Hastings, a global infrastructure investment manager, announced three new appointments to its investment teams in London and New York. The new hires bring local market experience in infrastructure sectors and relationships that will help Hastings continue expanding its client base globally. Hastings now has over 100 staff located across offices in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia, managing over $9 billion AUD for 70 institutional investors.

1. Hastings Adds to Its Investment Team in North America and
Europe
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading global infrastructure manager Hastings
announced today that it
has continued its expansion and made three new appointments in its
London and New York offices, further strengthening the firm's global
footprint in key markets.
Hastings now has more than 35 per cent of its staff covering the
European and North American markets from these strategically located
offices. Consistent with Hastings' approach, each of these appointments
brings local market experience, further diversifying Hastings' sector
capabilities.
"These appointments strengthen our capabilities in areas in which we see
significant growth potential for the firm and its clients globally,"
Hastings Chief Executive Andrew Day said today. "Each individual brings

2. extensive sector experience and relationships, which we believe will
help us continue to build our reputation as a specialist infrastructure
investment partner for our clients, combining global knowledge with
local insight."
Antonio Botija and Daniel Lee have joined the Hastings's
Global Investments team in London and New York, respectively. Anne-Noelle
Le Gal has joined the Global Asset Management team in London.
With more than 12 years industry experience Mr Botija joins Hastings
from Infracapital Partners, the infrastructure equity investment arm of
M&G Investments/Prudential where he was involved in a number of
Infracapital's landmark infrastructure investments. Mr Botija previously
worked at UBS Investment Bank in the Infrastructure and Transport Team
in London and at Arthur Andersen/Deloitte in Spain. He holds a BSc in
Business Administration and a BSc in Law from Universidad Pontificia
Comillas, an MBA from INSEAD and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr Lee has 10 years of relevant industry experience and is responsible
for sourcing and executing new equity infrastructure investments. Recent
transactions in which he has been actively involved include the sale of
the US$3.8 billion Indiana Toll Road to Cintra and Macquarie, and the
sale of Alberta EnviroFuels to Keyera Corp. His earlier experience was
in investment banking at Morgan Stanley focusing on mergers and
acquisitions and financing ideas for current and prospective clients.
Previously, Mr Lee was an investment banking analyst in the Goldman
Sachs Public Sector and Infrastructure Group. He holds a BA in American
Studies from Northwestern University, and a Juris Doctorate from New
York University's School of Law.

3. Ms Le Gal has asset management responsibility for the firm's European
assets, South East Water, Phoenix Natural Gas and AviAlliance Capital.
Before joining Hastings, Ms Le Gal spent two years with the private
equity firm Core Capital and one of its turnaround investments, and
three years at Macquarie Capital in London advising on telecommunication
infrastructure transactions. She studied at Paris Dauphine University
and holds a Masters in Accounting and Finance from the London School of
Economics.
Additionally, Ingrid Weston was appointed to lead the firm's
Business Development efforts in Europe and will be based in London. Ms
Weston will play a key role in growing and managing Hastings'
institutional client relationships across the infrastructure equity and
debt capabilities that the firm represents. She joins Hastings with more
than 10 years experience in the infrastructure asset class, most
recently having worked at StormHarbour Securities where she was
responsible for raising capital for infrastructure direct investments
and fund products. Ms Weston has also held roles with Sumitomo Mitsui
Banking Corporation, CIFG/Natixis and Standard & Poor's. She holds a BSc
in Mathematical Economics from the Academy of Economic Studies in
Bucharest and an MSc in Finance, Economics and Econometrics from the
Cass Business School in London.
Hastings now has more than 100 staff located in Europe, North America,
Australia and Asia and is a leading specialist investor in
infrastructure equity and debt, managing more than A$9 billion across a
number of funds and mandates for some 70 institutional investors.
About Hastings

4. Hastings is a specialist manager focused on transforming global
infrastructure investment opportunities to deliver long-term value for
its investors.
From its headquarters in Melbourne, Hastings has built a global
footprint with offices in Sydney, Singapore, London, New York and Korea
that collectively employ approximately 100 professional staff.
Hastings is dedicated to the infrastructure sector and with almost two
decades of experience, is one of Australia's longest running and most
qualified infrastructure managers. It established one of the first
infrastructure equity funds, Utilities Trust of Australia, in 1994 and
one of the first infrastructure debt funds when it launched the Hastings
Yield Fund in 1999.
The Hastings' portfolio of assets predominantly comprises utilities,
airports, toll roads and seaports in Australia, the UK, Europe and the
US. The primary focus is on building a diversified portfolio of equity
and debt-based infrastructure investments. The Hastings team covers
asset finance, business development, client services, portfolio
construction, origination, and infrastructure investing.