Our Team

Daniel Calderon

Daniel Calderon is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alcazar Energy Partners (AEP). Under his leadership, AEP has raised over USD 730 million across two funds, creating one of the largest independent renewable energy portfolios in the MENA region. Before founding AEP, Daniel developed several gigawatts of renewable energy projects, including the first and second utility-scale […]

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Markus von Haniel

Markus joined Alcazar Energy in 2014 and was responsible for project financing, structuring and negotiation. Under his leadership, Markus arranged USD 470m debt facilities for AEP-I and prior to AEP-I he advised/arranged over USD 10bn of project financings. Markus worked for 5 years as an SVP in Mubadala’s Structured Finance & Capital Markets unit. As

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Daniel Lancha

Daniel joined Alcazar Energy in 2016 and currently serves as a Partner. His responsibilities include managing the design, delivery, ESG activities and operations of all AEP-II projects. Daniel has deep knowledge & experience in managing construction and operations of renewable energy projects in emerging markets. He also has an extensive relationship network with the main

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Clint Steyn

Clint is a leading international infrastructure and projects lawyer with over 25 years of experience in the acquisition, development and project financing of independent power, water and other infrastructure projects in the Middle East and Africa regions. Based in Dubai since 2009, Clint has advised sponsors and lenders on many of the ground-breaking regional renewables

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Michael Higuera

Michael joined Alcazar Energy in 2017 and has since served as its Finance Director. His responsibilities include overseeing financial reporting, corporate budgeting, treasury, business control and corporate and project tax structuring/compliance. He is also involved in the design, maintenance and management of our ERP. Prior to joining Alcazar Energy, Michael held various senior positions throughout

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Tim Sheahan

Tim joined Alcazar Energy in 2015 and currently serves as a Principal in the Investments team. His responsibilities include asset management, corporate finance, compliance, insurance matters and all aspects of project finance. Prior to joining Alcazar Energy, Tim worked in the renewable sector as Asset Management Head of Finance at Element Power. Prior to that,

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Mai McArdle

Mai brings over 13 years of regulatory compliance experience to the team. Prior to joining Alcazar Energy, Mai was the Global Head of Compliance at Equitix, an FCA regulated manager headquartered in London. Prior to this role, Mai also held compliance positions with Ardian and Aon. Mai is responsible for ensuring the firm’s adherence to

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Gaizka Uliarte

Gaizka joined Alcazar Energy in 2018 and currently serves as Senior Project and Operations Manager. His responsibilities include the management of technical, construction and O&M aspects of projects during origination, development, construction and operation across Alcazar Energy’s portfolio. Gaizka has over 21 years experience in the renewable energy and infrastructure industry, and worked across several

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Nadia Genisio

With a tenure of 18+ years of legal counsel roles within the project finance industry, Nadia has extensive experience in the public aid for development and emerging markets fields. Prior to joining Alcazar Energy, Nadia worked as a Legal Director at AMEA Power, in Dubai, as well as at Proparco and the French Development Agency,

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