Speaker Profile: Sameer Amin

Sameer Amin is Global Head of Concession Infrastructure platform at abrdn. The abrdn Concession Infrastructure business represents USD 4bn in assets under management, deploying capital through a series of infrastructure funds investing in PFI/PPP projects across the OECD regions of the world. A team comprising of 31 investment professionals actively manage an underlying investment portfolio of more than 130 PPP projects. Sameer has considerable experience of investing and lending in the PFI/PPP arena, having personally led the team’s major initiatives with a wide range of sponsors and project developers. Sameer has personally overseen the international expansion of the business, leading to the organisation’s entry into geographies such as Australia and the USA. Sameer joined abrdn in May 2014 as part of the broader Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) business acquisition. Prior to that he held senior positions within Lloyds Banking Group (2009-2014) as a principal of the Infrastructure Funds business and as Head of Infrastructure Equity at Bank of Scotland (2001 – 2009). Sameer is a qualified chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.