Schroders Capital has appointed former Greencoat Capital partner Minal Patel in the newly-created role of global head of infrastructure.
Patel joined Greencoat Capital in 2019 as a partner, where she led the oversight of its private institutional funds, the structuring of new investment opportunities and the widening of investor relationships.
In 2022, Schroders completed its majority acquisition of Greencoat Capital, renaming the business Schroders Greencoat. It is now one of the largest pureplay renewable and energy transition infrastructure managers globally with a presence in the UK, Europe, US and Asia.
“Schroders Capital is a global private markets player with significant ambitions to build out our leading position in energy transition infrastructure,” said Georg Wunderlin, chief executive of Schroders Capital.
“Minal’s appointment reflects the strong bench of entrepreneurial talent we have inside of our business.
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“Under Minal’s leadership, the Schroders Greencoat team will continue to drive our successful expansion into new geographies, most recently into Asia, and energy transition subsectors that will deliver higher returns alongside new client segments such as defined contribution and wealth as we are aiming to become the go-to renewable infrastructure manager in the industry.”
Patel has more than 18 years of renewable energy investment experience across a broad range of technologies and project lifecycles. Prior to working at Greencoat Capital, she co-led the environmental infrastructure team at Foresight.
Schroders Greencoat recently expanded its product offering to address the growing demand for energy transition investment solutions, by launching a semi-liquid strategy and a long-term asset fund (LTAF) focusing on the energy transition.
“I’m proud of the growth we have achieved so far; the 430 renewable assets owned by funds we manage today generate enough energy to power 3.6 million homes, equivalent to the demand of New York City,” said Patel.
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“We find ourselves in a strong position as we look to the year ahead, we have supportive sector tailwinds, an uptick in returns and positive momentum with investors increasingly attracted to the renewables and energy transition space.
“Investors are now looking for higher returning investments and we are well positioned to deliver for our clients. We have evolved our business to look at opportunities across the spectrum of development, construction and operational assets and growth platforms across traditional renewables, as well as energy transition technologies.
“This is a pivotal time to be working in infrastructure and I’m excited to be part of a great team, leading in the financing of the energy transition.”
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