Aerial view of an offshore wind farm off a coastline

Capital · Delivery · Execution

From concept to
financial close.

Covalent brings together the people, capital and capability required to turn ambitious projects into successful transactions — across real estate, renewable energy, infrastructure and other capital-intensive ventures.

UK · EU · W. Africa
Where we operate
4
Partners
6
Working languages
East ↔ West
Capital & supply
Sectors

Built for complex transactions.

We focus where capital, structure and delivery have to come together — across renewable energy, infrastructure, real estate and the strategic opportunities in between. One connected line, from generation to the communities it serves.

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Renewable energyPrimary focus

Wind-led generation

Onshore and offshore wind anchors our renewable energy work — originated, structured and financed through to coordinated delivery and financial close.

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Renewable energy

Solar & storage

Solar, storage and energy-transition projects that firm output and strengthen the case for long-term capital across the wider portfolio.

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Infrastructure

Grids & hard infrastructure

Projects that require long-term capital and coordinated delivery — structured so they can be financed, built and successfully executed.

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Strategic opportunities

Data centres & digital infrastructure

Power-hungry digital infrastructure financed and delivered alongside the generation that feeds it — where structuring expertise matters most.

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Real estate

Real estate & communities

Development, investment and structured finance for real assets and the communities our projects ultimately serve.

What we do

Advisory built around execution.

Complex transactions rely on more than capital. They require the right partners, the right structure and the confidence to execute. Covalent aligns every critical element of a transaction, creating a clear path from concept to financial close.

01

Capital

Connecting projects with the right capital — equity, debt and structured funding from aligned investors.

02

Structuring

Creating financeable transactions — the structure and terms that let a project reach close.

03

Delivery

Bringing together the right execution partners and managing counterparties, negotiations and workstreams through to close.

04

Relationships

Connecting investors, developers, contractors and strategic partners across the markets that matter.

Every critical element of a transaction, aligned.
Concept to close
Why Covalent

We sit alongside our clients.

We are not a lender. We are not a contractor. We are not a developer. We bring together the expertise, relationships and capital required to move projects forward.

Independent.

We are not a lender, a contractor or a developer. That independence lets us act purely in the interests of the transaction — and the people behind it.

Connected.

We sit at the centre of a network of investors, developers, contractors and strategic partners, and bring the right ones to each deal.

Execution-focused.

Everything we do is geared to one outcome — moving projects forward, from opportunity through financial close to delivery.

Our approach

One trusted partner, from beginning to end.

Every project is different. Our role is to understand the opportunity, assemble the right participants and create a structure that can be financed, delivered and successfully executed.

Simple where possible.

Sophisticated where necessary.

Always focused on outcomes.

Start the conversation
01

Understand the opportunity

We start with the project, the parties and what success looks like — before anything is structured.

02

Assemble the right participants

We bring together the investors, developers, contractors and partners each transaction needs.

03

Create a financeable structure

We design a structure that can be financed, delivered and successfully executed through to close.

The partners

Four partners. Four cultures. One table.

Covalent is led by four partners whose backgrounds span Europe, Africa and Asia — the same regions our projects and capital move between. That fluency, across cultures and markets, is part of how deals get done.

Portrait of Rob Dhillon

Rob Dhillon

Partner

British

Over 25 years across private equity real estate, corporate finance and capital markets. A founding team member at Oculus Real Estate Group, he secured Raven Capital Management (US$2.1bn AUM) as a cornerstone institutional investor, having previously supported over €1.4bn of transactions at HAL Investment Group.

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Dr. Jie Wen

Partner

Chinese

Founder of Ocean Tide Wealth, a UK corporate finance and project financing advisory firm, and director or strategic advisor on over £700m of infrastructure, real estate and energy financings across debt, equity and PPP structures. Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Westminster and a Chartered Accountant.

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Declan Jones

Partner

Welsh

Finance and investment professional specialising in complex transactions, structured finance, infrastructure and real estate. Drawing on roles across Europe, Australia and North America, he works with institutional investors, governments and corporates to originate, structure and execute innovative financing for the most complex opportunities.

Portrait of Moulaye El Hassan

Moulaye El Hassan

Partner

French · Mauritanian

Director of International Business Development at Amin Group, a third-generation family group spanning infrastructure, energy, logistics, real estate and financial advisory. Leads cross-border partnerships and investments across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with hands-on responsibility for structuring and execution.

Working languages

English · Chinese · French · Arabic · Spanish · Punjabi

Track record

Detailed project case studies and partner track record are shared on request under NDA.

Get in touch

Let's build something exceptional.

Whether you're seeking capital, developing a project or exploring your next opportunity, we'd be pleased to start the conversation.