Leadership
Team

The partners of Course2 Energy have founded a number of leading companies in the sector and have collectively invested $4B of private equity in the last two decades. Investments on all funded capital significantly outperformed both the S&P 500 and the top 25% of similar private equity funds.

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Leadership

Team

The partners of Course2 Energy have founded a number of leading companies in the sector and have collectively invested $4B of private equity in the last two decades. Investments on all funded capital significantly outperformed both the S&P 500 and the top 25% of similar private equity funds.

 

Select Investments by our Partners Include:

Genser Power

Founding Colombia’s first and largest distributed Independent Power Producer (IPP) with over 250 MW capacity and 150 employees

Genser Energy Investments Limited

Invested $1B in energy infrastructure in West Africa. Built, owned and operated distributed generation installations and natural gas distribution infrastructure, selling power and natural gas

Termo Mechero Morro

Founding of a 60 MW flare gas to power project, recognized by the World Bank in 2022 as a successful case study of Financing Solutions to Reduce Natural Gas Flaring and Methane Emissions

Invenergy

Investment in Invenergy, a multinational power generation development and operations company which operates power generation and energy storage projects in the Americas, Europe and Asia, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation and energy storage facilities

Landis & Gyr

Investment in Landis & Gyr, a global market leader in electricity metering, and Advanced Metering Infrastructure

STR

Investment in STR, a leading global Solar Panel Encapsulant manufacturer

Pablo Tribin
Managing Partner

Pablo Tribin is an accomplished energy industry entrepreneur with a robust track record in the power generation sector. He founded Genser Power in 2005, establishing it as Colombia’s premier distributed Independent Power Producer (IPP) with a capacity of over 250 MW and a team of 150, securing more than $100M in project financing.

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Nadim Barakat
Managing Partner

Nadim Barakat brings more than 20 years of experience as a private equity investor during his tenures at the Carlyle Group and Credit Suisse. Nadim is the founder of Transformational Holdings focused on investing in private companies leading the transformation of traditional industries.

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Baafour Asiamah-Adjei
Partner

Baafour Asiamah-Adjei, a Partner at Course2 Energy, is also the visionary Founder and CEO of Genser Energy Investments LLC. His career bridges engineering and finance, demonstrated in raising over $1 billion and developing extensive energy infrastructure in West Africa. Baafour’s commitment to sustainable energy and industrial development extends to his philanthropic efforts through the Aforo Asiamah-Adjei Charitable Foundation, founded in 2023.

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Felipe Quintero
Operating Partner

Felipe Quintero, is a seasoned corporate law expert with over two decades of experience, primarily in M&A and financing. He leads the Latin America Corporate – M&A practice at Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & De La Rosa, where he was recently recognized as the Corporate/M&A Lawyer of the Year by Legal 500 (2024).

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Lino Patiño de la Sala
Operating Partner

Lino Patiño De la Sala, with over 27 years of experience, is a distinguished Senior Partner and Chairman at Promotora Energética E3 S.A. de C.V., where he has been pivotal since August 2011.

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Andres Bayona
Operating Partner

Andrés Alfonso Bayona Insignares is a prominent entrepreneur and renewable energy leader in Latin America, with over 33 years of experience. As the President of the Asociación Mexicana de Gas Natural Vehicular, Comprimido, Licuado y Biogas, he spearheads initiatives in natural gas, biogas, and biomethane.

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Berend van den Berg
Operating Partner

Berend van den Berg is a distinguished strategic energy project developer with extensive expertise in energy sustainability and transitioning. Fluent in English, Spanish, Dutch, and German, he has made significant global impacts, particularly in methane mitigation and gas monetization. From 2016 to 2020, he served as a senior consultant for the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership, enhancing gas monetization frameworks alongside governments and industry leaders.

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Oscar Ruano
Advisor

Oscar Ruano is a seasoned business executive with over 20 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Baja Ferries, a major ferry operator in Mexico, and previously served as the CEO where he led the company’s expansion of routes, fleet modernization, and growth to become one of the largest maritime transportation companies in the region.

 

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Eduardo Santoyo
Advisor

Eduardo Santoyo Vasquez is a prominent figure in infrastructure finance in Mexico, with over 30 years of experiencee across diverse subsectors like transportation, social infrastructure, telecommunications,
water, oil and gas and energy. 

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Manuel Rodríguez
Advisor

Manuel Rodríguez Velasco is a seasoned finance executive with a robust background in energy project financing and corporate financial management across Latin America and Africa. As the Head of Finance at Bia, a pioneering Colombian energy startup, he has played a critical role in the company’s development, from initial funding to operational strategy.

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