Bluefield Solar Inc. - Director Appointment

Bluefield Solar Income Fund

20/11/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 9018T  Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited  20 November 2023

 20 November 2023

 

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

('Bluefield Solar' or the 'Company')

 

Director Appointment

 

Bluefield Solar (LON: BSIF), the London listed UK income fund focused
primarily on acquiring and managing solar energy assets, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr Christopher Waldron as an independent
non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2023. Mr Waldron's
appointment follows an externally facilitated selection process.

 

Chris Waldron has over 35 years' experience as an investment manager,
specialising in fixed income, hedging strategies and alternative investment
mandates; until 2013 he was Chief Executive of the Edmond de Rothschild Group
in the Channel Islands. Prior to joining the Edmond de Rothschild Group in
1999, Mr Waldron held investment management positions with the Bank of
Bermuda, the Jardine Matheson Group and Fortis, but since 2013 he had been
primarily an independent non-executive director of a number of listed funds
and investment companies. From 2014 to 2020 he was a member of the States of
Guernsey's Investment and Bond Sub-Committee, overseeing the management of the
island's c.£3bn investment reserves. He is a Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Securities and Investment and is a resident of Guernsey.

 

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13, the Company notes that Mr Waldron is
currently the non-executive chair of Crystal Amber Fund Limited which is
listed on the Alternative Investment Market on the London Stock Exchange. In
the previous 5 years, Mr Waldron was a non-executive chair of UK Mortgages
Limited and a non-executive director of JZ Capital Partners Limited, both
listed on the London Stock Exchange. Mr Waldron currently holds 30,000
ordinary shares in the Company.

 

John Scott, Chairman of Bluefield Solar, said:

 

"I am delighted to welcome Chris to the Bluefield Solar board. His appointment
comes at an important point in the Company's development, with Bluefield
having identified a significant proprietary pipeline of new build solar PV
opportunities that will play a key role in the next phase of growth in the
UK's solar market, alongside complementary opportunities in wind and storage.

 

"Chris brings to our Board extensive experience in investment markets and is
well placed to provide the risk management and financial expertise that is
essential for AIFMD compliant funds."

 

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 For further information:

 Bluefield Partners LLP (Company Investment Adviser)   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7078 0020

James Armstrong / Neil Wood / Giovanni Terranova     www.bluefieldllp.com (http://www.bluefieldllp.com/)

 Deutsche Numis (Company Broker)                       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

Tod Davis / David Benda / Matt Goss                  www.dbnumis.com (http://www.dbnumis.com)

 Ocorian                                               Tel: +44 (0) 1481 742 742
 (Company Secretary & Administrator)                   www.ocorian.com (http://www.ocorian.com/)

Chezi Hanford

 Media enquiries:                                      Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

Buchanan (PR Adviser)                                www.buchanan.uk.com (http://www.buchanan.uk.com/)

Henry Harrison-Topham / Henry Wilson
BSIF@buchanan.uk.com

 

For further information:

 

About Bluefield Solar

 

Bluefield Solar is a London listed income fund focused primarily on acquiring
and managing solar energy assets.  Not less than 75% of the Company's gross
assets will be invested into UK solar assets.  The Company can also invest up
to 25% of its gross assets into other technologies, such as wind and storage.
Bluefield Solar owns and operates a UK portfolio of 812MW, comprising 754MW of
solar and 58MW of onshore wind.

 

Further information can be viewed at www.bluefieldsif.com
(http://www.bluefieldsif.com/)

 

About Bluefield Partners

 

Bluefield Partners LLP was established in 2009 and is an investment adviser to
companies and funds investing in renewable energy infrastructure.  It has a
proven record in the selection, acquisition and supervision of large-scale
energy assets in the UK and Europe.  The team has been involved in over £6.5
billion renewable funds and/or transactions in both the UK and Europe,
including over £1 billion in the UK since December 2011.

 

Bluefield Partners LLP has led the acquisitions of, and currently advises on,
over 100 UK based solar PV assets that are agriculturally, commercially or
industrially situated.  Based in its London office, it is supported by a
dedicated and experienced team of investment, legal and portfolio
executives.  Bluefield Partners LLP was appointed Investment Adviser to
Bluefield Solar in June 2013.

 

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