QIC Private Debt builds global team to capture opportunities for institutional investors

QIC’s Private Debt capability has been bolstered this week with the addition of the Head of our new Infrastructure Debt capability, a further senior hire in New York and the head of our operational and strategic support capability in Brisbane.

We are delighted to announce Evan Nahnsen has joined QIC this week as Head of Private Debt, Infrastructure. Evan will be based in QIC’s New York office with responsibility for leading a global investment team, initially located in New York and London.

With more than 15 years’ experience, Evan has a proven record of leadership and creativity in infrastructure debt deal origination, structuring and execution. Evan joins the business from AMP Capital where he was a Principal in the infrastructure debt team.

Evan reports directly to QIC Head of Private Debt, Andrew Jones.

Lindsay Scully has also joined the New York office this week as a Principal in the infrastructure debt team. Formerly a Director in the Energy and Infrastructure Group at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and with over 15 years’ experience, Lindsay will be responsible for the origination of investment opportunities in the North American market.

In her previous role, Lindsay originated, structured and executed loans principally focussing on power generation and midstream energy assets in North America.

In addition, QIC has also this week welcomed David Spiez as General Manager, Strategy and Operations – Private Debt. David will be based in QIC’s headquarters in Brisbane, Australia.

David provides operational, strategic, financial and client advice and support to the Private Debt team globally. He is also responsible for ensuring the team’s governance and operational processes are of the highest standard.

David joins from Standard Chartered Bank where he was Managing Director – Commercial Real Estate and responsible for originating and executing strategic transactions for clients across EMEA and global markets.

In welcoming Evan, Lindsay and David, Head of the QIC Private Debt Andrew Jones said he was excited by the calibre of talent joining QIC.

“We continue to see attractive investment opportunities globally for investors in the subordinated infrastructure debt space. Given the experience and capability of our new colleagues, we are positioning ourselves to capture the best of these opportunities for our clients.”

“We look forward to continuing to build out our investment capability in this strategy and expect to be in a position to announce further additions to the team shortly.”