Akil Syed
Finance Project Manager @Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Finance Project Manager @Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada
Montreal, QC, CA
Underwrite, manage, and restructure complex international project/structured financing transactions across a variety of industries including renewable, energy, and energy transition sectors.• Financial modeling, credit structuring and due diligence, distressed asset restructuring, legal documentation, Deal interactions with clients, sponsors, advisors and co-financiers.Key Projects:• Underwriting of greenfield petrochemical project (CKPC) in Canada; utility projects in Colombia, US, Spain, and Sweden.• Led one of the largest Project financings in Europe in 2024 in support of EUR800M Renewable Power Capital\'s (a CPPIB owned company) High Coast Project (2024 IJGlobal European onshore wind deal of the year)• Largest Renewable financing in US: Delivered $11B Sunzia Wind-Transmission project financing (3.5GW) including innovative Devex financing (2023 IJGlobal Renewable deal of the year)• Expertise in underwriting new technologies, ventures and cleantech sectors including biofuels, SAF, EfW, CCUS, green hydrogen and ammonia, BESS and long duration energy storage.• Successfully ‘Restructured’ three deals which were recognized by IJGlobal Awards 2021: a)>$20 B Sadara Project in Saudi Arabia (MENA Petrochemicals Deal of the Year); 2) Braskem Idesa Restructure and Refinancing - a $5.2 B Project in Mexico (LatAm Petrochemicals Deal of the Year); and 3) Star Refinery Refinance ->$6 B complex in Turkey (EU Oil & Gas Refinance Deal of the Year).
EDUCATION
Institute Of Chemical Technology
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance
Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ABOUT AKIL SYED
Power & utilities, Industrial, and Energy transition project finance professional with experience on both debt and equity side based on current experience at Export Development Canada (EDC), and recent past experiences at Ontario Teachers\' Pension Plan (OTPP) and at PSP Investments in the Infrastructure & Natural Resources investments. • Prior to finance roles, I worked for a combined 6 years at Dow Chemical Company and Honeywell UOP. My prior role included \"Technical Consulting\",\"R&D\", and \"Financial valuation\" of new technologies. I have expertise in the field of renewable energy (solar, onshore wind, BESS and long duration energy storage), low-carbon energy transition sectors (biofuels, CCUS, SAF and e-fuels), natural resources (including agricultural investments), and diversified industrial chemicals.
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