, Cambridge.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Bernardo Sottomayor
    Managing Partner, Co-Head of European Infrastructure

    UK / Infrastructure

    Bernardo Sottomayor

    Managing Partner, Co-Head of European Infrastructure
    UK / Infrastructure

    Bernardo became Managing Partner, Co-Head of European Infrastructure alongside Scott Moseley in July 2022 and is a member of 3i Group's Executive and Investment Committees. Bernardo joined 3i in 2015 as a Partner with responsibility for origination and execution of new investments across Europe, principally economic infrastructure businesses. 

    Bernardo has 18 years of infrastructure investment experience and was most recently a Partner at Antin Infrastructure which manages funds investing in infrastructure opportunities across Europe.

    Prior to Antin, Bernardo was Managing Director, Head of Acquisitions for Deutsche Bank’s European infrastructure fund. His prior experience was in utilities, as Head of M&A at Energias de Portugal, and in infrastructure advisory with UBS and Citigroup.

    Bernardo holds an economics degree from the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, Portugal.

    +44 (0)20 7975 3131

     

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    Giovanni Sparagna
    Senior Associate

    France / Infrastructure

    Giovanni Sparagna

    Senior Associate
    France / Infrastructure

    Giovanni joined 3i in January 2020 and is a Senior Associate in the Infrastructure team based in Paris. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals across the Economic Infrastructure and Projects space. He is currently involved in Ionisos.

    Previously, he was an Associate in the M&A team at BNP Paribas in Paris. He originated and executed deals across several sectors in the EMEA region.

    Giovanni graduated from HEC Paris and Bocconi Milan.

    3i office address

    29 rue de Berri,
    75008 Paris
    + 33 1 73 15 11 00
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    Jim Stoner
    Head of Legal, Infrastructure

    UK / Infrastructure

    Jim Stoner

    Head of Legal, Infrastructure
    UK / Infrastructure

    Jim is a solicitor with almost twenty years’ experience in infrastructure and private equity investment and funds. He has worked as senior counsel in 3i’s Infrastructure Team since 2007, with responsibilities for legal risk management, legal and regulatory aspects of new investment, portfolio management, fund structuring, and equity and debt raising by 3i and its fund clients. Jim joined 3i in 1998, initially working with the UK investment business and subsequently for the wider 3i corporate group.

    Jim qualified as a solicitor and worked at international private equity and M&A law firm Ashurst from 1993 to 1998.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Oscar Tylegard
    Director

    UK / Infrastructure

    Oscar Tylegard

    Director
    UK / Infrastructure

    Oscar joined 3i in 2013 and is responsible for the origination, execution and asset management of infrastructure investments. His transaction experience includes ESVAGT, East Surrey Pipelines, Infinis, Alkane Energy, Elenia and Tampnet. He is currently on the boards of Tampnet and ESVAGT. 

    Prior to joining 3i, Oscar worked in the investment banking department of Macquarie, with a focus on power and utilities.

    Oscar holds a MSc in Economics from Uppsala University.

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    Yaad Virdee
    Director

    UK / Infrastructure

    Yaad Virdee

    Director
    UK / Infrastructure

    Yaad is a Director in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in November 2014. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets in the infrastructure sector.

    Prior to joining 3i, Yaad worked in the Corporate Finance division of Ernst & Young. Yaad is a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and holds a BSc in mathematics from Bristol University.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Felicity Ward
    Associate Director

    UK / Infrastructure

    Felicity Ward

    Associate Director
    UK / Infrastructure

    Felicity is an Associate Director in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined in September 2022. Her primary focus is on debt financing arrangements for the investments across 3i Infrastructure’s portfolio.

    Prior to joining 3i, Felicity worked in the energy and infrastructure team at Clifford Chance in London, during which time she advised clients in relation to a range of financing structures and instruments in the sector. 

    Felicity is a qualified solicitor and holds a MA in History from The University of Edinburgh.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Phil White
    Vice Chair of Infrastructure

    UK / Infrastructure

    Phil White

    Vice Chair of Infrastructure
    UK / Infrastructure

    Phil joined 3i in 2007 and is Vice Chair of 3i’s Infrastructure business and a member of 3i’s Investment Committee. From 2014 to 2022 he was Managing Partner, Head of Infrastructure.

    Prior to joining 3i, he was Division Director in Macquarie’s Infrastructure Funds business, where he managed investments in the transport sector. Phil has over 20 years of infrastructure investment, advisory and finance experience from earlier roles at Barclays and WestLB.

    Phil has an MBA from London Business School.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131

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