Experienced and diverse professionals from sustainable private markets assets, finance and technology.
RealPort's expert team enables direct access to affordable single-asset renewable energy investment and co-investment opportunities alongside reputable asset managers. RealPort and Scope’s combined due diligence and assessment ensures reputability of managers and credibility for each asset listed.
Paul Boerboom is founder of the consulting firm Avida International and has been advising institutional investors throughout Europe on themes such as client retention, partnering and outsourcing, investment consulting, fiduciary management and sustainable investments. Previously, Paul performed senior roles at Royal Dutch Shell and has lived in Latin America and various European countries. Paul is also a Non-Executive Director at Beam.Earth and advisor to a number of companies and foundations which have a direct impact on climate and wellbeing.
Paul is an econometrician and business economist (Harvard, Wharton) and a frequently sought after lecturer and speaker.
Dr. Barbara Weber has over 20 years of infrastructure investment, private equity and project finance experience gained at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, PolyTechnos Venture Partners and B Capital Partners AG. Beforehand, she worked for the Private Sector Development Group of the World Bank and is a Member of the Non-Executive Board at Bekk og Strom AS, owner and operator of hydro power plants in Norway and has been a Non-Executive Director of the London Pension Fund Authorities (LPFA). She graduated, among others, from Harvard University and University of St. Gallen and she is a prolific author - one of her 4 books being “Infrastructure as an Asset Class. Second Edition” (2016)
Tony Marsh has 35 years' experience investing into (particularly renewable) power projects and infrastructure throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia for banks and funds both private and public. Roles included setting up the UK’s, and world’s first, Green Investment Bank, and was Chair of the Investment Committee, and was a non-executive Director and member of the Investment Committee for a £1bn offshore wind fund, at the time the world’s largest renewable fund.
Gurpreet Gujral is a Managing Director at the Atrato Group and is responsible for leading the Renewable Energy investment strategy. Gurpreet has been part of the renewable energy industry for 15 years having worked in public and private capital markets. Prior to joining the Atrato Group, Gurpreet was a Director at the Macquarie Group, where he spent 7 years working in the principal investment team at the Green Investment Group (GIG) and in the Equities business as the lead renewable energy analyst.
Johan is a lead partner in the Investment Team of AIP Management, with the responsibility for delivering on the investment mandate. He is also a Strategy & Investment Adviser at Nord Infra. Previously, as Senior Manager at Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy), Johan headed the team of Corporate M&A Valuation, and was responsible for managing the corporate finance activities related to DONG Energy’s M&A projects. Over the last 8 years, Johan has led investments worth more than €1,500 million. His several years of expertise, will contribute to investment execution and investment processes at RealPort.
Paul is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Avrio Energy Ltd. As ex Managing Director at GE Capital, Paul comes with the experience of raising and structuring the financing for GE projects. The former Executive Director of Siemens Financial Services comes with 25+ years of energy experience in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and has a deep understanding of energy markets and assets from the level of policy and regulation through to project development, commercialisation and financing. Over the span of his career, Paul has supervised the the financing of 10 large scale deals, with a combined deal value in excess of USD 5bn (both debt and equity). His access to a broad industry network will support his focus on deal origination at RealPort.
Andrea Macario is a seasoned investor and business leader. He has a background in energy, telecommunications, and technology. Andrea last served as Managing Director of SBA Communications, where he oversaw strategic investments in energy technologies. Further, he has held executive positions at Nokia, Ernst & Young and MPS Bank. Andrea's expertise extends to early-stage climate tech and venture capital where he can draw on a vast network and knowledge in international markets. Andrea holds a degree in Economics (summa cum laude) from Universita' Di Torino and an MBA from INSEAD.
RealPort’s risk and compliance team enables RealPort to adhere to strict GRC guidelines formulated alongside market leading partners that allow a fully integrated service offering and regulatory coverage for each transaction. Furthermore, we are committed to ensuring transparency as a part of our core values and have set up a robust reporting infrastructure.
Detmar is a German Attorney-at-Law. He has been advising clients for more than 18 years on all regulatory matters in Germany and the EU, with a particular focus on digitalisation, investments by institutional investors and investment structures. Over the last few years, he has advised more than 15 start-ups in investment structures and licencing topics and more than 30 institutional investors on the eligibility of investments.
International law firm Ashurst LLP is renowned for its advisory activity in the digital business environment, providing RealPort with crucial support.
Pascal and his colleagues at Intelliant GmbH bring over 10 years of project experience in data protection to the table. He has worked with the GDPR since its publication and accompanied the implementation of data protection management systems in several disruptive projects within the financial services industry.
Pascal, from his roles as data protection officer of various Fintechs, uses his acquired expertise in various mandates, enabling a practical approach to adequately protect personal data in Realport’s innovative business model.
RealPort and Société Générale have partnered to enable institutional investors to subscribe to digital securities and manage these in traditional custody. Société Générale assumes the role of issuing agent for certificated securities, as well as managing the flow of funds between investors, the clearing and settlement depository (ICSD) and the issuer itself.
Solaris is a technology company with a full German banking license that provides digital bank accounts, KYC services and digital asset custody via API, ensuring that investor fiat deposits are handled safely, efficiently and in compliance with anti-money laundering regulation, reducing unnecessary overhead and cost.
RealPort is licensed to broker securities to professional investors as a Bafin-regulated tied-agent of NFS Netfonds. The investment brokerage license may be extended to cover permissions for a bulletin-board style peer-to-peer trading platform, which will enable investors to sell/trade securities among each other.
CSC is a leading provider of specialized administration services to alternative asset managers across a range of fund strategies requiring fiduciary and governance support.
RealPort has partnered with CSC to manage all aspects of fund administration, including accounting, corporate secretarial, SPV Management, regulatory compliance, and investor reporting.
International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) No. 3402 is an international assurance standard that allows public accountants to issue a report on the controls at a service organization that are likely to impact the organization’s system of internal control over financial reporting.
RealPort will obtain the ISAE 3402 Internal Controls Certification from an independent auditor.
Nearly all processes on the RealPort platform are governed by automated technology, ensuring maximum efficiency which lowers costs and fees. With that, IT security is of preeminent concern. RealPort maintains a comprehensive Information Security Management System (ISMS) in accordance with German IT security requirements, overseen by a team with unparalleled experience in digital product development and engineering.
The ISO 27001 is the leading international standard that sets out specifications on Information Security Management System (ISMS). This 3rd party validated certificate ensures best-in-class practices to identify and properly address relevant threats by embedding carefully tailored security controls into RealPort's infrastructure. RealPort has partnered with Tüv Süd, whose experienced auditors possess the accreditation and expertise to conduct ISO 27001 audits.
