Sabelo Siyakatshana
Director
SMBC Group
Sabelo Siyakatshana is a Director at SMBC Group in London, where he structures and originates debt financings across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, covering data centres and broader digital infrastructure. He manages more than €3 billion of transactions annually, with expertise spanning project finance, structured debt and capital markets.
He was recognised by Infrastructure Investor as one of 20 Rising Stars in Infrastructure globally and is a regular speaker at international forums on infrastructure investment. Sabelo also serves on the board of trustees for the Kay Mason Foundation, an educational charity.
As a judge, he brings a lender’s perspective on what makes infrastructure investments genuinely viable and worth backing.
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