Olaf-Alexander Wiedemann

Head Of Private Debt, Managing Director at Aquila Capital

Olaf-Alexander Wiedemann has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Olaf-Alexander currently holds the position of Managing Director at Aquila Capital since November 2022. Prior to this, Wiedemann worked as the Managing Director at Renewables Consult Ltd., where they provided financial advisory services for renewable energy projects globally, including raising debt of over 1bn EUR for such projects in Europe. Olaf-Alexander also served as the Global Head Credit Asset Management / Distribution and General Manager London Branch at Norddeutsche Landesbank, where they built and managed a worldwide distribution team and successfully navigated the challenges of Brexit and COVID-19. In addition, they held the role of Regional CEO Asia Pacific and later became responsible for managing the bank's Shanghai Branch. Wiedemann also has experience as the Head of Industrial Projects Europe and Head Of Strategic Development Global Structured Finance at Norddeutsche Landesbank. Before entering the banking sector, they worked as an Attorney At Law at Kehr-Ritz und Kollegen (Law Firm).

Olaf-Alexander Wiedemann has a Master's degree in Law from OLG Celle, which was obtained from 1999 to 2001. Olaf-Alexander also has a Master's degree in Law from Leibniz Universität Hannover, which was earned from 1991 to 1998. Additionally, they hold a Bachelor's degree in Affaires Internationales from Université Le Havre Normandie, which they obtained from 1993 to 1994. Olaf-Alexander Wiedemann also briefly attended the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, but no degree is specified for that period.

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Aquila Capital

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Aquila Capital is part of Aquila Group, an investment and asset development company focused on generating and managing essential assets on behalf of its clients. By investing in clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, Aquila Group contributes to the global energy transition and strengthens the world’s infrastructure backbone. The company initiates, develops, and manages essential assets along their entire value chain and lifetime. Currently, Aquila Capital manages EUR 14.6 billion on behalf of institutional investors worldwide. Our primary objective is to generate performance for our clients by managing the complexity of essential assets. Established in 2001 by Dieter Rentsch and Roman Rosslenbroich, Aquila Group is founder- and partner-owned. The shareholders are backed by a minority stake of Daiwa, one of the largest Asian investors. Today, the company manages wind energy, solar PV and hydropower assets of 16.6 GW capacity. Additionally, 1.95 million square metres of sustainable real estate and green logistics projects have been completed or are under development. Aquila Group also invests in energy efficiency, carbon forestry and data centres. Aquila Group has been carbon neutral since 2006 and aims to act carbon negative. Sustainability has always been part of our value system and is an integral part of our investment strategies, processes and management of our assets. Aquila Group has around 650 employees and 19 offices in 17 countries worldwide.


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Hamburg, Germany

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501-1,000

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