Colin Ciopraga

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Vice President, Relationship Management - EMEA Project & Infrastructure Finance at Moody's Ratings

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Colin Ciopraga is the Vice President of Relationship Management for EMEA Project & Infrastructure Finance at Moodys Ratings. With a background at EY and EY-Parthenon, he has extensive experience advising global clients on financing and M&A in transport and infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Outside of his direct finance roles, Colin has engaged with key industry issues, presenting to project leaders on the fundamentals of funding and financing and how the industry is tackling future capital challenges. This demonstrates an interest in broader industry networking and knowledge sharing.

Unique fact: He was seconded to the UKs Department for Transport to help manage the governments COVID-19 financial response for the aviation sector.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Infrastructure Investment
He leads coverage for project and infrastructure finance across the EMEA region and has a long career advising on capital investment decisions in the sector.
Project Financing
Presented at a Major Projects Association event on the fundamentals of funding and financing, and how the industry can tackle future capital challenges.
Aviation Sector Finance
Has direct experience assessing and negotiating financial interventions for UK airlines and airports during his secondment to the UK's Department for Transport.

Media Appearances

Colin has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Vice President, Relationship Management - EMEA Project & Infrastructure Finance at Moody's Ratings
4-2020 - 9-2020
Secondment - COVID Aviation Commercial Interventions Division at Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom
1-2016 - 12-2025
Associate Director, Corporate Finance - Infrastructure at EY-Parthenon
4-2014 - 12-2015
Manager, Group Finance at InterContinental Hotels Group
1-2009 - 12-2013
Manager, Corporate Finance - Infrastructure at EY

Education

2005 - 2007
Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne
2001 - 2004
Education details unavailable from Melbourne High School

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Insights For Selling To Colin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Colin is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Colin

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Colin move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Colin take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Colin

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