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About
Sam Wignall is a Senior Vice President at Appian Capital Advisory LLP, working in traditional and transitional energy investment. He has deployed over $2 billion of capital across more than 20 transactions for Vitol, Macquarie, and Foresight. His experience spans deal origination, transaction execution, and board responsibilities across the entry, growth, and exit stages of platform management.
Experience
- Appian Capital AdvisorySenior Vice Presidentcurrent2026 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- VitolInvestments2022 — 2026
- Macquarie GroupVice President - Infrastructure & Renewables Private Equity2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Macquarie GroupAssociate2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Foresight GroupInvestment Associate2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- BDO UK LLPAnalyst - Valuations2014 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Research8Financial Analysis9Equity Valuation6Business Valuation2Financial Modeling2Valuation2Economics3Finance3Accounting2Derivatives2Fixed Income2Equities2
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Renewable EnergyInfrastructurePrivate EquityDue DiligenceInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment ManagementMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointMicrosoft WordTeamwork- ACA — ICAEW
From Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Appian Capital Advisory
Abdul Osman
Fund Controller at Appian Capital Advisory
Adam Fisher
Managing Director at Appian Capital Advisory
Adriano Fagundes
Director, ANRH Cooperatief U.A. at Appian Capital Advisory
Aiman Chbary
Vice President at Appian Capital Advisory
Alberto Diaz
Director, Underground Mining at Appian Capital Advisory
Alison Gordon
Executive Assistant at Appian Capital Advisory
Amabelle Moras
Controller, UAE Entities at Appian Capital Advisory
Andrew Todd
PR and media communications contact at Appian Capital Advisory
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Wignall?
- Sam Wignall is a Senior Vice President at Appian Capital Advisory LLP, working in traditional and transitional energy investment. He has deployed over $2 billion of capital across more than 20 transactions for Vitol, Macquarie, and Foresight. His experience spans deal origination, transaction execution, and board responsibilities across the entry, growth, and exit stages of platform management.
- Where does Sam Wignall work?
- Sam Wignall is Senior Vice President at Appian Capital Advisory.
- Where did Sam Wignall go to school?
- Sam Wignall studied at University of Warwick (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry with Management); ICAEW (ACA, Accounting); CFA Institute (Passed Level I - III of the CFA Program).
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Foresight Group32
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Also worked at BDO UK LLP41
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