Impax continues to grow with two new appointments
November 20 2008
Impax Group plc ("Impax"), the specialist environmental
investment company has announced the appointments of Victor
Juttmann and Caroline Barraclough as Investment Manager and
Marketing Manager, respectively.
Victor joins Impax's private equity team and will be responsible
for commercial, legal and tax work related to the growing solar and
wind energy portfolio of Impax New Energy Investors. He will focus
on executing and structuring new investments and managing the
existing portfolio.
Victor has five years experience advising on private equity,
M&A and finance deals. Prior to joining Impax he worked as a
tax lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek where he designed and
implemented tax efficient investment structures and management
incentive schemes for US and European private equity funds. He
started his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus where he specialised in
structured finance and international corporate income tax. Victor
holds degrees in Dutch Commercial law and Tax law from Leiden
University and an MBA from IESE Business School.
Caroline will focus on coordinating the marketing strategy for Impax's listed equity funds, including the IFSL Impax Environmental Leaders Fund.
Caroline has worked in the environmental investment sector since
2005. She was formerly Investor Communications Manager at Carbon
International, the environmental communications and fundraising
consultancy. Caroline organised investor roadshows and produced
market research documents for clients including the London Stock
Exchange. She holds a Geography degree from Oxford
University.
Ian Simm, CEO of Impax said: "I welcome Victor and Caroline to the
team. Their combined experience will be valuable to Impax's
marketing and business development as well as maintaining our lead
as the UK's most experienced environmental investor."
"Despite the economic slowdown, 2009 is shaping up to be a crucial
year for global environmental policy which should encourage further
investment in the sector. Strong legislative drivers coupled with a
diversified focus continue to influence Impax's investment
approach, ensuring investors gain good exposure to long term
secular growth."
About Impax Group plc
Impax Group plc ("Impax"), which is quoted on the Alternative
Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, was founded in 1994
as a specialist finance house focusing on the markets for cleaner
or more efficient delivery of basic services of energy, water and
waste.
Impax's dedicated team of professionals, with many years of
experience in the financial and environmental sectors, is ideally
placed to understand and take advantage of the investment
opportunities arising from the fast growing environmental markets.
Impax Asset Management (the trading entity of Impax Group) manages
assets for institutional and private investors, across a range of
listed and private equity funds.
Key facts
• Impax has an extensive track record of identifying
compelling investment opportunities in the environmental
sector.
• Impax manages the only "pure-play" environmental
investment trust in the FTSE All Share Index.
• Impax has a team of 30 investment professionals
focusing solely on the environmental sector.
• Impax has been selected to partner FTSE in the
development and management of its Environmental Technology Index
series.
• Impax is a signatory to the UN Principles of
Responsible Investment (UNPRI).
For further information please visit: www.impax.co.uk
Carbon International
Samantha Hill
samantha.hill@carboninternational.com
+44 (0)20 7483 7205
Carbon International
Lucy Evans
lucy.evans@carboninternational.com
+44 (0)20 7483 7208
