Jens is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ikarus Capital. He has more than 28 years of banking experience in the European Renewables, Power and Utilities sectors. He has senior level transaction experience in M&A, private capital raising, equity capital markets, project finance, acquisition finance, debt capital markets and development finance. He was involved in more than 25 transactions in the sector with a total value of more than EUR 20bn.
Prior to Ikarus Capital, Jens was Global Co-Head of Cleantech and Renewables at Piper Jaffray, a full- service global investment bank, and before that he has been Global Head of Renewable Energy, Head of Utilities Debt Origination, and Senior Project and Acquisition Finance Director at Dresdner Kleinwort.
Jens also has been Project Manager for the Indian Power, Mining and Banking sector, at KfW Development Finance, and Environmental Economist for The World Bank. Jens holds an MPA from Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government) and a Master’s Degree in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt) from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.