Fernando will be responsible for the origination, execution and asset management of PPP and infrastructure transactions in Spain. Fernando has over 15 years of experience in the infrastructure sector.

Prior to DIF he worked in several leading Spanish infrastructure businesses, including infrastructure developer Globalvia Inversiones as a Senior Investment Director, as CFO with construction group Sacyr Concesiones, as Head of International Structured Finance with concession company Itinere and as head of finance with construction company FCC.

Fernando holds an EMBA from IESE Business School and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Universidad Complutense.

In August 2014 DIF signed an agreement with Iridium for the transfer of 80% of Iridium's shareholdings in 5 operational PPP projects in Spain, which was DIF's first PPP investment in Spain.

DIF was established in 2005 as an independent fund management company and has circa € 2bn of funds under management.

DIF invests in infrastructure assets that generate long term stable cash flows, including PPP/PFI and renewable energy assets in Europe and North America.

DIF has over 50 staff across 7 offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Luxembourg, Madrid, Toronto and is in the process of opening an office in Sydney in Q2 2015.