Nadia Nikolova

Nadia Nikolova heads the Development Finance & Impact Credit strategies at Allianz Global Investors , currently managing over $ 3 bn of commitments. Nadia joined AllianzGI ten years ago originally as a portfolio manager in the Infrastructure Debt team and from 2016 has been focused on expanding AllianzGI’s presence in sustainable investments including the infrastructure debt partnership with IFC (2017 & 2022 ), Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund investment (2018), the introduction of Allianz Asia Private Credit strategy (2019) and t he MIGA COVID – 19 Response Program (2020), Emerging Markets Credit Insured Strategies and Export Credit Agencies (2021) , SDG Loan Fund (2023). Nadia is currently focused on expanding the business into European Impact Credit. Prior to joining AllianzGI, Nadia worked at the Structured Infrastructure Finance team at Citigroup based out of London where she advised clients on debt raising and restructuring in the context of acquisitions, and recapitalizations. Notable transactions involved restructuring of inflation linked swaps ; unitranche financings; mezzanine and convertible debt. Nadia started her career in credit and remedial management in Citi where she was involved in the non – performing portfolio of clients across corporates, CMBS, RMBS and shipping. Nadia holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Essex and has graduated from Harvard Business School Executive Program for Leadership and Development. In 2016, Financial News awarded Nadia one of 40 under 40 professionals in Asset Management.