The IFC Catalyst Fund invests in private equity funds, platform companies, and co-investments focused on providing capital to renewable energy projects and to companies that develop resource-efficient, low-carbon products and services in the emerging markets
Head
Alain joined AMC in 2013 as a Principal with the AMC Fund of Funds Group. Prior to joining AMC, Alain was a director at Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) in Singapore. Alain’s prior experience includes working at Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and CIBC.
Alain holds a BAA in Finance from University of Montreal, Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) and a Diploma in Finance from Institut Universitaire de Technologie.
Senior Investment Manager
Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Laird was a consultant with IFC in the Private Equity Funds Group, a Managing Director at Détente LLC, President of Chastain, Inc., VP of Product Development at TexYard, and a consultant with Bain and Company.
Laird holds a BA in Psychology from Princeton, an MBA from Darden, University of Virginia and a Diploma in Politics and Economics from St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University.
Senior Investment Manager
Tatiana joined AMC in April 2013 as part of the AMC Fund of Funds Group. Prior to joining AMC, Tatiana worked on private equity fund investments at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her responsibilities included due diligence, manager selection, investments, portfolio monitoring, reporting, business development, and market research across emerging markets in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and CEE/CIS. Previously, she worked at MSCI, a provider of benchmark indices and risk analytics products.
Tatiana holds a BA from Smith College, and a Masters degree in International Finance and Policy from Columbia University. She is a CFA Charterholder.
Senior Investment Manager
Yue Joined AMC in February 2016 as part of the AMC Fund of Funds Group. Prior to joining AMC, Yue worked at the IFC Valuation team that oversees valuation of IFC equity, derivatives, debt securities and other fair valued instruments. Yue was instrumental in developing IFC’s valuation guidelines for private equity funds. Previously, she worked at a Chinese asset management company, responsible for investment due diligence, portfolio monitoring and market research.
Yue holds a MA in Public Finance from University of Maryland and a BA/MA in Public Policy and Economics from Peking University (China).
Investment Manager
Most recently, Elena was a VP at Blackstone, focused on integrating ESG and sustainable investing across the firm. Prior to Blackstone, she worked at Lion’s Head Global Partners, a boutique emerging markets investment bank focused on innovative finance. At LHGP, she led product development and fundraising of Otundi Ventures, a Pan-African, tech-enabled VC Fund focused on underrepresented founders, and structured a $50 million financing facility for social enterprises, incorporating concessionary finance into a blended fund to syndicate commercial co-investments. Before her graduate studies, Elena was an Analyst at AMC and a member of the Legal team at the Carlyle Group.
Elena holds a dual-MPA in International Finance & Development Economics from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and a BA in International Political Economy and French from Smith College.
Investment Manager
Tuknekah joined AMC in June 2024 from IFC’s Corporate Portfolio Management Team, where she focused on equity valuations in the infrastructure sector, PE Funds, and Tech. Before joining IFC, she worked at GE Capital Energy Financial Services where she underwrote and managed the portfolio for investments in the renewable energy space. Tuknekah has also worked in investment banking, equity research, and risk at several banks, including Citi and Credit Suisse. She began her career as a development engineer in semiconductors at IBM.
Tuknekah holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and an SB in Chemical Engineering from MIT.
Program Assistant
Prior to joining AMC in 2016, Igor held several administrative positions across the World Bank Group including Corporate Planning and Analysis, Office of the Managing Director and World Bank Group CFO, and IBRD Corporate Finance. Igor has more than 19 years in various administrative roles including 4 years as an interpretor/translator in The British Council, World Bank Country Office in Serbia and EC Harris.
Igor holds a BA in English Language and Literature and from The Faculty of Philology at University of Belgrade, Serbia.
| Investment | Sector | Country | Status | Investment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Renewable Energy Fund | Renewable Energy | Africa | Current | April, 2018 |
| Alcazar Energy Partners & Gaia Energy Limited | Renewable Energy | Middle East, Turkey & Africa | Exited | October, 2015 |
| Americas Energy Fund II Clean Energy | Renewable Energy | Latin America | Current | April, 2015 |
| Armstrong South East Asia Clean Energy Fund | Renewable Energy | South East Asia | Current | August, 2013 |
| Asia Environmental Partners II | Resource Efficiency | Asia | Current | July, 2014 |
| Carlyle China Rome Logistics | Logistics (green warehouses) | China | Current | December, 2017 |
| China Environment Fund IV | Resource Efficiency | China | Current | August, 2013 |
| Full Truck Alliance (Co-investment) | Logistics | China | Current | December, 2016 |
| GRC SinoGreen Fund III | Resource Efficiency | China | Current | December, 2014 |
| IndoSpace Logistics Parks III | Logistics (green warehouses) | India | Current | May, 2018 |
| Latin Renewables Infrastructure Fund | Renewable Energy | Latin America | Current | January, 2014 |
| Mainstream Renewable Power Africa Holdings/Lekela | Renewable Energy | Africa | Current | June, 2016 |
| Renewable Energy Asia Fund II | Renewable Energy | Asia | Current | March, 2016 |
| RMB Westport Real Estate Development Fund II | Resource Efficiency | Africa | Exited | February, 2017 |
| TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies Partners | Resource Efficiency | Global EM | Current | March, 2014 |
Renewable Energy
Africa
Current
April, 2018
Renewable Energy
Middle East, Turkey & Africa
Exited
October, 2015
Renewable Energy
Latin America
Current
April, 2015
Renewable Energy
South East Asia
Current
August, 2013
Resource Efficiency
Asia
Current
July, 2014
Logistics (green warehouses)
China
Current
December, 2017
Resource Efficiency
China
Current
August, 2013
Logistics
China
Current
December, 2016
Resource Efficiency
China
Current
December, 2014
Logistics (green warehouses)
India
Current
May, 2018
Renewable Energy
Latin America
Current
January, 2014
Renewable Energy
Africa
Current
June, 2016
Renewable Energy
Asia
Current
March, 2016
Resource Efficiency
Africa
Exited
February, 2017
Resource Efficiency
Global EM
Current
March, 2014