Mike Cole
About Mike Cole
Finance professional with a strong track record in project finance, sale-leaseback, M&A, origination, off-take agreement negotiation and “as-a-service” offerings. Successfully closed over $1B in transaction volume, focused primarily on the energy sector. Passionate about clean technologies and projects which reduce the impacts of climate change. HIGHLIGHTS: • Experienced in managing relationships with clients and sources of capital, running competitive financing processes and developing scalable financing programs. • Expert at preparing financial models, running transaction processes and solving problems in fast paced, deadline driven environment • 6-years of financing novel climate technology from commercialization to scale • 3-years of M&A experience with primary focus on power, renewables and manufacturing • 4-years of asset based lending • MBA in Finance and Strategy – graduated with Honors (top 10% of class) KEY SKILLS: • Non-recourse financing arrangement such as project finance and sale-lease back structures including tax equity • Offtake agreements and back-end financing for "as-a-service" structures • Investment and credit analysis • Financial modelling and forecasting • Mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) • Tax equity and Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) incentive structures • Financing new and novel technologies in the energy transition • Building and training high performing teams • Green Energy and cleantech finance CORE STRENGTHS: • Analytical and problem-solving focus • High emotional intelligence (“EQ”) • Fast learner • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills