Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has created a new renewable energy division with the addition of Santander alums Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jimenez.
Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has created a new renewable energy division with the addition of Santander alums Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jimenez.
Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has launched a new renewables division and has hired two former Santander executives to lead it.
Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jiménez have extensive experience in advising corporate operations, especially in renewable energy.
The British fund SDCL, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, today announced the creation of a new renewable energy division that will be led by Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jimenez, executives from Santander Corporate & Investment.
Sustainable Development Capital LLP has recruited Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jimenez from Santander to head up a new renewable energy division.
Volery Capital Partners has bought into SDCL’s shareholding, while the London-listed fund manager poaches another managing director from Santander.
UK-based investment firm Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has formed a new renewables division that will be led by industry experts Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jimenez, who join from Santander Corporate & Investment Banking with over 30 years of combined experience.
Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has launched a new renewables division and hired two executives from Santander to run it.
Alejandro Ciruelos and Javier Jimenez, from Santander’s corporate and investment banking arm, will focus on developing “innovative financing and investment solutions” for utility-scale renewables projects, developers and investors.
Ciruelos has been appointed as the managing director of SDCL’s renewables division and was managing director and member of the executive leadership team of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking in London.
He has led advisory and investment mandates for Santander including, most recently, the £2.5bn debt financing for the Moray East offshore wind farm owned by EDPR, Mitsubishi Corporation and Engie.
Jimenez has 14 years of experience in the infrastructure sector and was previously a managing director at Santander heading up renewable energy, senior origination and execution.
Private equity outfit Volery also became a minority shareholder in SDCL.
SDCL CEO Jonathan Maxwell (pictured) said: “We are very excited to have created our renewables division lead by leading industry practitioners as experienced and highly regarded as Alejandro and Javier.
“Their deep expertise in the renewables sector adds to SDCL’s established platform as we looks to capitalise on the increasing number of high quality opportunities in energy efficiency, renewables, and offshore wind.
“Similarly, our partnership with Volery will help us accelerate our growth plans and increase the development of clean and efficient energy solutions, which are critical to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.”
SDCL welcomes the announcement that its Senior Adviser, Michael Liebreich, has been appointed as an Official Adviser to the Board of Trade by the UK Government.
The Board of Trade and its advisers comprise senior figures from business, academia and government. Originally constituted in the early 17th Century but recently revived, its President is Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade. Its members and advisers are expected to use their influence to help Britain make a stronger case for free trade on the international stage.
Michael became Senior Advisor to SDCL in September 2018 and is a global authority on clean energy and transportation, smart infrastructure, technology, climate finance and sustainable development. He is Chairman and CEO of Liebreich Associates and serves on a number of advisory boards.
SDCL’s CEO, Jonathan Maxwell, said: “We’re delighted that Michael’s considerable knowledge and experience will be utilised by the government in the negotiation of future trade deals. He is a highly valued advisor to SDCL and we have no doubt the Board of Trade will benefit greatly from his deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that the UK the global economy face at this critical point in history.”
SDCL welcomes the announcement that its Senior Advisor, Michael Liebreich, has been appointed as an Official Adviser to the Board of Trade by the UK Government.
The Board of Trade and its advisers comprise senior figures from business, academia and government. Originally constituted in the early 17th Century but recently revived, its President is Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade. Its members and advisers are expected to use their influence to help Britain make a stronger case for free trade on the international stage.
Michael became Senior Advisor to SDCL in September 2018 and is a global authority on clean energy and transportation, smart infrastructure, technology, climate finance and sustainable development. He is Chairman and CEO of Liebreich Associates and serves on a number of advisory boards.
SDCL’s CEO, Jonathan Maxwell, said: “We’re delighted that Michael’s considerable knowledge and experience will be utilised by the government in the negotiation of future trade deals. He is a highly valued advisor to SDCL and we have no doubt the Board of Trade will benefit greatly from his deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that the UK the global economy face at this critical point in history.”