MPC Capital Expands Renewable Energy Business with new Office in Panama

Hamburg, Germany, July 3, 2017 - MPC Capital AG, an international investment manager focused on real assets, today announced the launch of MPC Renewables Panama S.A., based in Panama City, Panama. MPC Renewables Panama will support the development, management and further expansion of the company's renewable energy projects throughout Caribbean Basin region. 

MPC Capital also announced that Fernando Zúñiga has been appointed as MPC Renewables Panama's Regional Director for Central America and the wider Caribbean region.

"Central America and the Caribbean is a key region for the growth of our renewable energy business," said Dr. Roman Rocke, Management Board Member, MPC Capital AG. "Having an office in Panama City, under the leadership of Fernando Zúñiga, who has extensive experience in the sector, is a strategically important step in serving our investors and business partners and in our international growth." 

Fernando Zúñiga has over nine years of experience in the renewable energy sector. He has held senior development roles in Ecosolar Inc. and Suntrace GmbH and was most recently Development Manager Latam at Solarcentury in Panama.

MPC Renewables Panama S.A., a subsidiary of MPC Renewables Energies GmbH, will work closely with the global Renewable Energies team at MPC Capital in structuring, developing and managing renewable energy investment opportunities for institutional investors. Recent transactions include the 172 MW Ancora wind park project in Portugal, the 50 MWp Paradise Park PV plant in Jamaica, and the 54 MW Sainshand onshore wind park in Mongolia.

About MPC Capital
MPC Capital AG is an independent asset and investment manager for real asset investments. Together with its subsidiaries, the company develops and manages real asset investments and investment products for international institutional investors, family offices and professional investors. Its focus is on the asset categories Real Estate, Shipping and Infrastructure. MPC Capital AG has been quoted on the stock exchange since 2000 and has around 250 employees group-wide.