| | Andrew Bartley is Chief Investment Officer in the Telecoms Media and Technology (TMT) investment group at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, DC. He is primarily responsible for originating new business and structuring complex equity, mezzanine and senior debt financings in the TMT sector in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. In the course of his career, Andrew has been responsible for arranging, structuring, negotiating, and managing over US$10 billion in corporate and project debt and equity financings in the communications, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern/Southern Europe. Prior to joining the IFC, Andrew worked with Monenco Agra in the UK in project management and systems engineering, for Larox OY in Australia as a Design Engineer, and with BAE Marine Systems in the UK. Andrew received his B.Eng. (Mech.) from the University of Bristol, UK, and his M.B.A. from The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA.
As part of the World Bank Group, IFC's mission is to promote and support sustainable private sector investment in developing countries. Established in 1956, IFC is the largest multilateral source of financing for private sector companies in the developing world, and manages a US$25 billion portfolio of investments across Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. IFC promotes sustainable private sector development primarily by:
- Directly financing private sector enterprises;
- Assisting private companies mobilize capital in the international financial markets; and
- Providing advice and technical assistance to businesses and governments.
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