AFONSO REIS E SOUSA - DIRECTOR
Afonso Reis e Sousa joined Taylor-DeJongh in 2005 and now heads the London office. As well as advising on project financings, he has acted on a number of asset acquisitions and other M&A transactions. He specializes in the oil & gas sector and has worked on projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as in Russia and Australasia.

Prior to joining Taylor-DeJongh, Afonso had over a decade of experience in project finance, advising sponsors on the financing of major capital projects and also advising concession authorities on the evaluation of tenders. For several years, he was an independent consultant acting for various project sponsors and financial institutions, including Dresdner Kleinwort (London), where he was a Vice President-equivalent in the Natural Resources, Corporate Finance & Origination Group. He originally started his career in the Project Finance and Advisory Group at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (London), where he worked on various UK transportation projects and South Asia power projects.

Mr. Reis e Sousa holds an MSc in Economics and Finance from the University of Warwick and a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

SCOTT FLIPPEN - SENIOR MANAGER

Scott Flippen's experience includes screening and executing transactions for private equity investors, financial modeling and analysis for non-recourse project financings, providing commercial and financial structuring advice related to project financings, and advising sponsors on the project development process.

Mr. Flippen has advised on projects in the power, oil & gas, LNG, petrochemicals and telecommunications sectors. His recent advisory assignments include multiple petrochemical projects in Saudi Arabia, an LNG liquefaction project in Papua New Guinea, a hydroelectric power project in Mozambique, a coal-fired power plant in the Gambia, and a submarine fiber optic cable project in Africa. Other work includes assisting with the establishment of a GCC-based merchant bank focused on energy infrastructure investments, studying the role of LNG in the North American market, preparing an analysis of global LNG supply capacity, and identifying potential LNG suppliers for an import terminal in South America.

Mr. Flippen has an M.B.A. in International Business and a M.A. in International Trade & Investment Policy from The George Washington University. He holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies with a minor in Chinese Language & Literature from the College of William & Mary.

WILLIAM CLARK - SENIOR MANAGER
William Clark has advised on multiple assignments in the upstream oil & gas, power, and LNG sectors. Most recently, Mr. Clark has advised clients on the structuring of reserve based loans for the acquisition of hydrocarbon fields in Africa and the former Soviet Union. He also has been advising the sponsors of a large-scale Pacific Basin LNG project and the developers of an early-stage 250,000 bpd refinery project in Africa. He was placed on-site in a Russian natural gas company, where he assisted in the firm’s efforts toward developing a large-scale upstream and LNG liquefaction project.

Prior to joining Taylor-DeJongh, Mr. Clark held positions at Lehman Brothers, where he tracked pending energy legislation and regulations for market and sector impacts, and at the U.S. Commerce Department, where he researched energy related commercial issues and trade barriers.

Mr. Clark has an M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University (concentrations in Russia, Energy and International Finance) and a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

RAMI ELAYAN - SENIOR MANAGER
Rami Elayan has 9 years of experience specializing in energy and infrastructure projects.  Mr. Elayan’s experience includes financial modeling and analysis, valuation, risk analysis, strategic planning, and business development.. Mr. Elayan's recent assignments include a port project in Jordan, an LNG liquefaction plant in the Pacific Basin, and a petrochemical plant in the GCC. Mr. Elayan's work has also included an analysis of recent water and power projects in the Arabian Gulf, and a risk assessment for an LNG project that is currently under development. In his current role, Mr. Elayan assists with market research and analysis, preparation and development of international proposals and new business development.

Before joining Taylor-DeJongh, Mr. Elayan spent 8 years at Bechtel Corporation, most recently as a Senior Financial & Strategic Planning Associate. He oversaw the finance functions for the nuclear business line, performing forecast activities, risk analysis, strategic planning and financial evaluation. He also managed the finance and accounting operations for a power plant in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Elayan has an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from American University, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is fluent in Arabic and English