Mr. Nicolopoulos founded ADN in 2007 to deliver advisory services to private and public clients on the development, financing and implementation of transportation infrastructure, energy and related projects using the concession/PPP (public-private-partnership) or BOO/BOT (Build, Own and Operate/Transfer) as well as other models of delivery and implementation.
Prior to ADN, Adam spent well over 17 years with UBS Investment Banking Division (London, Zurich, New York and San Francisco) focusing on funding transportation infrastructure including roads, airports, ports and mass transit systems and energy/power generation assets. His clients included DOTs, government authorities, public bodies and private sector firms. In addition to UBS, Adam worked for NatWest Markets (presently known as RBS) from 1994 until 1997 in London as Associate Director leading the execution of international and UK project advisory mandates.
In the US he advised and worked on over 10 PPP-type and concession deals, including working with bidders on their tender
for the Indiana Toll Road and Northwest Parkway, Indiana Toll-Road, Chicago Skyway and the development of two greenfield container port terminals in the Gulf of Mexico. His services included advising public authorities and government enterprises, including NJ DOT, on the application of suitable PPP models for their infrastructure sector.
On the private side, he has advised investors, international contractors and developers in structuring optimal financing solutions (bonds, bank debt and/or equity financing) and implementing selected financing. In 2003, his brought the first ever rated project bond to the market for a road project in Eastern Europe. He led the team that advised a number of governmental entities (including ministries of finance and transportation) on the application of PPPs and concessions across a wide range of economic sectors.
Mr. Nicolopoulos holds an MBA from Stern School of Business at NYU (graduated with honors on a full university scholarship),
an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (honors) and a BSc in the same field from Columbia University. Certifications include Series 7 and 63. He is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University (since 2007 – present). He is a member of the International and the US Who-is-Who and he has had speaking engagements at over 25 national and international conferences on topics relating to PPPs and financial innovation.
Lisa Amini – Vice President and Chief Finance Officer
John Richter – Senior Advisor
Charles B. Golson – Senior Advisor
Stavroula Chorinou – Advisor
Raffi Mardirosian – Associate Advisor
Ahmed Sharif – Associate Advisor