Bluefield Partners appoints new investment director

Michael Covington joins from Alpha Real Capital

Michael Covington has joined Bluefield Partners, the investment adviser of the Bluefield Solar Income fund, as investment director from Alpha Real Capital.

He was renewables investment director at Alpha Real Capital from November 2017 to September 2021 and, prior to that, was a managing partner at the Barcelona-based sustainable investment specialist SI Capital Private Equity. James Armstrong, managing partner at Bluefield Partners, said Covington will bring "significant" wind, solar and capital markets expertise to the team, which has been involved in more than £4bn renewable funds and transactions in both the UK and Europe, including over £1bn in the UK since December 2011. "Michael has long and relevant M&A experience in the European ...