Luca Lupo appointed OMERS Infrastructure leader of Europe

OMERS Infrastructure today announced the appointment of Luca Lupo as Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe. He will report to Michael Hill, Executive Vice President & Global Head of OMERS Infrastructure, and join the Infrastructure Management Committee.

Since joining OMERS in 2022, Luca has been an integral member of the OMERS Infrastructure leadership and has made meaningful contributions to the portfolio, including originating Grandi Stazioni Retail (GSR), which marked OMERS entry into Italy, and playing a key role in the platform’s capital rotation and asset management programs. Luca currently serves on the boards of GSR and Associated British Ports.

Michael Hill, Executive Vice President and Global Head of OMERS Infrastructure, said: “Luca stood out as the absolute right choice for this role. He has deep knowledge of European markets, our portfolio, and is highly respected by our portfolio company management teams, advisers, and investment partners. Europe is, and will, remain a core region for OMERS, and Luca’s leadership will help position our platform for its next strategic phase.”

Effective immediately, Luca will lead the regional team based in London and will oversee regional origination activities and the platform’s management of its investments in Europe.

Luca Lupo said: “I’m delighted to take on this leadership role. Europe is a core market for OMERS within which we have built a strong and diversified infrastructure portfolio and are actively pursuing new opportunities across the energy, transport and digital sectors.”


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Luca Lupo biography
Luca joined OMERS in November 2022 as a Managing Director. In this role, he led investment efforts in transportation and community infrastructure in Europe. Prior to OMERS, Luca was a Managing Director with Morgan Stanley in the Transportation & Infrastructure team in the Investment Banking department. During his career at Morgan Stanley and in his prior roles at Barclays and UBS, Luca advised on over 30 completed transactions in multiple sectors across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Luca holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, where he has also been a lecturer of Corporate Finance.

About OMERS Infrastructure
OMERS Infrastructure manages infrastructure investments globally on behalf of OMERS, the defined benefit pension plan for municipal employees in the Province of Ontario, Canada, and third-party investors through its Strategic Partnership Program. OMERS Infrastructure manages approximately C$40.9 billion, including capital invested on behalf of OMERS and third parties, in approximately 30 investments located in North America, Western Europe, India and Australia, and across sectors including energy, digital and transportation. OMERS Infrastructure has employees in Toronto, New York, London, Amsterdam and Sydney.

For further information on the leadership team and colleagues in the team, please visit here.