NextEnergy Capital Group has appointed Shane Swords to head a newly assembled dedicated investor relations team, the company announced on Oct. 28.
Swords will serve as managing director, head of investor relations, reporting to Michael Bonte-Friedheim, founding partner and CEO of the company.
Swords joins NextEnergy Capital from Downing, where he served as the head of institutional fundraising. He was previously a director at Rubicon Capital Advisors.
“Within NextEnergy Capital, our investment management business, investor relations and fundraising form one of the key pillars of our success,” said Bonte-Friedheim. “Given the number of existing investors in our funds and the current interest from prospective investors, now is the right time to build out this capability.”
He added, “We are very pleased that Shane has joined us, and his broad experience in structured financing, institutional fundraising, and both buy-side and sell-side M&A acro
