Derek Bentley is a Managing Director in the New York office of Nomura Greentech and co-leads the firms low carbon infrastructure advisory practice. He has over 20 years of experience as both a principal investor and strategic advisor, having executed numerous M&A, corporate finance, and project finance transactions for single assets and asset portfolios, as well as large and small public and private entities across a broad range of industries.

His recent transaction experience includes advising the Special Committee on the sale of TerraForm Power, AltaGas on the sale of its distributed generation portfolio, Enlight Energy on the acquisition of Clenera, Macquarie on the sale of Intersect Power and Candela, the founder of 8 MinuteEnergy on the sale of the company, the Board of Directors of Deepwater Wind on its sale to Ørsted, and Atlantica Yield on its strategic partnership with Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

Derek joined Nomura Greentech from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was a Director in the Energy & Power group within Investment Banking. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Derek was involved in the launching of Hydro Capital Corporation, a private equity investment firm created as a growth platform for the development and acquisition of highly structured international infrastructure projects in under-served markets.

Derek holds a Bachelor’s degree from Yale University, where he was a four year member of the varsity football team and earned All-Ivy League honors as a running back.