Arar Infra Private Limited

[Vickiana Sconyers]

Webuild new infrastructure and repurpose high-quality existing assets that are required to underpin a lower-carbon economy. We invest in the same sectors as our private equity strategy, with a current focus on three specific themes.

Our team includes a strong roster of industry veterans with technical, operational, private equity and infrastructure expertise. Our nimble structure makes it easy for us to move quickly and remain flexible in the way we collaborate with our portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Ara, Alyssa was a Principal at Global Infrastructure Partners focused across numerous verticals, including transportation, digital infrastructure, and energy. Previously, Alyssa served as a Vice President in Goldman Sachs, where she built and led the Midstream Leveraged Finance business. She started her career in investment banking at Credit Suisse, where she served as Associate in the Leveraged Finance Origination & Restructuring group and as an Analyst in the Global Energy and Project Finance group.

Irina is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center where she speaks and has published on transatlantic decarbonization issues. Irina completed executive education at Wharton in corporate finance and Harvard on sustainable business strategy. She holds a Master of Science degree in Public Policy from Lund University, Sweden. In her spare time Irina enjoys road cycling, skiing, and mentoring students in sustainability and international affairs.

Prior to co-founding Ara, Troy served as the Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety, Inc., an international worker safety solutions company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. Total Safety has approximately 4,000 employees, over 150 locations and serves multinational industrial, energy and process industry customers in more than 26 countries. From 2010 until 2013, Troy served as President and Chief Executive Officer of R360 Environmental Solutions, Inc., a leading recycling and environmental services business, which he sold for $1.4 billion to Waste Connections, Inc. in 2012. He was also a founding partner of Paine & Partners, LLC, (now known as Paine Schwartz Partners), a generalist private equity firm that together with its predecessors, managed in excess of $3 billion in equity capital across three institutional funds and based in San Francisco, CA.

Troy holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and attended Harvard Business School to play rugby and get an MBA. Troy sits on the Council of Overseers of Jones Business School at Rice University and serves as a director of the Hermann Park Conservancy. He is married, has three children and in his free time can be found on a paddleboard in the Gulf of Mexico watching sea turtles and fishing plastic out of the ocean.

Charles holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Wesleyan University and a Master of Business Administration, with honors, from the University of Chicago. Charles has long been active in the land conservation movement. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Conservation Fund, a national land conservation organization. Charles and his wife Ashley have donated more conservation easements in the State of Vermont than any other individual or private entity.

Charles grew up in Central Vermont, where he attended public schools, ran cross country and track poorly, and sold firewood as a side gig. He is married, with three sons. Charles enjoys hiking, running, reading, and reminding people that the world is getting hotter.

Before joining Ara as a Principal in 2021, Myles served as a Vice President at Aksiom Group. Prior to Aksiom, Myles was a Vice President in the Corporate Credit Group of Guggenheim Partners where he was responsible for European corporate debt investments including syndicated and direct middle market leveraged loans as well as high yield bonds across the energy, utilities, infrastructure, services and chemicals sectors. Previously, Myles worked in a number of trading and operations roles within financial services.

Before joining Ara in 2022, Peter was a Principal on the private equity investment team at Bain Capital, where he spent over twelve years focused on buyouts and growth investments in the industrial, business services, and technology sectors. Peter also was the co-founder, CEO, and CFO of Belong Acquisition Corp, a $150 million SPAC focused on high-growth tech-enabled businesses, underpinned by a belief that diverse teams win. He began his career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in New York and India, serving clients in the industrial, private equity, technology, and media sectors.

Venn Partners LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC347544. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Venn is a trading name of Venn Partners LLP.

Hamzah is an Associate in the Residential Lending Team providing support in the modelling, underwriting, structuring and management of deals across our lending sectors. Hamzah has an MPhil in Real Estate Finance from the University of Cambridge and a Master in Architecture from Yale University.

Mark Ebbinghaus is the regional Chair of the business with a particular focus on capital partnerships as well as both broader business and specific product development. His responsibilities include the identification and origination of business and investment opportunities across both public and private markets. He Chairs the local business Boards as well as the Investment Committees and in this regard is responsible for the governance and oversight function.

Prior to joining, Mark was Global Head of Industries & Real Estate at Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to joining SCB, Mark was Asia Head of Real Estate Lodging & Leisure Investment Banking for UBS. Prior to investment banking, Mark was a top-rated equities research analyst covering real estate, developers and contractors, and the hotel sector. He spent five years at JLW Advisory (a former division of Jones Lang LaSalle) where he was Head of Strategic Investment Advice for their Australian business.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide and a Master of Real Estate and Finance from the University of South Australia. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and a full member of the CFA Institute.

Matthew is an Associate in the Residential Lending Team at Venn, providing support in the modelling, underwriting, structuring and management of deals across our lending sectors. Prior to joining Venn in March 2023, Matthew worked at OakNorth Bank in the Fund Finance and Real Estate Lending teams. Matthew has a first class undergraduate degree in Business Economics from the University of Liverpool.

Claire is an Associate in the Finance and Operations team. Prior to joining Venn in 2024, Claire qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG within their financial services department. Claire has a first class MSci degree in Mathematics from the University of Bristol.

Kirsty is our Receptionist / Team Assistant at Venn and is responsible for looking after front of house and assisting with administrative tasks. Prior to joining Venn in March 2023, Kirsty worked in front of house roles at Shore Capital, EPR Architects and Quantiq. Kirsty also has experience in HR Administration having previously worked as a HR Administrator for Bulletproof Design Limited.

Will is a Vice President within our Residential Lending Team acting as execution lead in the origination, structuring and management of deals across our lending sectors. Will Joined Venn in 2024 following almost 10 years at Barclays where most recently he lead on the origination, structuring, restricting and execution of transactions to Barclays Public Sector clients with a strong focus on the Social Housing sector and Sustainability. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Loughborough University.

James is in-house legal counsel for Venn, primarily supporting the execution and structuring teams. Prior to joining Venn in 2016, James was with Eversheds for 6 years where he was an Associate in the Banking and Finance team, undertaking secondments to Venn and to Barclays during that time. James has experience of a wide range of finance transactions and a particular focus on real estate finance. James holds degrees in law, and in politics and international relations.

Luke is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Venn, and has over 25 years of experience, with a particular focus on credit products. Before joining Venn in 2015, Luke was Head of Operations at CQS, a $14bn multi-asset hedge fund. Prior to that, he managed Product Control at Cairn Capital, a credit asset manager, and was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs leading the structured credit middle office. Luke has a degree in Mathematics from the University of East Anglia.

Jon Taylor provides Residential Lending Team underwriting advisory services to Venn. He runs Northdale Asset Management, a real estate asset management company, and has been involved in the real estate industry for 20 years. His experience covers a broad range of originating, underwriting and asset managing debt and equity investments across the UK and Europe, and he previously worked at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch Real Estate Finance groups. Jon is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Oriane is a Managing Director at Venn where she oversees the affordable housing activity. She is also the Deputy Portfolio Manager for the 6 billion Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme 2020 which Venn manages for the UK Government. Oriane has over 16 years of corporate lending experience and was a Director in the social housing team at M&G plc prior to joining Venn in 2020. She holds a Master in Management from EDHEC Business School and a MSc in Finance from the University of Strathclyde Business School. Oriane is a CFA Charterholder.

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