Markus Abeler

Associate
UK / Infrastructure

Markus joined 3i in May 2023 as an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.

Prior to joining 3i, Markus worked at HSBC in London, covering M&A across Transport, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Construction.

Markus holds a BA in Economics from New York University.

Paolo Bergamelli

Director
UK / Infrastructure

Paolo is a Director in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in 2015. He is responsible for the origination, execution and asset management of infrastructure investments. His transaction experience includes Wireless Infrastructure Group, Infinis, Tampnet, Anglian Water, Herambiente and Global Cloud Xchange. He is currently on the board of Herambiente.

Prior to joining 3i, Paolo worked in the investment banking division of UBS, advising on Infrastructure, Transport and Telecom transactions.

Paolo holds a MSc in Finance from Bocconi University.

Eric Bucher

Associate
UK / Infrastructure

Eric joined 3i in September 2021 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 DNS:NET, Belfast City Airport and Global Cloud Xchange.

He has previous experience from Waterland Private Equity and JPMorgan.

Eric holds a MSc in Financial Analysis from London Business School and a B.A. HSG in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. In addition, he gained experience during his studies abroad at Harvard University.

Aaron Church

Partner
UK / Infrastructure

Aaron is a Partner in the Infrastructure team based in London, with a focus on origination, execution and asset management of investments in Europe. He has played a key role in 3i's acquisitions of Attero, Joulz, Herambiente, ESVAGT, Infinis and Tampnet, and is a director on the boards of Joulz and Oystercatcher.

Prior to 3i, Aaron worked for HRL Morrison & Co, a major Australasian headquartered infrastructure fund manager, and the Boston Consulting Group.

Aaron holds a B.Com from the University of Canterbury and a M.B.A. (Distinction) from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

Rob Collins

Managing Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure
North America / Infrastructure

Rob joined 3i in 2017 as the Managing Partner for North American Infrastructure. He is a member of 3i’s Executive Committee. At 3i, he has led the US infrastructure team’s investments in Smarte Carte, Regional Rail and EC Waste. 

Prior to joining 3i, Rob led Hastings Funds Management’s infrastructure investment activities in North America & Europe and was a member of Hastings’ Executive Committee and Investment Committee.

Previously, Rob founded the infrastructure M&A practice at Morgan Stanley and Greenhill where he was a Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Investment Banking for the Americas at both firms. He started his infrastructure career at Goldman Sachs after spending five years as an active-duty, Naval officer in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Program.

Rob holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a masters equivalent in nuclear engineering from the Bettis Reactor Engineering School, and a B.E., magna cum laude, in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University.

James Dawes

Chief Financial Officer
UK / Infrastructure

James is Chief Financial Officer for 3i Group's Infrastructure business and joined in January 2016. He manages all of the operational, financial and reporting requirements for the Infrastructure business line within 3i Group, as well as performing CFO duties for 3i Infrastructure plc.

Prior to joining 3i, James was with Legal & General Investment Management where he held a number of senior finance roles, including Finance Director of LGV Capital from 2007 to 2015.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Anna Dellis

Partner
UK / Infrastructure

Anna Dellis joined the Infrastructure team in 2006 and became a partner in 2018. Since then she leads asset management for the portfolio of economic infrastructure investment held in funds 3i Infrastructure plc and 3i Managed Infrastructure Acquisitions Limited. This role includes oversight of portfolio company performance; recruitment of board members and senior executives for portfolio companies; and delivery of cross-portfolio initiatives to protect and grow value.

Anna has direct investment experience across a number of sectors including oil storage (Oystercatcher); utilities (Elenia and ESP) and transport (Eversholt and BCA). Currently she represents Oystercatcher on the board of Advario Singapore Limited. Since August 2022 she is responsible for the team’s investment in DNS:NET which is rolling out fibre-to-the-home in the Berlin vicinity.

Prior to joining 3i Anna qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and advised on infrastructure finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a degree in German and French from the University of Nottingham.

Adrien Delmotte

Director
UK / Infrastructure

Adrien is a Director in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined in September 2015. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals in the infrastructure sector.

He is currently involved in TCR and Valorem.

Prior to joining 3i, Adrien worked in the investment banking division of Société Générale, advising on Financial Institution Group transactions.

Adrien graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique.

Sasha East

Senior Associate, ESG
UK / Infrastructure

Sasha is a Senior Associate in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London, having joined in 2022. She supports the identification, prioritisation and delivery of sustainability-related workstreams and initiatives for 3i's Infrastructure business line, its funds and portfolio companies.

Sasha previously spent six years in the Strategy& Deals team at PwC, working on a variety of due diligence and strategy projects for clients in the Industrial and Energy sectors. She has a PhD in Chemistry from Cambridge University, having previously studied Biochemistry at the University of Oxford.

Nuno Fernandes

Senior Associate
UK / Infrastructure

Nuno joined 3i in June 2022 and is a Senior Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.

Prior to joining 3i, Nuno was an Associate in the Infrastructure team at Gingko Tree Investment Ltd in London where he focused on deal origination and execution, and asset management.

Nuno holds a MSc in Banking and Finance from Queen Mary University of London and a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon.

Thomas Fodor

Investor Relations Partner
UK / Infrastructure

Thomas is Investor Relations Partner for 3i Group’s Infrastructure business and joined in February 2016. He is responsible for interacting with the limited partners and public shareholders across 3i Group’s infrastructure funds as well as managing any new fundraising and co-investment opportunities.

Prior to joining 3i, Thomas worked in the private placement team at HSBC, where he advised General Partners on fundraising in Europe and Asia. Thomas started his career at Lehman Brothers where he focused on private placements and fundraising for alternative investment funds.

Thomas holds a Master in Finance and Business Administration from HEC, Paris.

Jason Gao

Vice President
North America / Infrastructure

Jason joined 3i in 2017 and is a Vice President in the North American Infrastructure team. He is on the board of Regional Rail.

Prior to joining 3i, Jason was an Analyst at Macquarie Capital where he focused on M&A and financing advisory in the energy infrastructure space.

Jason holds a B.Sc. in business, magna cum laude, from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Katerina Hanackova

Associate Director
UK / Infrastructure

Katerina joined 3i in November 2023 and is an Associate Director in the Infrastructure team based in London. She is responsible for the origination and execution of new investments in Europe, as well as supporting the activities of portfolio companies including Ionisos, Oystercatcher and Global Cloud Xchange.

Before joining 3i, Katerina worked at STAR Capital where she was involved in the execution and portfolio management of myflexbox, SkyFive, Synergy LMS and the Windlogix. Before STAR, she worked in advisory and principal investment teams at Macquarie Capital.

Katerina holds an MSc in Accountancy and Financial Management from the Stockholm School of Economics and a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Laura Kaps

Associate Director
UK / Infrastructure

Laura is an Associate Director in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in August 2017. She is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of transactions in the infrastructure sector.

Prior to joining 3i, Laura worked in the investment banking divisions of Evercore and J.P. Morgan in London and Frankfurt advising on Infrastructure, Transport and Energy transactions.

Laura holds a MSc in International Business from Maastricht University, Netherlands and Queen’s University, Canada and a Master of European Studies from TU Berlin, Germany.

Danny Kim

Senior Associate
North America / Infrastructure

Danny joined 3i in July 2024 and is a Senior Associate in the Infrastructure team based in New York.

Prior to 3i, Danny was a Private Equity Senior Associate at SDC Capital Partners where he helped execute equity investments in the digital infrastructure sector, including fibre and data centres.

Danny holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Mathematics from Columbia University.

Julia Kraus

Associate
North America / Infrastructure

Julia joined 3i’s North American Infrastructure team in September 2023.

Prior to 3i, Julia was an Investment Banking Analyst at Citigroup in their Media & Communications Group, where she focussed on the telecom sector.

Julia graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in economics.