Conor Kelly

Conor is CEO, Founder & Partner at Rubicon Capital Advisors ("Rubicon") and is based in the Dublin Headquarters. He is an accomplished business leader and investment banker with significant international experience in the financial services industry. Conor has advised, structured or arranged over US$40 billion worth of infrastructure M&A and capital raising transactions around the world and within all the key infrastructure sectors. He has helped over 100 clients grow and become more profitable through the entry and exit strategies over numerous global financial cycles.

Prior to establishing Rubicon, Conor was a Managing Director and Head of Scotia Capital's Global Infrastructure Investment business where he was responsible for infrastructure advisory teams in New York, London, Singapore and Sao Paulo covering the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Prior to joining Scotia Capital, he was a Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure (Americas) at DEPFA Bank plc. Conor set up DEPFA’s Americas infrastructure practice and under his leadership grew to be the leading buy-side financial advisor in the North American infrastructure sector.

He is a recognized expert within the infrastructure market and is a common speaker and lecturer on the subject of infrastructure procurement, M&A, advisory and structuring.