About
Anastasia Shakhanova is an Investment Manager at Soul Capital with over 14 years of experience in infrastructure finance, sustainable investment, and debt capital markets across New Zealand and emerging markets, gained in both an investment bank and a large corporate organisation. She structured and issued the first Russian Green and Social Eurobonds in the international market, and at NZGIF she led the origination, structuring, negotiation, and execution of sustainable finance transactions in the infrastructure, energy, and property sectors, including debt, equity, and subordinated instruments.
Experience
- Soul CapitalInvestment Managercurrent2026 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Aeira Partners LtdInfrastructure Advisorcurrent2026 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- New Zealand Green Investment FinanceInvestment Manager2023 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
- Russian RailwaysDeputy Head of Corporate Finance Department, Head of DCM2019 — 2022
- Russian RailwaysHead of Debt Capital Market Division at Corporate Finance Department2018 — 2019Moscow
- Russian RailwaysDeputy Head of Project Finance Division at Corporate Finance Department2016 — 2018Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Russian RailwaysSenior Analyst at Corporate Finance Department2015 — 2016Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Russian RailwaysAnalyst2013 — 2015Moscow
- Russian RailwaysJunior Analyst2011 — 2013Moscow
- Deutsche BahnParticipant of exchange program2016 — 2017Germany
- VR GroupParticipant of exchange program2015Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Education
- Higher School of EconomicsPostgraduate Degree, Finance and Financial Management Services2017 — 2018
- Corporate University of Russian RailwaysCorporate leader2015 — 2017
- Finance University under the Government of the Russian FederationPublic-private partnership2016
- Moscow State University of Transport (MIIT)Master's degree, World economics2007 — 2012
Skills & more
Public-private PartnershipsProject FinanceSocial BondsGreen BondsEurobond placementCapital MarketsSocial FinanceInfrastructure InvestmentClimate Statement AnalysisEnjoy New ChallengesTime ManagementDeal origination
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Analytical SkillsProject ManagementCorporate FinanceInvestor RelationsDebt capital market financingFinancial ModelingProject financingFinancial AnalysisEurobondsGreen financingSyndicate financingPublic-Private PartnershipLanguages English · German · Russian
- Foundations of Corporate Finance — University of Cambridge
From Anastasia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Soul Capital
Anna Wu
Senior Investment Analyst at Soul Capital
Dave Curtis
Executive Director at Soul Capital
Dr. Deb Shepherd
Non-Executive Director at Soul Capital
Dr. Jamie Newth
Founder & CEO at Soul Capital
Erin Kuo
Investment Committee at Soul Capital
Jodi Hayward
Investment Committee at Soul Capital
Jon Sandbrook
Venture Principal at Soul Capital
Judith Marecek
Operations at Soul Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Anastasia Shakhanova work?
- Anastasia Shakhanova is Investment Manager at Soul Capital.
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Shared employers
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