Macquarie AM hires EMEA specialist

Macquarie Asset Management has hired Gabriele Duesberg as a managing director to support its energy transition infrastructure capabilities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Duesberg joins from JP Morgan where most recently she led the firm's investment banking activities in the EMEA region's power and utilities sectors.

During her 16 years with the firm, Duesberg played a key role in building JP Morgan's energy franchise in the region, supporting clients with major transactions across the renewable energy, power, and utilities sectors.

Macquarie AM said the role will see Duesberg supporting infrastructure investment and asset management activities in sectors such as the electrification of transport, waste management, and biofuels.

Macquarie AM senior managing director Gordon Parsons said infrastructure will have a vital role to play as governments, industry, and consumers seek to reduce their carbon emissions and use our planet's finite resources more efficiently

"We hope to harness Gabriele's many years of expertise in the region's infrastructure sector to help tackle these important challenges and identify new opportunities for our investment partners.

"The firm manages funds holding investments in 39 infrastructure and real assets businesses across the EMEA, totalling more than £53 billion in assets.

Commenting on her appointment, Gabriele Duesberg said: leverage the extensive professional network I have developed across the region to help the business grow and expand into new infrastructure sectors."

Macquarie Asset Management manages funds with investments in 39 infrastructure and real assets businesses in the EMEA region, representing more than £53 billion of assets under management.