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eric bonnin

I was lucky to work during a number of years with Jack and envoyed this fruitful experience. On top of being open minded , Jack has an in depth technical expertise in the oil and gas sector and has developped a very strong knowledge of advisory/corporate, project, reserve based and structured finance in natural ressources. A great professional!

Jeremy Thompson

An instinctive oil and gas banker, with deep knowledge of related investment banking subjects. He has proven expertise in providing sound advice to clients wishing to raise acquisition and development finance, and conducts himself with professionalism and integrity.

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Credentials

  • Role of a Board Member
    FT Board Director Programme
    Dec, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • edX Verified Certificate for Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage
    edX
    Sep, 2021
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Renewables & Environment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Transitus is a company that is designed to enable rapid, affordable, pragmatic energy transition, through the repurposing of existing gas infrastructure, conversion to production of hydrogen, and ultimately the establishment of totally green hydrogen supply.Transitus Energy is the world's first vertically integrated hydrogen company. Transitus is a company that is designed to enable rapid, affordable, pragmatic energy transition, through the repurposing of existing gas infrastructure, conversion to production of hydrogen, and ultimately the establishment of totally green hydrogen supply.Transitus Energy is the world's first vertically integrated hydrogen company.

    • France
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Managing Director, Corporate Finance, Oil & Gas Industry Group
      • Jul 2018 - Aug 2020

      Led the London team supporting the relationship bankers on oil and gas coverage, and led the upstream O&G M&A practice. The role was to bring added value to clients' debt and equity raising activities; and add value with corporate finance idea generation. As the lead on the upstream O&G M&A sub-sector, relationships have been built with O&G Independents from around the world; private equity sponsors supporting the sector; and with upstream business developers within Majors, large integrated O&G companies and NOCs. Thought leadership for SG’s efforts on energy transition giving views on the impact on the O&G sector as the world moves to low/non-carbon energy sources.

    • Managing Director, Reserve Based Finance
      • May 2011 - Jul 2018

      As the senior banker in the team responsibilities focused on identifying, on-boarding and developing clients and the origination of mandates for financial advisory and financing of upstream oil & gas reserves (i.e reserve based loans, "RBLs"). Led the team through highly skilled deal structuring of landmark and award winning single-field development financings and innovative portfolio financings such as:• Gulf of Mexico (first-ever, basin opening) • Levant basin (portfolio of non-investment grade gas offtakers) • Offshore Romania (first-ever, basin opening)• UK North Sea (partially appraised reservoir)• Global portfolio on a "dollar per barrel basis" as a $5 billion acquisition finance packageWas charged with building-out an advisory business model. Supervised and assured the deal team's successful approach to credit committee and thereby deepened client relations fostering repeat business. Advised clients on ground breaking transactions offshore west Africa and in the North Sea. Arranged and negotiated financings for the entire spectrum of reserve-based financings (from single-field, development-financings to large multiple-field borrowing base financings through to very large “dollar-per-barrel” financings) often as the lead bank in the bank group. In addition, led and structured acquisition financings, undertaken advisory mandates alongside our shipping desk for FPSOs and advised on large natural gas/LNG mandates. Clients and projects have come from throughout the world including the USA, UK, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Israel, Russia, Angola, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Brazil, and Canada.

    • India
    • Banking
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Director, Natural Resources, EMEA
      • Sep 2006 - May 2011

      The Senior Banker of the team responsible for the origination and execution of project finance opportunities in Western Europe. Responsible for the relationship management of core clients in the Natural Resources sector located in the Middle East. Clients included ADNOC, Mubadala, ARAMCO, SABIC, Ma'aden, KPC, GIC, Oman Oil, Bapco and QP.Loans arranged included; uncommitted lines, revolving credit facilities, swing-lines (NY and London), project finance, ECA finance, and Islamic financings. Was involved in the arrangement of SWAPS, FX, and project finance bonds, JBIC/NEXI products, DCM (144a, RegS, Samurai and project bonds), trade finance, cash management, and treasury. Deals included corporate loans to BP, Aramco, SABIC, QP, Ma’aden, and ADNOC. Project financings executed included RBLs, refineries, petrochemical plants, fertilizer plants, LNG and LNG regas terminals, pipelines, tankers, mining, smelting and mineral refining.Project finance loans included: Jubail Refinery, Yanbu Refinery, SULB (steel pelletization), Egyptian Refinery, Emirates Aluminium, Ma'aden Fertilizer, Dolphin pipeline, Qatalum (aluminium in Qatar), Tullow and Marubeni O&G.

    • Italy
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Managing Director, Head of Project Finance EMEA & Americas
      • Sep 2004 - Sep 2006

      The Bank refocused away from international lending and onto Italy and appointed as its project finance head outside of Italy. Developed a new business model for the non-Italian project finance activities compatible with the new strategy of the Bank. Managed the change which included adjusting the client base, adjusting internal working practices, reducing the Bank's loan book outside of Italy and adjusting staffing to fit the new model. The outcome saw a reduced team of six based in London providing project finance advisory and lending to the Bank's core Italian clients for projects located in Europe (excluding Italy), Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

    • Global Head of TMT
      • Sep 2001 - Sep 2004

      Led a team of some 16 individuals based in the Bank's structured finance offices located in London, Milan, New York, Hong Kong and São Paulo. We provided financial advisory and lending to each jurisdiction's leading telecom & media customers and telecom vendors (i.e. arranged vendor financing on their behalf). Pivoted the lending business model into advisory and led the advisory origination effort. Core clients included Huawei (European advisor), Motorola, and Lucent.

    • Head of TMT and Infrastructure
      • Aug 1998 - Sep 2001

      Identified and lobbied for a combined TMT and Infrastructure business model as a way to manage the volatile deal pipelines in both sectors. Promoted in 1999 to take charge of the joint team and promoted again to Senior Manager & Group Head in 2001. Ran a team of six and took direct responsibility for client identification and deal origination and thus built out the business. Led documentation negotiations, advisory mandates and led the approach to credit committee. Clients included BT, Fujitsu, Vodafone, Sunrise, and Orange. Deals of interest included Hackney Library, motorway financings in Spain, Portugal and UK, and advising Fujitsu on a vendor financing bid to BT.

    • Director, Natural Resources
      • Jul 1996 - Aug 1998

      Deal execution and origination acting as the number two in the team. Helped to build-out the bank’s O&G Middle East business to the number one status. Identified the danger and led the full exit of O&G lending business in Russia prior to the Russian crises. Relationship manager for ARAMCO, Sabic, QP and for structured products BP, BG, Enterprise Oil and Shell. Significant deals include structuring the award winning SADAF petrochemical financing and advising QP/Phillips/SASOL on gas to liquids plant that evolved into the Oryx GTL plant.

    • United States
    • Investment Management
    • Manager, Project Finance
      • Jun 1994 - Jul 1996

      Responsible for origination, execution and administration in the UK of PFI/PPP, infrastructure and University financings. Designed and implemented the business models for both the University lending sector and for infrastructure project finance. Clients included Tarmac, GTM Entrepose, Transdev, Essex UniversityAt the time of joining the bank it was called "CLF Municipal Bank". It merged and formed "Dexia" in 1996. Responsible for origination, execution and administration in the UK of PFI/PPP, infrastructure and University financings. Designed and implemented the business models for both the University lending sector and for infrastructure project finance. Clients included Tarmac, GTM Entrepose, Transdev, Essex UniversityAt the time of joining the bank it was called "CLF Municipal Bank". It merged and formed "Dexia" in 1996.

    • United Kingdom
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Manager, Investment Banking
      • Jun 1993 - Jun 1994

      Led a team of four lending to high net worth individuals for tax efficient investments. Received a comprehensive training in corporate finance and high-net worth relationship management.

    • Analyst-Oil & Energy Department (Project Finance)
      • Aug 1988 - Jun 1993

      Assisted with credit applications and marketing for reserve based lending (North Sea and Gulf of Mexico) and project financing (O&G, mining, wind farms, infrastructure/PFI). On occasion also assisted the Bank's Petroleum Engineer with his analysis of the reservoir engineering risks.

Education

  • University of Edinburgh Business School
    MBA, Marketing & International Finance
    1992 - 1995
  • The Chartered Banker Institute
    MCIBS (Member of Chartered Institute of Bankers, Scotland), Scottish Banking Exams
    1988 - 1991
  • University of Strathclyde
    B.Eng (Honours), Mining & Petroleum Engineering
    1984 - 1988
  • King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals - KFUPM
    Petroleum Engineering, Islam and Arabic
    1981 - 1983
  • Edison High School
    1978 - 1981

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