DC Advisory wins 'ESG Agribusiness Deal of the Year' and 'ESG Nature Finance Deal of the Year' at the Infra Global ESG Awards 2026
October 9, 2026, London - DC Advisory, an international investment bank committed to making a difference, has been recognized with two awards at the Infra Global ESG Awards 2026: 'ESG Agribusiness Deal of the Year' and 'ESG Nature Finance Deal of the Year'.
The Infra Global ESG Awards recognize organizations within the Infrastructure and Energy sectors that deliver exceptional work on transactions covering Environmental, Social and Governance.
The awards reflect DC Advisory's role as adviser to Naturion on its inaugural financing. Naturion is a market-leading US mitigation banking platform that develops, owns and operates 175+ wetland and stream projects across 25 states, directly restoring and preserving critical ecosystems.
Acting as exclusive financial adviser, DC Advisory worked closely with Naturion to educate lenders on the mitigation banking sector and position mitigation credit sales as infrastructure-like cash flows. The financing culminated in the first known institutional delayed-draw term facility for a US mitigation banking platform, featuring an embedded accordion mechanism to support future growth.
The awards recognize the significance of this pioneering financing and DC Advisory's role in helping deliver a flexible capital solution for a growing nature-based infrastructure platform.
Hannah Schofield, Managing Director, DC Advisory, said: "Naturion's inaugural financing demonstrated how mitigation banking cash flows can support institutional capital. We were proud to help structure a flexible financing solution that supports future growth while broadening lender understanding of the asset class and helping establish a new benchmark for institutional capital in the sector."
Neale Marvin and Phillip Hyman, Co-Heads of Global Infrastructure, DC Advisory, added: "These awards recognize our role in advising Naturion on a landmark financing that helped establish a new benchmark for institutional capital in the mitigation banking sector. Working closely with clients on complex and evolving infrastructure-related opportunities, we are proud to support transactions that help unlock long-term growth and deliver meaningful outcomes."
About DC Advisory
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