About
Our Team
We are specialists.
We are pioneers.
We are one team.
We are active partners.
We are pioneers.
We are one team.
We are active partners.
Our Team
We are an independent, multi-national firm, with our office in London, bringing together 15 nationalities in a unified approach to maximise value for clients and borrowers.
SIMCo’s Partners are active, hands-on leaders involved in every stage of investment, from due diligence and structuring through to ongoing monitoring to repayment. Their decades of global experience across 40+ infrastructure sub-sectors enable tight risk control, disciplined decision-making, and the consistent delivery of income, capital preservation and low impairments. As a founder-led, privately held firm, SIMCo ensures strong alignment with investors, combining deep expertise, rigorous processes and a scalable platform. This approach has earned the trust of major institutions, driven repeat investments, and generated above-benchmark returns, reinforcing SIMCo’s reputation as a reliable and proactive partner in infrastructure credit.
Directors
Randall Sandstrom
Director & CEO
- Founding partner, Chief Investment Officer, and member of SIMCo’s Investment Committee.
- Drives SIMCo’s strategy, product offerings and fundraising activities.
- Over 25 years of experience in the capital markets, international and domestic credit, and infrastructure debt across three continents.
- Previously served on the Board of Directors for LCF Rothschild and as their Managing Director of Structured Finance, also headed Euro-Credit Market Strategy at Morgan Stanley.
- “I/I”-ranked hard asset industrial credit analyst at CS First Boston (energy & transportation).
- MBA from The George Washington University; BSc from the University of Maryland; passed all three levels of CFA; ex-US Army 20th Special Forces Group.
Steve Cook
Director & Head of Portfolio Management
- Founding partner and member of SIMCo’s Investment Committee.
- Primarily responsible for structuring SIMCo’s funds and portfolio and balance sheet oversight.
- Over 20 years of infrastructure debt experience across origination, structuring, and execution of all types of infrastructure, commercial property, asset-backed and whole business transactions in the bank and bond markets.
- Over his career has advised major issuers on raising funding, restructurings and workouts, working with companies in infrastructure, utilities, property, leisure, healthcare, and private equity funds globally.
- Formerly headed infrastructure and securitisations teams at UBS and Morgan Stanley.
- MA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
Dolf Kohnhorst
Director & Head of Infrastructure
- Founding partner and a member of SIMCo’s Investment Committee.
- Oversees and leads origination of infrastructure debt opportunities.
- Over 35 years of experience leading teams across Europe in investment banking, commercial lending, and the transfer of loan assets into capital markets, spanning project finance and infrastructure sectors such as shipping, construction, and real estate.
- Former Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group at Société Générale, as well as Head of Structured Solutions at Nomura International.
- During his 16-year tenure at Morgan Stanley, served as the Head of Debt Capital Markets Financial Institutions Structured Solutions.
- MA in French Literature from the University of Oxford.
The Team
Anurag Gupta
Chief Risk Officer
- Joined in February 2020 and is the Chair of SIMCo’s Investment Committee.
- Responsible for risk management and compliance across SIMCo’s funds, as well as overseeing finance, administration and business operations.
- 25 years of experience in project finance, infrastructure investment and appraisal, risk management, M&A and advisory, with extensive transactional experience across sectors such as transportation, power & utilities, renewables, TMT, social infrastructure and PPPs.
- Former KPMG Infrastructure Advisory Partner and Global Sector Head of Power.
- Serves on the Board of Directors at Transport for London (TfL) and the Staff College.
- MBA from Tulane University; Mechanical Engineering degree from the Engineering Council (UK); BSc from Calcutta University.
Matt Dimond
Managing Director & Head of Client Capital
- Joined in July 2022, working with new and existing investors across SIMCo’s products and responsible for evaluating and proposing new strategies.
- Nearly 30 years’ experience in investment management, principal investments, and investment banking, including equity capital markets and M&A.
- Led extensive fund-raising and new product development activities, including at InfraRed Capital Partners, notably the launch of Europe’s leading listed renewables infrastructure fund, TRIG, and at Swiss Life Asset Managers Real Estate.
- Prior senior roles at Macquarie Capital and GE in both Europe and Asia.
- MBA from INSEAD; MA in Classics from the University of Oxford.
Georgi Teofilov
Managing Director & Head of Credit
- Joined in March 2015 and leads the analysis and execution of deals across SIMCo’s portfolios, with oversight of deal flow and pipeline opportunities as well as risk responsibilities.
- Experience in power, utilities, renewables, waste-to-energy, sub-sea communications and shipping.
- Previous investment roles at an AIM-listed private equity fund and KPMG.
- MBA from UNC Chapel Hill; Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Investment and Finance from UCL; passed all three levels of CFA.
Tim Prussing
Executive Director
- Joined in July 2021, plays a leading role in originating, structuring and managing infrastructure debt investments across sectors, with particular expertise in power, renewable energy, and digital infrastructure sectors.
- Over 15 years’ infrastructure experience across direct lending, debt advisory, M&A and capital structuring, with roles at MUFG, KPMG, and KPMG Infrastructure Advisory.
- Served as Corporate Finance Advisor to the UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for projects in nuclear energy, CCUS and heat networks.
- MCom in Economics/Finance from the University of Cape Town; passed all three levels of CFA.
Rahul Narang
Executive Director
- Joined in October 2020, bringing his diverse experience across renewables, transport, and core-plus infrastructure in the UK and Europe to his originations and structuring work across SIMCo’s funds.
- Over 15 years of experience advising on infrastructure financings, having structured and executed project and corporate debt transactions, supporting buy-side deals over £1 billion.
- Previously at KPMG Infrastructure Advisory and debt capital markets specialists, Centrus Financial Advisors.
- ICAEW ACA Chartered Accountant
Juan Santamaria
Vice President
- Joined in November 2021, focuses on originating and structuring infrastructure debt investments, deal execution and portfolio growth.
- Before joining, Juan had structured and analysed over 30 syndicated and bilateral loans worth over US$3 billion, including a US$350 million toll road concession.
- Previously at Credicorp Capital in Colombia and Peru, specialising in structured loans.
- MBA from London Business School; BS in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes.
Daniel Hoodeh
Head of Fund Operations
- Joined in June 2021, responsible for asset servicing, valuation oversight, and investor reporting.
- Previously Assistant Vice President in the Derivatives team at Northern Trust Corporation, managing global operational oversight across Bangalore, Chicago, and London, and strengthening risk and collateral management processes across cleared swaps, FX forwards, and longevity swaps supporting reinsurance transactions.
- MSc in International Business and BA in Law and Business from the University of Liverpool.
Keeler Mears
Senior Associate
- Joined in July 2019, working on origination, execution and portfolio management.
- Previously served as a credit analyst focused on commercial real estate debt at Walker & Dunlop and was an investment banking analyst within real estate financing at RBC Capital Markets.
- MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance from Imperial College London; BA in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge.
Leah Dean
Senior Associate & Sustainability Manager
- Joined in February 2023, managing the sustainability processes and activities at SIMCo, including evolving our sustainability framework, assessing and engaging with portfolio companies, and reporting.
- Previously worked for one of Europe’s leading hedge funds, AKO Capital, responsible for ESG research and integration, investor communications, and stewardship activities such as proxy voting.
- BA in Linguistics from the University of Cambridge; ICAEW Certified Business and Finance Professional.
Thomas Theis
Associate
- Joined in June 2021 within the portfolio management and fund operations function, responsible for fund analytics, asset valuations, and currency and interest rate hedging.
- MSc in Financial Mathematics from the London School of Economics; BSc in Mathematics from the University of Aberdeen.
Johannce Fernandes
Senior Analyst
- Joined in September 2024, focusing on raising new capital and servicing existing investors.
- Previously at Hines (Real Estate Investment Manager), supporting fundraising for European core and core-plus real estate funds.
- BSc in Finance from the London School of Economics.
Amelia Schmid
Analyst
- Joined in September 2023 as part of the credit team, responsible for financial analysis, due diligence and ongoing monitoring of deals.
- BSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Leeds.
Robert Cook
Analyst
- Joined in May 2024,focusing on fund operations and portfolio management duties.
- MSc in Entrepreneurship & Management from the University of Bath; BA in Business Management & Leadership from Coventry University.
Sophie Haissaguerre
Analyst
- Joined in September 2024 as part of the credit team, responsible for financial analysis, due diligence and ongoing monitoring of deals.
- Prior roles at DWS (Deutsche Bank) and Legal & General focusing on institutional sales and private credit investments.
- MSc in International Management from Imperial College London; BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Jack Nicholls
Analyst
- Joined in September 2024 as part of the credit team, responsible for financial analysis, due diligence and ongoing monitoring of deals.
- Previously supported investment analysis and transactions within the Infrastructure Finance team at AXA Investment Managers.
- BSc in Economics with Placement from the University of Bath.
Daniel Weon
Analyst
- Joined in September 2024 as part of the credit team, responsible for financial analysis, due diligence and ongoing monitoring of deals.
- Previously worked at Aurelius Investments involved in conducting company research and transaction execution.
- MSc in Finance from UCL.
Sonia John-Lewis
Office Manager
- Joined in September 2017, responsible for office oversight, supporting the partners, and coordinating client meetings.
- Over 15 years’ experience in office management including roles with Rt. Hon. Diane Abbott MP and at Praesta Partners.