Speakers

Bert is an infrastructure financier with over 30 years of experience in financing transactions in Western Europe, CEE and the Middle East. He has structured Acquisition finance, Project finance and Leveraged buyout transactions, primarily in the Telecom, Renewables and Transport sectors.  
 
In the three years before joining BNP AM Alts in 2019, Bert has been active as an adviser to renewable energy projects and also structured and invested in a management buy-out for an operational asset manager for offshore wind projects.  Prior to that, he worked in a range of corporate and project finance banking roles.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts 

BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts is the largest Alternatives Asset Manager in Europe and a global leader with c.€300 billion of assets under management, operating across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Alternative Credit and Private Equity. 

Our 30+ year track record is built on our reputation as a pioneering, innovative asset manager which fosters an entrepreneurial spirit in its teams, balanced with strategic rigour.

We finance the real economy, providing equity and debt to help grow companies into future leaders, while developing, managing and financing the infrastructure and buildings that are essential to economic growth.

Sustainability is at the core of our investment decision-making processes, with a particular focus on decarbonization.

BNPP AM Alts employs over 900 investment professionals located in 17 offices around the world, serving the needs of over 800 clients from Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Middle East.

BNPP AM Alts is a business unit of BNP Paribas Asset Management, part of the BNP Paribas Group.

All figures as at end-September 2025.