Rabobank's Renewable Energy Finance Group Welcomes Tony Muoser as Managing Director

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Aug 31, 2010, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank today announced that Tony Muoser will join its Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance (REIF) – Americas group, as a Managing Director based in New York.

"Tony's extensive knowledge of the renewable energy sector and his experience in closing transactions will contribute to our team's planned growth," said Thomas Emmons, Head of REIF – Americas

Since July 2009, when Rabobank established its New York REIF group, the team has closed 10 transactions for solar and wind renewable energy projects in key markets around the United States and in Canada. Muoser joins Managing Director Ron Klein, Vice President Marcel Veltrop and Analyst Eduard Schellart, who together with Emmons established the New York REIF group.

Before joining Rabobank, Muoser was Head of the Wind Energy Finance group at HSH Nordbank. He previously held senior positions in project finance and structured finance teams at Citigroup, UBS and Credit Suisse.

Background

Rabobank's REIF business specializes in non- and limited-recourse finance solutions in renewable energy, bio-energy and energy infrastructure projects. Rabobank's REIF teams, which are located in Europe, Mumbai, Singapore and New York, are active in financing onshore and offshore wind, solar, biofuels and biomass.

Rabobank is a leading international partner in the renewable energy sector and combines in-depth knowledge and expertise with arranging, underwriting and syndication capabilities. Rabobank offers "one-stop shop" solutions, combining renewable energy and infrastructure finance expertise with commodity derivatives, trade and commodity finance, mezzanine finance, financial derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, and principal equity investments.

Note to editors: Go to www.rabobankamerica.com/news to see related release from July 2009 when the department was established.

Rabobank (rabobankamerica.com) is a global financial services leader providing institutional and retail banking as well as financial solutions for the agricultural and renewable energy sectors in key markets around the world. From its century-old roots in the Netherlands, Rabobank has grown into one of the largest banks worldwide, with more than $850 billion in total assets and operations across 40 countries. Rabobank is the only private bank in the world with a triple A credit rating from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's, and is ranked among the world's safest banks by Global Finance magazine. In the North American Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Finance area, Rabobank provides financing for wind, solar and biomass energy projects.

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