James Armstrong

James Armstrong is a founder of the Investment Adviser and is one of the three managing partners. He has been involved in over £1.1 billion of UK and European energy transactions and over £400 million portfolio third-party financing at, and prior to founding, Bluefield. James led the IPO of the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF.L), the London listed solar investment company, in 2013 and has been on its UK Holdco board since 2013.

As a managing partner of the Investment Adviser, he has a primary responsibility to drive the strategic direction of Investment Adviser and BSIF. In respect of BSIF, he has worked closely with the independent board and its shareholders since IPO. He sits on the Investment Adviser’s internal investment committee.

He has worked in renewable energy since 2006 and solar energy investment funds since 2007. Prior to founding Bluefield, James was a director at Foresight Group where, from 2006, he was involved in the establishment of its first renewable energy fund and its first specialised solar energy fund. It was at Foresight that James first worked with the other founding partners of Bluefield, Mike Rand and Giovanni Terranova. He has worked in finance since 2002.

James has a BA (Hons) in History from Newcastle University, England.