Amundi Energy Transition, a subsidiary of French asset manager Amundi, has strengthened its senior investment team, promoting Halim Ouhaichi and bringing in Julien Merheb and Remi Vallier, all of whom become directors. With €1 billion of AUM and a focus on the infrastructure mid-market, Amundi Energy Transition invests in sub-sectors linked to energy transition and decarbonisation. This includes biofuels, green energy production, hydrogen, and storage. Ouhaichi joined Amundi Energy Transition in 2021 as associate director, focusing on platform investment opportunities in Europe and the asset management of portfolio companies. He previously spent four years as investment manager in the M&A and financing team at green energy operator Valorem. Merheb joined the company from French private equity firm Montefiore Investment. He was previously part of DWS’s infrastructure private equity team where he was involved in several equity investments and supported portfolio companies in the transportation, energy and digital sectors. Vallier moved to Amundi Energy Transition following nine years at Macquarie Capital, part of Australian multinational bank Macquarie Group. As a senior vice president, he invested in assets and companies across the energy transition, digital, and social and economic infrastructure sectors. He also worked within the company’s infrastructure and energy capital group, focusing on Europe and North America.
