Peter is a Senior Advisor at Ikarus Capital focusing on our activities in France and Benelux, and also looking at Scandinavia and some emerging markets. Previously, he was Managing Director Europe of Global Capital Finance, an M&A advisory firm specialized in renewable energy infrastructure transactions, and headquartered in New York and Frankfurt.
Prior to becoming a financial advisor, Peter was Group VP, Corporate Strategy and Development, at Alstom, one of the world’s leading companies in power and transport infrastructure. Prior to this position, he was VP, Strategy and M&A, for the renewable power division of Alstom, comprising the hydro, wind, ocean, solar, and geothermal businesses. During his time at Alstom, Peter has been a member of the Board of Directors of AWS Ocean Energy and has been a member of the Investment Committee of Aster Capital, a clean tech VC fund sponsored by Alstom, Rhodia, and Schneider Electric.
Peter also has an extensive background of more than ten years in strategy consulting, first with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in Brussels, then with Bain & Co. in Paris, and more recently with Cleanreturns in London.
Peter holds a Master's degree in Quantitative Economics from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, studied Economics and Finance at the University of Warwick, UK, and holds an MBA from INSEAD. He also participated in an executive program focused on M&A at The Wharton School, Philadelphia.