Peter McCreanor is the founder and CEO of Tribe Infrastructure Group. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the business and deal execution.

Since Tribe’s establishment as a boutique advisory firm, Peter has counselled a broad range of clients including global investment banks, pension funds, private equity, and government entities on major infrastructure transactions in the Middle East, Australia and Asia. He has been instrumental in establishing Tribe’s development arm in Australia, including leading the bid to procure the AUD 400 million East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility in 2017.

Prior to establishing Tribe, Peter served at the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) as the CEO of the Macquarie-led ZonesCorp Infrastructure Fund, a co-investment fund with the Government of Abu Dhabi, established for the development of industrial city assets under one of the region’s first public private partnership schemes. His 25 years’ experience also includes other senior roles with Macquarie and Lend Lease in Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.

Peter holds an honours degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

peter.mccreanor[at]tribeig.com

James Cook is an Executive Director at Tribe Infrastructure Group and Head of Tribe Advisory. He is responsible for growing and developing Tribe’s Advisory business, including fostering enduring client relationships and overseeing active advisory mandates.

At Tribe, James has brought his significant expertise to a number of notable transactions, including acting as financial advisor to the sponsors for an 1,800 MW CCGT IPP in the Northern Emirates, advisor to the sponsors of the UAE’s first project financed Waste to Energy facility, and advisor to a UAE Government Entity for a USD 800 million IPP.

Prior to joining Tribe, James was a project director at the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) where he was involved in a number of greenfield power and water development projects including the USD 1 billion Abu Dhabi Waste to Energy project. Before which, James was an Associate Director at Ernst & Young in Abu Dhabi within the infrastructure and project finance team. He has previously also served as a commercial manager at United Utilities PLC in the UK, focused on the development of public private partnership projects in the water, wastewater, and solid waste sectors.

James holds a BSc with honours in Environmental Technology, a MEng (distinction) in Environmental Engineering and Project Management, and a post graduate diploma in Finance from the London School of Business and Finance.

james.cook[at]tribeig.com

Christina joined Tribe in late 2020 after twelve years in the United Arab Emirates, including four years with Mubadala Investment Company, where she supported the Aerospace, Renewables and ICT platform. Christina has over fifteen years of experience, including advising and leading on significant cross border, multi-jurisdictional transactions in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S.

She has a strong background in greenfield project development and project financing, and also brings experience in M&A and private equity, particularly in the utilities, technology and aviation sectors. Prior to Mubadala, Christina held legal roles at US firm Vinson & Elkins and magic circle firm, Allen & Overy.

Christina holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), both from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.  She was admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2005.  

christina.kersey[at]tribeig.com

Andrew has over 25 years’ experience in the waste and renewable energy industries in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. His expertise is in the development and construction of large waste infrastructure projects and has successfully developed and constructed several large Waste to Energy projects in Europe and Asia.

Prior to joining Tribe he was in senior management roles, including M&A, strategy and operations, with leading waste and construction companies such as Veolia, Brambles, Remondis and Leightons.

Andrew has Bachelors of Science (Chemistry) and Civil Engineering (Hons) from the University Of Sydney, a masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

andrew.smith[at]tribeig.com

Chris is a Director with Tribe based between London and the UAE. Prior to Tribe, Chris held roles in prominent institutions on both the debt and equity side such as Engie, AMEA Power, HSBC and most recently as a Director in the Power & Advisory team of Mizuho one of the most active lenders in the GCC infrastructure space.

Chris is a Structured Finance specialist with extensive experience of large-scale Project Finance deals in the Energy/Infrastructure/Oil&Gas/Petrochemicals sectors across the EMEA region, acting as developer/investor, lender and government advisor.

Recent transactions have included acting in a lending and advisory capacity to various solar PV, HVDC transmission, water desalination and wastewater treatment projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC.

Chris is a CFA charterholder and graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc in Mathematics and French.

chris.patt[at]tribeig.com

Fadi Kerbaj is an Investment director with Tribe. During his time with Tribe, Fadi has advised on numerous transactions, most recently managing mandates in the waste management and energy efficiency sectors in the UAE and KSA. in addition to advising on two M&A transactions in the renewables and energy efficiency sectors.

Fadi joined Tribe after a two-year placement on the infrastructure private equity team of Arqaam Capital in Dubai preceded by over three years on the infrastructure and utilities team with Macquarie Capital. Prior to joining Macquarie, Fadi worked in the Corporate Finance Division of BNP Paribas in Paris. Fadi’s experiences across both the buy-side and the sell-side provide him with a unique understanding of the regional infrastructure space and market dynamics.

Fadi holds a MSc in Management from the ESSEC Business School in Paris, in addition to a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the American University of Beirut.

fadi.kerbaj[at]tribeig.com

Justin Chan is a Senior Vice President with Tribe based out of our Manila office. As a member of Tribe’s advisory practice, Justin most recently led a comprehensive restructuring exercise in the Philippines involving the successful senior debt refinancing and subsequent equity sale of the 25MW Lake Mainit and 33.5MW Bulanog Batang Hydroelectric Power Projects.

He has advised a broad range of clients in the renewable energy and utilities space in Asia and the Middle East, notably having played a key role in helping the consortium behind the development of the AUD 400 million East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility in Western Australia achieve financial close.

Prior to joining Tribe, he worked in the infrastructure group of Macquarie Capital, where he advised on a number of landmark transport infrastructure projects including the Mactan Cebu International Airport Expansion, the Cavite Laguna Expressway and the LRT 1 Cavite Extension. Prior to that he was an associate in the corporate finance group at FTI Consulting, where he provided transaction advisory and asset management services to a number of private sector clients in the Philippines.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney.

Justin.Chan[at]tribeig.com

Udit is a core member of Tribe’s financial advisory team, with responsibility for the development and supervision of complex financial models. Udit is highly skilled in MS Excel and VBA, and has undertaken modelling assignments for multi billion dollar projects and transactions.

Prior to joining Tribe, Udit formed part of the core KPMG transaction advisory team specializing in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory for private equities and strategic corporates in India for over 5 years.

Udit is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has audited multiple NYSE and NSE listed companies.

Udit also holds a Bachelors of Commerce degree with Honours from the University of Delhi.

udit.garg[at]tribeig.com

Vasudha is a Manager with Tribe. Prior to joining Tribe, she was part of the transaction advisory team with PwC India, where she was directly involved in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory across India. She was involved in landmark deals, aggregating in excess of USD 300m, for leading Indian conglomerates and multinationals with a focus on infrastructure, renewable energy and Telecoms.

Vasudha is a Chartered Accountant and holds a bachelors degree in Commerce (Honours) from Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.

vasudha.soni[at]tribeig.com

Ashish is an Assistant Manager with Tribe and is a core member of Tribe’s financial modelling team, with responsibility for the development of complex financial models across our transactions.

Prior to joining Tribe, Ashish spent 2 years at Synergy Consulting where he was a part of various PPP/ Project Finance transactions where his main responsibility was building and operating financial models, and reviewing project and financing documents. Prior to his placement at Synergy, Ashish worked for Mazars within their Infrastructure & Energy team (Corality), where his major responsibilities included building complex financial models for PPP and other infrastructure projects, audit of financial models, and development of bespoke VBA functionalities and add-ins.

Ashish holds an MBA from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi and a bachelor’s in engineering in Computer Science from Nirma University, Ahmedabad.

ashish[at]tribeig.com

Christian joined Tribe in 2021 and is a core member of Tribe’s financial modelling team, with the main responsibility around the development of complex bespoke financial models.

Prior to joining Tribe, Christian has gained significant experience in previous roles he held, most notably with Macquarie Capital , where he completed rigorous training in financial modelling, as well as providing support to the advisory team.

Christian holds a Bachelors of Science degree  (High Distinction) in Banking and Finance from the Lebanese American University.

christian[at]tribeig.com

Siddharth is an Analyst at Tribe sitting on the advisory team in Abu Dhabi. He is responsible for building and running financial models and other key deliverables throughout the deal cycle.

Prior to joining Tribe, Siddharth gained valuable experience in project finance, financial modelling and valuation across various sectors through his engagements at Brigade Group, a large real estate developer based in India; and TresVista, a firm that provides high-end financial services to private equity funds and investment banking clients.

Siddharth holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree with a dual specialization in Finance and International Business from Christ University, Bangalore

Siddharth[at]tribeig.com

April holds the position of Group Finance Manager at Tribe and is responsible for statutory and management reporting across all group companies. April is also the Finance Officer for Tribe’s regulated financial services business authorised and supervised by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority.

April joined Tribe from Vena Energy (formerly Equis Energy), Asia’s largest IPP, in 2018 where she held the role of business controller responsible for the financial management of multiple group subsidiaries, including playing a key internal role during the landmark USD 5 billion trade sale of Equis Energy to Global Infrastructure Partners in 2017. Prior to Equis, April also held roles in Manila with JPMorgan Chase Bank and HSBC.

April holds a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy.

april.salonga[at]tribeig.com