Principal
Ajay Gundecha
Infrastructure finance · Commercial strategy · Project development · Transactions
Ajay Gundecha is Principal of Apta Ventures, an independent advisory practice focused on complex infrastructure, energy and capital-intensive businesses.
He brings more than 25 years of experience across infrastructure finance, engineering, commercial strategy and project development, with assignments spanning more than 40 countries and aggregate transaction and assignment value exceeding US$55bn.
His experience includes project finance, M&A, PPPs, capital raising, restructurings and major project development, including senior leadership of a first-of-a-kind UK small modular nuclear programme and regional head at global financial institutions.
A cross-disciplinary perspective
Complex infrastructure decisions rarely sit within a single discipline. Financing, commercial strategy, project development, technology, regulation and delivery are often interdependent.
Ajay brings these perspectives together, combining financial and commercial judgement with engineering and project experience. This enables Apta Ventures to engage where important decisions cut across conventional advisory disciplines — from structuring an investment and allocating risk to preparing a project for financing and delivery.
Credentials
Engineering, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London; and MBA, INSEAD
Professional: Chartered Engineer
Selected experience
Experience spans first-of-a-kind nuclear development, major infrastructure financings and refinancings, infrastructure M&A and concessions, public-private partnerships, capital mobilisation and complex restructurings.
