Our Leadership Team is the body and soul of IPFA.

We boast about our experienced finance professionals who have cream-of-the crop track records and ultimate deal execution experience. We are experienced in leading diverse, multidisciplinary teams to deliver the most complex market deals including but not limited to shipping finance, infrastructure and PPP/PFI projects.

We are driven by our passion to provide clients with the best knowledgeable financial advice that is both practical and integrated with a project’s holistic set of requirements.

RENAUD NICHE

MANAGING DIRECTOR | GCC & S-EMEA

Renaud has over 25 years of experience in environmental engineering and infrastructure project finance related to construction, utilities, and real estate property development. He has extensive experience in advisory and implementation of innovative financing solutions, having worked on some of the GCC, North America and Europe’s leading PPP projects. In his capacity as a financial […]

SAL FISCHER

FD-ILR | First Degree Independent Local Representative

Asset Finance Originator, Structurer and Exeutioner. Sal is the Managing Director, Due Diligence Services and Advisory Services, based in Tokyo and Hong Kong while working globally to deliver cream-of-the-crop services. His long list includes contacts from within Institutional Investors, Financial Organisations and Investment Banks in Energy, Infrastructure, Shipping, Oil & Gas gas and Renewables. Originally […]

GORDON BATMAN

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Hon.

A Fullbright-certified strategic planner, Gordon initiated the development of an activity-based travel demand model for Chicago, the first in Illinois, to vastly improve multimodal travel behavior prediction. He led the development of the first 30-year transportation plan for Chicago as well as the first bicycle transportation plan, and spearheaded the successful local ballot measures for […]

YIORGOS ANDRIANOPOULOS

CFO | SENIOR PROJECT FINANCE INVESTMENT ADVISER

Yiorgos (George) is a Chartered European Engineer (EUR-ING) serving IPFA today as a Third Party Independent Project Finance Consultant. He also is a EU-Chartered Financial Analyst holding membership through the Greek State Chapter (EU-ACCA). Since joining ICONIC Project Finance Advisory in 2009, Yiorgos has transformed his long term CFO role into an international Project Finance […]

LUC BOREAU

SENIOR INVESTMENT DIRECTOR

Luc is Chartered Engineer with prevailing experience in delivering potable and non-potable water infrastructure projects for public, federal, and private agencies. Prior to his tenure with IPFA, while working for an engineering and construction company, Luc was involved in overseeing and managing the full infrastructure life cycle for water projects of varying size and scope. […]

THIERY DABERLEAU

Director of ECA/PPP/PFI Group

Thiery is a PFI Specialist and chartered engineer. He manages complex high-profile projects deploying multi-disciplinary teams integrating financial, commercial, and engineering skills and experience to advise on deals for both public and private clients. Thiery has extensive experience performing feasibility studies for large-scale, global projects that require close coordination with subject matter experts and management […]

ANIZA DELLIALIZI

COMMERCIAL BANKING EXPERT

Aniza has more than 22 years’ experience performing commercial and financial advisory services for blue chip clients on infrastructure projects. Aniza has an excellent track record advising BoDs who are assessing and procuring large-scale projects as Public-Private Partnerships. Her area of specialization is mostly in feasibility studies, financial projections, financial modeling, procurement strategy and management, […]

STEFAN MENDONIS

HEAD OF COMMERCIAL & PROJECT FINANCE

Stefan is a well-rounded and long-established expert in commercial banking with multi-disciplinary experience across the complete transaction lifecycle from equity and debt arrangement and syndication to portfolio management and exit. Stefan has over 18 years’ of experience in the PFI/PPP and infrastructure sectors and has arranged a number of firsts in the sector. Stefan has […]

MELVYN DANIELS

PROJECT FINANCE ANALYST

Project/Structured Finance Transactor, mandated for the origination, structuring, due diligence, financial modeling, documentation and financing of large ticket debt transactions. Specializing in non-recourse transactions in Real Estate, Aircraft financing (Operating/Finance leases), Petrochemicals and Infrastructure, having closely worked and achieved financial close on several transactions in IPFA Project Finance Advisory. Further, having trained in THALES group, […]