Andaman Energy & Infrastructure

Who

Highly skilled with a global outlook, connecting opportunities and investors for collective success.

What

Expert in matching finance with projects and realise the potential where others don’t.

Many years of successfully closing transactions has built long-term strong contacts, relationships and reputations.

I collaborate with a talented selection of professionals who complement my skills.

Transacting over $21bn within sustainable infrastructure.

Doing what we do best: originate, analyse and transform opportunities into robust, commercial and bankable projects for clients.

Combining our individual strengths allows us to have a far greater perspective when assessing a project and lends us an all-encompassing view which gives us the edge. Our methods have been rigorously tried and tested globally and draw on our collective experiences across energy and infrastructure.

Inspiration

The name? Owing to their strategic location in the Indian Ocean, the Andaman Islands have provided a trade gateway to world powers for centuries. The islanders of this verdant archipelago have honed their expertise in connecting cultures and commerce without which such opportunity and fortune would otherwise remain elusive.

A small cluster of islands making a big impact; that’s how we see ourselves – tenacious, quietly sophisticated, independent and full of purpose. Just as the Andaman Islands bring people together for collective success, so do we.

Helen

Helen Wade

Helen WadeDirector

I get things built: things like wind farms and sophisticated power generation projects.

I have specialised in the energy sector since 2003 and, in that time, have completed over €3.5 billion of energy and infrastructure deals, including ground-breaking and award-winning transactions.

I’ve worked in both renewable energy and conventional power, enabling me to transfer knowledge from one to the other. This dual vision gives me a broad insight to this sector. I am known for being able to simplify the complex.

If I recognise potential in a project, I will nurture it through each phase with my tenacity and pure, hard graft to ensure the successful completion. Conversely, I am not afraid to reject a deal if it is not commercially viable, and will always manage expectations with honesty, integrity and transparency.

Andaman Energy & Infrastructure represents my ethos and commitment. I know what it takes to deliver robust, commercially viable, bankable projects.

I’m a realist, but I firmly believe that Andaman can help to play a part in creating the large-scale shifts needed in our uncertain world.

Since 2020 I have been working with David Short of Sustainable Investing Solutions Ltd under the branding of ‘HW&DS’. David and I have known each other for over 20 years having completed large scale banking club transactions and been involved in the same UK, EU and industry sector bodies.

In combination our clients receive an even better offering.

HW&DS: A Project Finance Discipline to Sustainable Infrastructure Investing

HW&DS is the culmination of two leading advisory specialists in the field of renewable energy:

  • Helen Wade of Andaman Energy & Infrastructure (“HW”), and
  • David Short of Sustainable Investing Solutions (“DS”)

By combining our resources, HW&DS provide our clients with a unique advisory service that sets us apart from other financial consultancies:

  • 60 years combined experience at senior level in the sustainable infrastructure sector, investment banking, portfolio management, workouts & restructurings
  • Exceptional track record of success across the industry, transacting over $21bn within sustainable infrastructure.
  • Access to capital from a range of financiers, institutional investors, private investors, investment funds and mezzanine debt
  • Independent verification of completed transactions
  • FCA vetted and approved
  • FSQS registered
  • Ability to advise both lender and borrower in a transaction, when required, through our independent advisory boutiques

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