Ian Cogswell

Ian focuses on projects across the natural resources and energy sectors, including projects that support the energy transition.

Ian has 30 years’ experience in project finance, originally focusing on the transportation & social infrastructure projects, before switching to provide both advisory and lending services on transactions across the energy and natural resources spectrum. He has a particular understanding of how to finance projects in developing markets and sectors. As well as advising project sponsors, Ian has undertaken advisory assignments for many of the world’s leading ECAs as well as the governments of the United States and Vietnam.
Ian has extensive knowledge of the upstream and downstream oil and gas sectors including multi-billion USD financings for LNG, upstream production, refinery, fertiliser and petrochemical projects. More recently, he has developed expertise in projects supporting the energy transition, including renewable fuels and critical minerals.
Prior to Portland, Ian worked for a number of leading international banks, including Lloyds Bank, Mizuho and Natixis. He is also a co-founder of the specialist project finance training platform, CCC Training. He has a BA (Hons) in Economics and an MSc in Civil Engineering (Transportation Planning & Policy) from Newcastle University, and is a graduate of the Financial Times Non-Executive Director programme.