Our Team
Our experience in co-developing, financing and managing infrastructure projects in emerging markets positions us to deliver high-impact environmental and social development and financial returns.
We share a sense of urgency to make a positive impact on the climate crisis by changing the way infrastructure is financed.
Managing Partner & CEO
Pieter de Villiers
Pieter has overall responsibility for the delivery of all fund management services.
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Pieter is one of the co-founders of CFP. Prior to CFP, Pieter was the CEO of Asia Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), a joint venture of infrastructure investors Macquarie and Old Mutual. Pieter is an experienced professional in the Asian infrastructure sector and has been involved in the structuring, raising and deployment of five unlisted infrastructure fund vehicles in Asia, prior to his involvement in CFP.
Managing Partner & CIO
Chris Igwe
Chris Igwe oversees all investment activities at CFP.
Chris is one of the co-founders of CFP, prior to which he worked in the Private Equity Energy department of the Dutch Development Bank,, leading transactions and investments in Africa and Asia. From 2006 to 2008, Chris worked at Frontier Markets Fund Managers, which was the fund manager of Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and GuarantCo.
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Managing Director
Neil Arora
Neil has 15 years of emerging market investing experience across Asia. He has seen the full deal life cycle of origination, protfolio management & exits
Prior to joining CFP in 2024, Neil was based in London where he was working with Emerging Capital Partners, an Emerging Market focused investment firm
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