Nicholas Allen

Head of Investment

Nicholas Allen
Nicholas Allen
Head of Investment

Nick Allen is Head of Investment for Vattenfall Heat UK, bringing a wealth of experience from a career as a financial expert with over 20 years of experience in investment banking and the renewable energy space. He has a unique background having worked in both Investment Banking and Central Government in corporate finance, leading large multinational, multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex international infrastructure projects. 
 
Nick is a member of Vattenfall Heat UK's Strategy Team and focused on M&A and financing activity for the company. This includes the acquisition of existing projects for inorganic business growth, such as the Vattenfall Heat UK acquisition of existing heat network assets already built by Bristol City Council, a project which Nick worked on as the finance and commercial lead.  
 
With a deep understanding of renewable energy in the UK and district heating in particular, he has been instrumental in the funding and financing of district heat networks across the country, and also works closely with the Heat Networks Investment Group and is the Vattenfall representative on the INIG. 
 
Nick is passionate about supporting his team to thrive and develop, and as a flexible employer, Vattenfall works closely with its employees to enable them to perform at their best.

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The Heat UK Team

Jenny Curtis

Managing Director

Stuart Allison

Strategy Director

Katja Raabe-Münzberg

Director of Business Excellence

Dominic Barton

Director of Heat Networks - Bristol

Alina Gheorghiu-Currie

Director of Heat Networks - London

Eoghan Maguire

Director for Scotland

Selene Molina Blanco

Head of Engineering, Bristol

Marina Murdasova

Head of Delivery and Operations, Scotland

Bhavya Patel

Head of Asset Operations and Performance

Bindi Patel

Head of Customer Experience and Communications

Head of Business Development for Bristol

Paul Steen

Head of Business Development North

Andy Yuill

Head of Engineering