Our people
  • Aaron Church Profile 2024Updated (1)
    Aaron Church
    Partner

    UK / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

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

    Investments

    Attero Wijster 23
    During 3i Infrastructure’s five-year investment, the leading waste treatment business Attero doubled its earnings and opened a new electricity turbine capable of powering over 200,000 households. 3i’s Aaron Church and Attero CEO Paul Ganzeboom discuss the partnership.
  • Sean Clark Mg 9126 Web
    Sean Clark
    Associate

    North America / Private Equity

    Sean Clark

    Associate
    North America / Private Equity

    Sean joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. Sean has since been involved in 3i’s investments in JMJ Associates and Dynatect.

    Prior to joining 3i, Sean worked as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking Group at Wells Fargo, where he focused on M&A advisory and capital raising transactions across all sectors.

    Sean graduated magna cum laude from Washington & Lee University with a B.S. in Accounting.

    3i office address

    300 Park Ave, 23rd floor
    New York, NY 10022
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131

    Investments

  • 103 Rob Collins
    Rob Collins
    Managing Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure

    North America / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

    300 Park Ave, 23rd floor
    New York, NY 10022
    +1 (212) 848 1400
  • Ian Cooper 3I Portrait
    Ian Cooper
    Group Treasurer

    UK

    Ian Cooper

    Group Treasurer
    UK

    Ian is Group Treasurer and responsible for financing, liquidity, FX and interest rate risk management covering 3i Group plc, 3i Infrastructure plc, privately managed funds and 3i portfolio companies.

    Ian joined 3i in 2010 and is a member of the Treasury Transactions Committee and the ESG Committee.

    Prior to joining 3i, Ian worked at Deloitte in Investment Management audit and assurance where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

    Ian is a ICAEW Fellow (FCA) and Fellowship Member of Association of Corporate Treasurers (FCT) and holds a BA Hons from Nottingham University in Finance, Accounting and Management.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • James Cox
    James Cox
    Portfolio Director, Asset Management Group

    UK / Private Equity

    James Cox

    Portfolio Director, Asset Management Group
    UK / Private Equity

    James is a Director in 3i's Asset Management Group which manages investments in a range of companies across a variety of sectors and geographies.

    He has been with 3i since 1998 having started his career at PiMS UK, a London based media services company, where he headed up the financial services team. James subsequently joined 3i’s London based portfolio management team in 2002 where his focus was managing higher value minority investments.

    James has more than 20 years’ experience of managing minority and majority equity positions in Growth Capital and Buyout assets across a wide range of sectors. He has both invested in, and supported, companies at various stages of growth and completed a significant number of successful realisations.

    3i office address

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

     

    Investments

  • Stephen Daintith Profile 2024
    Stephen Daintith
    Non-Executive Director

    Board of Directors

    Stephen Daintith

    Non-Executive Director
    Board of Directors

    Non-executive Director since October 2016. Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of Ocado Group plc.

    Formerly an executive director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from 2017 to March 2021 and Finance Director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc (“DMGT”) from 2011 to 2017. Non-executive director of ZPG Plc.

    Prior to joining DMGT he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of News International. He originally qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse (now part of PwC).

    Committee involvement:

    Audit and Compliance – Chair
    Nominations - Member

  • James Dawes Profile Image
    James Dawes
    Chief Financial Officer

    UK / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
    Shares Mag
    James Dawes, speaks to AJ Bell’s Shares Magazine about 3i Infrastructure and the megatrends underpinning its strategy.
  • John Decesare
    John Decesare
    Director, Group Compliance

    UK

    John Decesare

    Director, Group Compliance
    UK

    John is Director, Group Compliance and is responsible for regulatory compliance at 3i. He joined 3i’s in-house legal team in 1997, providing wide-ranging legal support to 3i’s investment and corporate activities worldwide until he took over responsibility for the compliance function in 2010. 

    Prior to joining 3i, he worked as a solicitor in private practice and remains admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales. 

    John is also a member of the BVCA’s Regulatory Committee and has represented that Committee on the board of the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • Grace Chang Web Grey Background
    Grace Delluc
    Associate Director

    UK / Private Equity

    Grace Delluc

    Associate Director
    UK / Private Equity
    Consumer & Private Label

    Grace is an Associate Director in the UK Private Equity team and is involved with 3i's portfolio company MPM. 

    Prior to joining 3i in 2021, Grace was an investor at Apax Partners, focused on consumer retail, digital media and technology. Prior to Apax, Grace worked at Lazard in the M&A team, after having started her career in transaction services at KPMG. 

    Grace holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University, and a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.

    3i office address

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

    Investments

  • Anna Dellis Profile Image
    Anna Dellis
    Partner

    UK / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
    EV Charging
    ESP provides more than one million live connections across the UK, ranging from houses to data centres. CEO, Kevin O’Connor, and 3i’s Anna Dellis discuss ESP’s growth.
  • 34 Adrien Delmottee
    Adrien Delmotte
    Director

    UK / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

    29 rue de Berri,
    75008 Paris
    + 33 1 73 15 11 00
  • Piotr 630X460px
    Piotr Doniec
    Director

    Germany / Private Equity

    Piotr Doniec

    Director
    Germany / Private Equity
    Services & Software

    Piotr joined 3i in 2017 and is a Director in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt. He was a deal team member on 3i’s investments in Luqom Group, the largest European online specialist in the lighting space, and Formel D, a global service provider to the automotive and component supply industry. He currently sits on the board of Formel D.

    Prior to joining 3i, Piotr gained work experience as a Consultant with McKinsey and in investment banking at Deutsche Bank. 

    Piotr holds a Masters degree in Finance from HEC Paris and a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen.

    3i office address

    OpernTurm
    Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4
    60306 Frankfurt am Main
    +49 69 710000 0

    Investments

  • 36 Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    General Counsel and Company Secretary

    UK

    Kevin Dunn

    General Counsel and Company Secretary
    UK

    Responsible for 3i’s legal, compliance, internal audit, and company secretarial functions. A member of the Executive Committee since joining 3i in 2007.

    Prior to joining 3i, was a Senior Managing Director, running GE’s European Leveraged Finance business after serving as European General Counsel for GE. Prior to GE, was a partner at the law firms Travers Smith and Latham & Watkins.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • 37 Jennifer Dunstan
    Jennifer Dunstan
    Partner, Head of Fund Investor Relations

    UK / Fund Investor Relations

    Jennifer Dunstan

    Partner, Head of Fund Investor Relations
    UK / Fund Investor Relations

    Jennifer is the Partner heading the Fund Investor Relations team.

    Prior to this, Jennifer was a Partner in the UK Buyouts team and Head of Consumer in the UK. Since joining 3i in June 2005 she co-led 3i’s investment in Mayborn and co-led the take privates of Telecity Group and Redbus to create TelecityRedbus.  In November 2007 she was responsible for 3i’s investment in Agent Provocateur.

    Prior to joining 3i, Jennifer spent nine years at Terra Firma Capital Partners and Nomura’s Principal Finance Group (PFG), where she was Managing Director. In addition to numerous portfolio responsibilities, major deals that she led there include the privatisation of Angel Train Contracts and the acquisition of Inn Partnership. Jennifer started her career as a solicitor for Allen, Allen & Hemsley in Sydney and London.

    Jennifer holds a BA degree and LLB from the University of Sydney. She is a Director of 3i Infrastructure plc, the FTSE250 listed long-term investor in infrastructure businesses and assets, a Co-Founder and past Chair of Level 20, an initiative to support women in private equity, and a Trustee of The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK).

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • Sasha East Thumbnail
    Sasha East
    Senior Associate, ESG

    UK / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • Nuno Fernandes 8934
    Nuno Fernandes
    Senior Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    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.

    3i office address

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