Global Infrastructure Partners Announces the Election of Raj Rao as a Partner

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Apr 22, 2010, 02:30 ET

NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG, and SYDNEY, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the independent $5.64 billion investment fund, today announced the election of Raj Rao as a Partner of the firm, effective immediately.

Adebayo Ogunlesi, Chairman and Managing Partner of GIP commented: "We are delighted to welcome Raj as a Partner. Since he joined GIP as one of our founding team members in 2006, Raj has made outstanding contributions to the origination, execution and management of a number of the investments in our portfolio. We look forward to his continued success as our newest Partner."

Mr. Rao is based in London and is responsible for GIP's activities in the energy and water/waste sectors in Europe. He is a member of the Boards of London City Airport, East India Petroleum Limited, and Great Yarmouth Port Limited.

Prior to joining GIP, Raj was a senior member of the Credit Suisse Mergers and Acquisitions team in London, where he focused on transactions in the energy industry. He joined Credit Suisse in 2000, having previously worked at Barclays Capital in London, and Kotak Securities in Mumbai.

About Global Infrastructure Partners

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent investment fund, invests worldwide in infrastructure assets. GIP is a long-term investor that targets investments in air transport infrastructure, ports, freight rail, power and utilities, natural resources infrastructure, water distribution and treatment, and waste management. GIP has offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong as well as an affiliated office in Sydney and an operations team in Stamford, Connecticut.