Company
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Job Title
Managing Director, Advisory and Project Finance – Energy, EMEA
Speaker Bio
Katan Hirachand currently leads a number of flagship advisory deals for the bank including the Mozambique L.N.G. development project, which is set to raise around $15 billion. He also leads equity private placement deals for L.N.G. projects in Africa and the United States. He has led and closed deals in a number of African countries, and is closely involved in the development of floating L.N.G. projects.
Dr. Hirachand led the project refinancing of the landmark $3.7 billion Egyptian Refining Company deal. He has worked extensively with multilateral agencies, development finance institutions and export credit agencies, and played a key role in new debt instrument development, including mezzanine tranches, equity, and A/B loan structures.
Dr. Hirachand is a regular industry speaker and has a number of publications to his name. In 2012, he was nominated for the Financial News 40 Under 40 Rising Stars awards, having become one of the bank’s youngest-ever managing directors. In 2013, he became the first investment banker to secure a position on the Gastech steering committee highlighting his contribution to the industry. In 2014, he was selected to join the advisory board of the Global African Investment Summit.
Dr. Hirachand holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from King’s College London, and is a recipient of the Tadion Rideal Prize for his contribution to molecular science.
Dr. Hirachand led the project refinancing of the landmark $3.7 billion Egyptian Refining Company deal. He has worked extensively with multilateral agencies, development finance institutions and export credit agencies, and played a key role in new debt instrument development, including mezzanine tranches, equity, and A/B loan structures.
Dr. Hirachand is a regular industry speaker and has a number of publications to his name. In 2012, he was nominated for the Financial News 40 Under 40 Rising Stars awards, having become one of the bank’s youngest-ever managing directors. In 2013, he became the first investment banker to secure a position on the Gastech steering committee highlighting his contribution to the industry. In 2014, he was selected to join the advisory board of the Global African Investment Summit.
Dr. Hirachand holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from King’s College London, and is a recipient of the Tadion Rideal Prize for his contribution to molecular science.
