Michael Nowak Global Head of Infrastructure Coverage Credit Agricole

Michael is Global Head of Infrastructure Coverage leading the efforts of our regional coverage teams in London, Paris, Madrid, New York and Hong Kong with infrastructure investors. 

 Michael started his career at Scotiabank in Toronto in the bank’s Structured Credit business working with leading alternative credit managers. Moving to London in 2007, he was a founding member of the European Infrastructure Finance & Advisory team, active in developing this platform into the bank’s cross-product hub for infrastructure investors. 

 At Scotiabank, he acted as both financial advisor and debt arranger to leading infra investors and corporates in the EMEA region. He led the bank’s coverage of UK Regulated Assets and was responsible for originating transactions with infrastructure investors focused on transport, midstream gas and renewable energy.

 In 2014, Michael joined Mediobanca based in London where he served as Co-Head of the Infrastructure & Transportation M&A group with teams in London, Milan, Madrid and Paris advising on many of the largest infra transactions in southern Europe including the take private of Atlantia by Blackstone and the acquisition of Italo by GIP. He also led the development of Mediobanca’s financing franchise with infra investors, notably outside of the bank’s historical markets. 

 Building on this success, he was later appointed as Head of Infrastructure & SWF Coverage, responsible for driving all infra sponsor-led transactions across products with a particular focus on M&A.

John Hanna Partner, Head of Europe Basalt Infrastructure Partners

John joined Basalt at its inception and is located in the London office. John advises on the origination, execution, management and operation of investments for the Firm. John is currently a director of Caronte & Tourist, Mareccio Energia and Unilode. John has co-responsibility for the ESG activities across Basalt.

Previously, John was a transaction director within Balfour Beatty Investments and has 18 years of infrastructure investment and advisory experience. While at Balfour Beatty Investments, John was involved in the origination and acquisition of infrastructure assets in sectors such as airports and offshore transmission and has been actively involved in the management of investments across Balfour Beatty Investments’ wider portfolio.

Prior to joining Balfour Beatty Investments, John worked in the infrastructure financing teams at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, advising private sector bidders and government bodies on transactions across the transport and social infrastructure sectors.

John holds a BA from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Luke Gorton Head of Europe John Laing

Accomplished finance executive with over 20 years of experience specialising in M&A, Project Finance, and Asset Management within the European infrastructure sector. As Head of the European franchise at John Laing, Luke leads a high-performing team focused on the origination, execution, and management of core infrastructure assets. A member of the Senior Management Group and Investment Committee driving strategic growth and long-term value through leadership in complex transactions across Europe.

With deep relationships across financial infrastructure investors and select corporates, Luke has spearheaded over €400bn in infrastructure advisory mandates and exits encompassing M&A advisory, strategic advisory, financing, and equity capital markets since 2005. Notable transactions include the take private of Abertis, the financing of Hinkley Point C, the sale of London City Airport, IPO of Calisen, KKR’s sale of stakes in Viridor Energy and the take private and securitisation of BAA (Heathrow).

 Luke started his career at Macquarie and before joining John Laing in 2023 where he was Head of Infrastructure EMEA at Credit Suisse and prior to that role was Director in Energy and Infrastructure Team at BNP Paribas.