Conor McKenna serves as Managing Director, Co-Head of Energy Transition Investment Banking at Canaccord Genuity, following its acquisition of CRC-IB. He has advised on over 125 renewable energy transactions across utility scale, distributed generation, and residential assets during his decade plus career. Conor provides strategic and transaction advisory services including platform and project M&A, corporate capital raising, and structuring, negotiating and financing tax equity and debt investments. Conor’s renewable energy expertise has been honed working with the leading strategic, infrastructure and financial institutions. He has a strong relationship network and is adept at creating unique financing structures for energy companies, developers, power producers, and private equity/infrastructure funds.
Conor was the firm’s first dedicated renewable energy banker. Prior to joining CRC-IB, Conor worked in the Renewable Energy Structured Finance Group at Evolution Markets, focusing primarily on Renewable Energy Credits and Bundled PPA’s. He was previously a member of EcoSecurities’ investment team, where he helped manage large carbon project portfolios.
Conor received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BA from Providence College. He is also a CFA charterholder.