Solas Capital AG appoints Slawomir Huss as Partner and Investment Director and Louisa Troitzsch as Chief Operating Officer to its management team.
Zurich, 23.05.22
Solas Capital AG, the European specialist investment advisory firm focused on energy efficiency financing, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Slawomir Huss as a Partner and Investment Director and Louisa Troitzsch as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
The expansion in the team follows the successful launch of the Solas Sustainable Energy Fund (SSEF), a new European fund dedicated to energy efficiency investments backed by the EU Commission and the European Investment Bank SSEF is advised by Solas Capital and reached its first close in February 2022 with €140 million of investment.
Slawomir Huss brings a combination of extensive end-user project structuring experience and IFRS accounting knowledge. For the past seven years, Slawomir led Signify Capital Europe (formerly Philips Lighting, the largest global lighting manufacturer), where he was responsible for developing and growing financed energy efficiency service solutions across Europe and globally. Previously he worked as an Investment Director at a private equity fund and as an M&A consultant with PwC. Slawomir is Associate Chartered Management Accountant from CIMA London and holds a master’s degree in economics.
He will draw on his extensive experience to support the deployment of the funds to projects delivering energy efficiencies, thereby contributing to the EU’s energy transition goals.
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Slawomir said, “The role of energy efficiency in the path to Net Zero and to more energy security cannot be underestimated. Delivering on energy efficiency targets requires innovative funding solutions and crowding-in vast amounts of private institutional capital. I am excited to work with the Solas Capital team in driving SSEF`s investment strategy.”
Louisa Troitzsch is an experienced finance and operations professional. She has worked as an infrastructure advisor for EY and as an operations manager for a Swiss-based FinTech company. She is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) and holds an MSc in Carbon Management.
She stated, “I’m delighted to be working with Solas Capital at this exciting time in the company’s journey, and using my experience to help deliver operational excellence. I am proud to be working with the company on its mission to deliver energy efficiencies and reduce emissions across Europe.”
Sebastian Carneiro, Managing Partner of Solas Capital, says “I am very proud working with such experienced and motivated professionals. Slawomir is a leading European energy efficiency finance expert with an impressive track record and Louisa is already the backbone of Solas Capital with her ability to multitask impressing me every day”
Solas Capital will be continuing to expand their team of investment professionals over the coming months to support the growth of SSEF’s investment portfolio.
About Solas Capital AG
Solas Capital is a specialist investment advisory firm founded and managed by professionals from the energy efficiency financing sector. Through the development of innovative financing solutions Solas Capital’s mission is to support the move to a carbon neutral society. By understanding both the funding needs of energy efficiency projects and the requirements of institutional investors, Solas Capital bridges the gap between investors and projects. Solas Capital is the investment advisor to the Solas Sustainable Energy Fund, which is supported by the European Investment Bank and the LIFE
programme of the European Commission.