Rouzbeh Fazlinejad

Mr. Fazlinejad is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Oil & Gas Group. He is responsible for advising companies on merger, acquisition, joint venture, divestiture, restructuring, and capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa regions. Mr. Fazlinejad has more than 20 years of experience in M&A and capital markets. Before joining Houlihan Lokey, he was Head of M&A at Berenberg, where he focused on growing the investment banking platform and maintaining relationships in the global energy and infrastructure industry. Prior to Berenberg, Mr. Fazlinejad served as Head of European Energy and Infrastructure Investment Banking at TD Securities. At TD, he had primary coverage responsibility of the supermajors, NOCs, and independents as well as small and mid-cap energy companies across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. His client base further included commodity traders, private equity, pension, and sovereign wealth funds. In addition to his investment banking experience, Mr. Fazlinejad was a founding member of Ortus Petroleum, an entrepreneurial oil and gas venture in the UK North Sea. Mr. Fazlinejad holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Emory University and the Cass Business School.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 5 November

09:30

Finance & Investment Conference Room A 09:30 - 10:30

Unlocking potential: energy investments in emerging economies

Increased energy infrastructure investment in emerging economies will be a cornerstone of achieving global energy access and decarbonisation goals. Despite declarations of public and private investment commitments, significant challenges will need to be overcome in order to deliver the funding needed. Emerging economies receive a small share of global energy investment, often due to high financing costs, limited access to capital markets, and perceived risks such as political instability and regulatory barriers. These obstacles hinder the pace of energy transition and intensify socioeconomic disparities between developed and developing nations, limiting access to the benefits of reliable and clean energy technologies. By attracting private capital as a complement to public finance, innovative financing strategies, derisking mechanisms and strong national energy planning frameworks will play a crucial role in addressing challenges and ensuring humanity prospers together.

The exclusive Breakfast Briefing, focusing specifically on developments in finance and investment, is designed to foster high-level networking and informed dialogue in a relaxed yet focused setting. Enjoy a premium breakfast while engaging with industry peers and thought leaders to hear the latest industry insights from the finance and energy sectors.

Attendee insights:

Connect directly with leaders from public and private finance, development banks, and energy firms in a closed-door setting. Exchange insights, explore collaboration opportunities, and gain practical intelligence on financing strategies, risk mitigation, and policy alignment to unlock energy investments in emerging economies.

Tuesday, 5 November

15:30

Finance & Investment Conference Conference Room A 15:30 - 16:15

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Securing energy finance to deliver a pragmatic and equitable energy transition for emerging economies

To achieve a just and equitable energy transition capital must be accessible, available, and affordable. The UAE Leaders’ Declaration on a Global Climate Finance Framework and ALTÉRRA are examples of the collaborative mechanisms aiming to mobilise capital and reduce risk, but progress still needs to be made. Barriers to investor confidence range from developing economies’ high borrowing costs, real and perceived investment risks, limited creditworthy off takers, and uncertain regulatory environments, all of which need to be addressed to attract and secure critical funding.

Attendee insights:

In the lead up to COP29, join a multilateral stakeholder group to progress dialogue around viable, sustainable, and innovative finance structures to enable a pragmatic and equitable energy transition. Participants will provide insights on finance structures, the development of domestic capital resources, and how to facilitate international private finance flows.