Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Amit Dewan as managing director in London, adding to the firm’s debt advisory capabilities across Europe.
The senior hire comes amid continued investment by A&M in infrastructure as a core offering to clients. A&M’s debt advisory practice has now grown to almost 40 professionals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and it said it has “ambitious plans” to further expand its infrastructure capability across EMEA and will announce new hires in due course.
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Dewan will lead the practice’s energy and infrastructure capability across EMEA, supporting infrastructure funds and strategic investors with their debt financing requirements.
He has over 25 years’ experience in banking and debt structuring in the energy and infrastructure space, and has structured and advised on transactions across a wide range of infrastructure verticals including airports, onshore and offshore wind, solar, roads and rail networks and large infrastructure corporates.
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He joins A&M from EY, where he set up and built the infrastructure debt advisory practice. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at UniCredit Group, where he held various senior roles including responsibility for the infrastructure funds coverage.
“I’m pleased to welcome Amit to the team as we continue to scale our debt advisory offer to deliver the best outcomes for clients. His deep sector expertise and extensive network will be instrumental in expanding our infrastructure capability across EMEA and strengthening a core focus growth area for A&M,” said Tim Metzgen, managing director and EMEA head of A&M debt advisory.
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