Team

Senior Director with over 18 years’ experience across the energy space in trading, power marketing, renewable procurement and data center infrastructure.

Mr. Lucas is responsible for business development across Quinbrook’s existing and new investment in critical infrastructure with a focus on renewable and carbon-free power solutions. 

• John joined Quinbrook from Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) where he was Head of Renewables and Energy Procurement and oversaw AWS’s renewable power procurement efforts across the Americas. During his time at AWS John’s team set records for renewable energy procurement by a corporate in back to back years with 4GW+ in 2020 and 6GW+ in 2021.   
• Prior to his leadership role at AWS, John held commercial roles focused on global energy, renewable and infrastructure procurement at META (Facebook) as well as energy trading positions at Morgan Stanley and Shell Energy North America.  
• John has considerable experience in business development, renewables, carbon-free supply and energy trading across global markets. 
• John holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Senior Director with over 22 years’ experience in making and managing energy-related infrastructure investments in Australia, the US, Europe and Africa

Mr. Restall has been responsible for the global energy storage strategy, Australian data storage strategy and led the PPA negotiations, design and development of the Gemini Solar PV and BESS project in Nevada. He is a Board member on all the existing Australian portfolio businesses.

• Mr. Restall has led over US$ 6 billion of generation development and US$ 4 billion of generation construction projects during his career and has extensive experience in corporate strategy, business improvement, project and financial management.

• Prior to his time with Quinbrook, Mr. Restall was the Chief Executive Officer of Cape Byron Power, a portfolio company currently managed by Quinbrook and previously managed by Capital Dynamics.  Mr. Restall held the role of CEO from the time of initial acquisition of the assets in 2013 through to August 2016.

• Prior to Cape Byron, he was a Senior Business Development Manager at EnergyAustralia (a major Australian energy utility) between 2010 and 2013 with responsibilities including corporate strategy, thermal power development, renewable development and operational efficiency.

• Between 2007 and 2009, Mr. Restall was the Business Development Manager at Drax Group plc in the United Kingdom, where he was a senior member of the team that developed, constructed and operated one of the world’s largest baseload renewable power plants.

• Mr. Restall previously held various senior management construction roles at Shell, InterGen and Fluor Daniel, where he delivered power and mining projects in Australia, the UK and the Niger Delta.

• He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology.

Senior Director with over 17 years’ experience across investment and asset management in the clean energy sector

• Director, and previously Vice President, for the CEI team at Capital Dynamics Group since its inception in 2010 until leaving in 2017. He sat on a number of Boards and was responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and executing transactions across a wide range of technologies totalling in excess of US$ 400 million

• Responsible for arranging the refinancing of a portfolio of wind assets with a long term project finance facility for US$100m

• Prior to joining Capital Dynamics he spent seven years at Novera Energy PLC working alongside David Scaysbrook and Rory Quinlan through the key growth phase of Novera until its acquisition by Infinis in 2010

• Holds a BA (Hons) Accounting from the University of Wales

Senior Director with over 20 years’ experience in various roles in the energy sector including investment management, project finance and investment banking

• Senior Vice President, Project Acquisition and Finance for Quantum Utility Generation from 2014 to 2018 where he managed the execution of M&A processes and led project financings in the power generation sector

• Director of Project Finance for RBC Capital Markets from 2010-2014 where he structured and executed over $6.8 billion in project financings. He led all phases of the financing process including business origination, transaction structuring, due diligence etc.

• Vice President for Marathon Capital LLC where he provided advisory services to companies in the renewable energy sector

• Vice President in the Project Finance group for Barclays Capital Inc. (Formerly with Lehman Brothers) from 2002 to 2009 where he structured and executed over $7 billion in project finance transactions in the power and energy sectors.

• Holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, from Franklin and Marshall College

Senior Director with over 18 years’ experience across energy investments, power marketing and portfolio management.

Mr. Angelkov is responsible for business development and deal execution across Quinbrook’s existing and new investment platforms with focus on both generation and load assets

• Val joined Quinbrook from Scout Clean Energy where he played a significant leadership role and was responsible for many of Scout’s commercial activities

• Prior to Scout, Val held commercial leadership roles with U.S.-based private equity, renewable IPPs and wholesale trading organizations with focus on power and renewables

• Val has a considerable experience in business development, asset investments, power marketing, and energy trading across all U.S. power markets

• Val holds a Bachelor of Arts from the American University in Bulgaria, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas

Senior Director with over 17 years’ experience across transaction execution, portfolio company management, risk management, technical and commercial optimization,

• Mr Breen was previously Operating Director at I Squared where he was a Member of the Board of Directors for multiple portfolio companies and participated in Investment Committee evaluations.

• Prior to I Squared, Mr Breen was Senior Vice President of Operations at Quantum Utility Generation and responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of over 1,500 MW’s of natural gas, renewable and coal assets owned or co-owned by Quantum Utility Generation. Mr Breen was also the technical and due diligence lead for all acquisition opportunities

• Mr Breen has previous global experience in project management, design and permitting of numerous energy related projects

• Holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Energy Design emphasis from California Maritime Academy

Senior Director with over 15 years’ experience as a consulting economist covering energy and various other sectors. 

Mr. Allan is responsible for Digital Applications, leveraging his technical expertise

• Executive Director and Shareholder at Frontier Economics where he established and grew the firm’s first Asia office in Singapore. Major projects included winning and leading a multi-year project to design the Singapore Secondary Gas Trading Market; delivering Singapore Power Services’ 10-year strategic plan and advising Singtel on its decision to enter the Singaporean electricity retail market

• Recognised as a global energy expert, James speaks regularly at industry conferences across Australia and Asia, was an inaugural member of the Who’s Who energy expert list and has been listed in 2018, 2019 and 2020

• Known for his actionable insight, James has conducted bottom-up reform of power and gas markets, changed the regional structure of the Australian electricity market, set retail regulated electricity prices for millions of Australian households, designed carbon/renewable energy schemes and supported AUD$15 billion plus in energy transactions and investments

• James holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne majoring in Theoretical Physics and a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney

Director with over 20 years’ experience in renewable energy

Ms. Ramanathan is responsible for offtake origination and customer relationships

• Shalini works closely with Quinbrook’s portfolio companies to identify and execute relationship based, origination and offtake agreements for Quinbrook projects

• She has extensive experience in origination and project development in U.S. power markets and a track record of closing >2GW of renewable projects representing more than USD 2.5B in transaction value

• Prior to Quinbrook, Shalini spent 13 years with RES Americas beginning as a Project Developer and most recently leading RES’ U.S. origination efforts as Senior Vice President of Origination

• Shalini holds a Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honours program from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University

Director with over 7 years’ experience in global clean energy and infrastructure investment, project development, financing, M&A and asset management

• Joined Quinbrook in 2019 from Denham Capital in London, where he was an Associate responsible for analysis, structuring, execution and management of Denham Capital’s international clean energy investments

• Prior to Denham Capital, William was an Analyst in the Global Energy & Power Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York

• Holds a Bachelor of Science in both Finance and Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

General Counsel with over 17 years’ experience in global corporates and transactions in the private equity, energy, and fintech sectors.

• Daniel has an extensive track record working on cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as in the development and financing of energy infrastructure projects in the U.S. and emerging markets.  He has also managed corporate governance, regulatory, and compliance matters for private equity portfolio companies around the world.

• Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Emergent Technology between 2017 and 2021,  where he was responsible for all legal and regulatory matters in connection with the firm’s blockchain, digital payments and trading businesses.

• Assistant General Counsel at First Solar between 2016 and 2017, where he worked on the development, financing, acquisition, and divestiture of solar PV projects in the U.S. and Latin America.

• Partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP between 2014 and 2016, where he advised clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, project development and other complex commercial transactions with a particular focus on renewable energy projects.

• Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Zaff Capital LP between 2012 and 2013, where he was responsible for all legal and compliance matters in connection with the firm’s fund formation and capital raising efforts as well as special situations investments in emerging markets.

• Prior to that experience, Daniel held other positions both in-house and in large international law firms where he worked on private equity, capital markets and energy transactions.

• Daniel holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University, a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Laws from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico.

Senior lawyer with over 13 years of experience in global corporate governance, fund formation and capital raising in the private equity and infrastructure sectors.

Holly Clarke is based in London and has an extensive track record working on fund launches, corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters for global asset managers and corporations.

Prior to joining Quinbrook, Holly was Senior Legal Counsel at AMP Capital, an international investment manager with >USD 120 billion of assets-under-management across both alternative and traditional asset classes. Holly was lead in-house counsel for the global infrastructure equity fundraise, and responsible for legal and regulatory matters in connection with fund formation and capital raising efforts for the international private funds business. In addition, Holly managed corporate governance, regulatory and general legal matters across the UK, European, Middle East and Asian offices.

Holly began her career at Linklaters in the Investment Management Group, where she spent time in both the London and New York offices as well as on secondment with Ardian and Goldman Sachs International. Holly then joined the Kirkland & Ellis Funds Team in London advising clients on all aspects of fund formation and governance.

Holly holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Law, London, and a Bachelor of Science from Durham University.

US Financial Controller with over 15 years’ of experience in private equity, funds management and financial accounting and reporting

Ms. Farooqi is responsible for providing financial and accounting compliance to the Quinbrook US team and portfolio companies with regards to financial reporting, tax compliance, audit processes and all company accounts

• Ms. Farooqi was previously Director of Fund Accounting and Finance at Salient Partners and CFO/Controller at Genesis Park in Houston

• Financial Reporting Manger at D.E. Shaw & Co. and was Financial Services Senior Auditor for Ernst & Young in New York

• She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Baruch College, New York and is working on her MBA. Ms. Farooqi is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York

Senior Vice President with over 13 years’ experience in clean and conventional energy projects and investments

Ms. Louie is responsible for financial analysis, structuring, risk and ESG assessment of new investments and ongoing asset management responsibilities

• Associate in the CEI division at Capital Dynamics between 2012 and 2015, where she was integrally involved in the Cape Byron Power investment

• Process Engineer at Worley, a global provider of technical, project and operational support services in the energy and infrastructure sector, between 2008 and 2012

• Holds a B.A. in Chemical Engineering and Commerce (Finance) with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland, Australia

Senior Vice President with over 7 years’ experience in renewable energy and clean technology

• Ms. Smith-Maxwell has successfully advised on more than 4GW of renewable energy power projects including onshore wind, solar and biomass technologies. Her clean technology expertise includes behind the meter storage and battery manufacture technologies

• Rosalind was a Vice President at Fieldstone Private Capital Group between 2015 and 2020, where she focussed on transactions located in Europe and Africa. Prior to joining Fieldstone she was at Climate Change Capital for seven and a half years

• She holds a BSc in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh, and was called to the Bar in 2009, after being awarded the Jules Thorn scholarship by Middle Temple

Vice President with 4 years’ experience in finance

• Previously worked as an analyst in the investment banking division at Credit Suisse in London, with experience in M&A and public and private offerings of debt and equity

• Achieved the CISI Level III Certificate in Securities

• Holds a MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance with Distinction from the Imperial College Business School (ICBS) in London for which she was awarded the ICBS and Grantham Institute prize for the best overall performance on the programme and was recognised on the 2017/18 Deans list for Academic Excellence

• Holds a BSc in Management from the London School of Economics

Vice President with over 4 years’ experience in the global energy sector

• Joined Quinbrook in 2022 from Fengate Asset Management in Houston, where he was an Investment Associate responsible for analysis, structuring, execution and due diligence of Fengate’s energy infrastructure investments
• Prior to Fengate, Sam was an Associate in the Global Power, Utilities and Infrastructure Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets in Houston
• Previously worked as a Deals Advisory Associate at PwC where he helped advise companies in pre-deal and post-merger valuations
• Holds a BBA and Masters in Professional Accounting from the The University of Texas at Austin. Sam is also a CPA holder in the state of Texas

Senior Associate with over 7 years’ experience in finance

Jenna joined Quinbrook in 2022 and is a Senior Associate on the Capital Formation and Investor Engagement Team 

• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Jenna was an Associate at Angelo Gordon, focused on client partnerships, fundraising and new business development across the firm’s credit and real estate strategies 
• Jenna began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she focused on equity derivative structuring and capital markets  
• Jenna received a B.A. in Finance and Minor in Accounting from Villanova University   

 Associate

• Associate in Quinbrook’s Capital Formation and Investor Engagement Team
• Prior to Quinbrook, Ariana was an Associate, LGPS Sales at BlackRock.
• Previous experience includes working at HSBC, which she joined as a Graduate Analyst. While at HSBC, she was responsible for FX Sales and managed marketing materials as well as social media training. She also initiated competitor analysis which helped shape thought leadership and company strategy. While at HSBC she also created a business plan to develop the Global Graduate Council and was the head of the Engagement Pillar.
• Ariana holds an M.Litt in Strategic Studies and an MA(hons) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.

Associate with 2 years’ experience in renewable energy development.

Mr. Cliffe is responsible for financial modelling at the fund level

• Analyst in the Commercial Team at RES Group between 2017 and 2019, where he was involved in the development and sale of onshore wind and battery storage projects

• Holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures with First Class Honours from Imperial College London and a BSc in Natural Sciences with First Class Honours from Durham University

Associate with 3 years’ experience across finance & business operations

• Joined Quinbrook from Velox Power, where he worked as a Business Analyst gaining experience in UK power market analysis, buy-side transactions and asset management
• Previously worked in wealth management as well as providing freelance financial modelling services to early stage startups
• Holds a BSc from the London School of Economics in Geography with Economics

Senior Analyst with 2 years’ experience in the global energy sector

• Joined Quinbrook in 2022 from KPMG’s Commercial Advisory and Transactions Practice, where he worked exclusively with Energy and Utilities clients providing advice on commercial strategy and transactions
• Holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Business Management (Economics) from the University of Queensland
• Board Member for the Australian Institute of Energy (Brisbane Branch)

Senior analyst with 3 years’ experience in asset management.

Mr. Feeney is responsible for ESG in investment and asset management across Quinbrook’s global portfolio

• Previously worked in investment management consulting as an Analyst at Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, with a focus on fintech, data and analytics.

• Further experience in clean energy investment at Longspur Capital, and in ESG supporting the development of an ESG benchmarking and reporting start-up.

• Holds an MSc in Climate Change Finance & Investment from the University of Edinburgh Business School, as well as a BA in History from the University of Warwick.

Analyst with 2 years’ experience in the global energy sector.

Miss Tamraz is an Analyst in Quinbrook’s Investment Team in the UK, focused on ESG

• Prior to Quinbrook, Laila was an Associate Pipeline Engineer at McDermott Middle East where she supported the Subsea Team on offshore projects. She dual-hatted her engineering role with the role of Area Sustainability Lead for the Middle East.

• Holds a Masters in Management from London Business School as well as an MSc in GeoEnergy and a BSc (hons) in Geology and Physical Geography from the University of Edinburgh.

Analyst with 2 years’ experience across infrastructure and project finance 

• Joined Quinbrook in 2022 from KPMG’s Infrastructure and Capital Projects Advisory practice in Dallas where he was a Senior Associate responsible for providing commercial, financial, and strategic analysis for public sector clients engaging in public-private-partnerships (P3s)
• Previously worked as an Associate in KPMG’s Transactions Advisory Services practice where he conducted financial due diligence on buy- and sell-side transactions for both strategic and financial clients
• Holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master in Accountancy from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Gavin is also a CPA holder in the state of Texas

Finance & Operations Associate with 10 years’ experience across finance & business operations

• Previously worked at Raymond James as an Accounts Assistant for 2 years
• Previously worked as a Billing Specialist and Accounts Receivable Coordinator  at several UK law firms

Finance & Operations Associate with 4 years’ experience across finance & business operations

• Joined Quinbrook from Calculus Capital where he was a Finance and Fund Administration Associate
• Holds a BSc from the University of Leicester in Banking & Finance and is currently studying for a CIMA

Executive Assistant with over 14 years’ experience in executive support and office management 

Ms. Arias is Executive Assistant to David Scaysbrook and responsible for the coordination of Quinbrook Investment Committee and portfolio company board meetings along with global HR administration

• Executive Assistant in the CEI division at Capital Dynamics between 2012 and 2015 supporting David Scaysbrook

• Previously worked at PwC within the Risk and Controls Solutions business unit as PA to the national lead partner and global lead for governance risk and compliance

• Holds a Certificate in Governance and Risk Management and is an Affiliated Member of the Governance Institute of Australia

Executive Assistant with over 6 years’ experience in executive support and office management

Ms. Potter is Executive Assistant to Rory Quinlan and is responsible for the coordination and management of Quinbrook’s UK office

• Executive Assistant in the HNW division at Close Brothers Asset Management supporting the Head of HNW and the Director of Commercial Strategy.  

• Previously worked at Evercore ISI within the research division as a PA to the Head of Global Automotive and Research Team. 

• Holds a BA Hons from The University of Winchester. 

Office Manager with over 3 years’ experience in executive support and office management

Ms. Lloyd-Jones is Office Manager to the Quinbrook UK office and is responsible for the coordination and management of Quinbrook’s UK office as well as providing executive support to various team members. 

• Previously the Executive Assistant in the tech division at Impala Search supporting the Co-founder
• Assistant to the Founder and Client Manager working within the HNW division at Caroline Baker
• Holds a Professional Business Diploma with Distinction Honours from the Oxford Media & Business School

Pia Tapley has over 14 years of experience.

• Lead Analyst for technology hardware at N+1 Singer Capital Markets

• Audit Principal at the National Audit Office

• Holds a Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Oxford and is ACA qualified with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales