PHV Consulting

PHV Consulting Ltd  ·  London

Sustainable finance, technology and investment, driving the transition to a better world at pace and scale.

Capital prices risk and return and drives economic expansion. Technology and innovation accelerate change. Sustainable corporates convert capital and technology into green growth. Governments articulate vision, write the rules and create the incentives. PHV Consulting works with all the stakeholders — advising corporates and green technology companies, sustainable infrastructure developers, financial institutions, governments and NGOs to design and execute sustainable solutions for clients and nature.

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What we are asked to do

Every mandate sits somewhere on the line.

At one end, innovators, developers, investors, lenders and companies drive commercial solutions. At the other, ministries, central banks and multilateral institutions build the frameworks, provide the incentives and the rules of the game. Understanding cash flows and where value resides within a company or project determines the capital structure and how it should be financed. The key is to get the right stakeholders in the room, understand their needs and develop an optimal solution.

Private capital Public institutions
01M&A
02Capital
03Structuring
04Projects
05Convening & capacity building
06Central banks and governments
  • 01

    Mergers, acquisitions and strategy

    Buy-side and sell-side thinking for green technology, sustainable projects and infrastructure: valuation logic, process design, diligence priorities, and a clear view of what an acquirer will and will not pay for.

  • 02

    Fundraising strategy for green companies and projects

    Advice to green companies, funds, governments and NGOs on capital strategy, investor positioning and materials — and introductions drawn from three decades in the debt and equity markets.

  • 03

    Sustainable finance and structures

    Advice on financial products: green bonds, blended cap stacks, transition and sustainability-linked instruments; taxonomy and disclosure alignment; the structure, documentation and governance that make a label credible to the investors who buy it.

  • 04

    Sustainable development projects

    Taking green energy and infrastructure projects from concept toward bankability: design and architecture, PP&E, counterparties, contracts and PPAs, revenue certainty, permitting reality and the risk allocation that lenders and equity will genuinely accept.

  • 05

    Public and private convening

    Bringing ministries, regulators, investors and operators into the same conversation on nature, water and urban resilience — and developing solutions that drive collective decisions.

  • 06

    Central bank capacity building

    Climate scenario design, stress testing frameworks and supervisory capability — built with the institution rather than delivered to it, and grounded in how supervisors and markets actually act.

The principal

Michael Sheren

Global leader in sustainable finance, investing, and policy. Established C-suite executive and non-executive director in financial services. Deep experience in green corporate tech, infrastructure, and sustainable power. Senior advisor to public and private entities with extensive ESG, investment and regulatory experience built on a broad background in the global financial markets.

  • Global sustainable financial sector expertise acquired in executive, non-executive and policy roles in Europe, Asia and US. Architect of sustainable debt products and contributor to ESG/SDG risk framework for global public equities. Developed foundational work in defining and integrating sustainability into financial markets through work within G20, NGFS and BoE.
  • Extensive involvement in the global technology sector, sustainable project development (green power, real estate, and similar). Co-founder of the BoE's Fintech Accelerator and six years of advising and mentoring activities in fintech and greentech companies.
  • Broad executive experience in the financial service industry gained over twenty-five years of banking and asset management in New York, London and Singapore. Extensive contacts with private sector financial market stakeholders (insurance and pension funds, banks, rating agencies etc.) at the most senior levels.
  • International policy perspective. Co-Chair G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, contributor to bilateral economic dialogues and regular delegate at International Organisation meetings (G20, IMF, OECD). Fellow and Co-Chair, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.