Meridiam Infrastructure
Meridiam was founded in 2005 by Thierry Déau, with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. Meridiam is an independent investment Benefit Corporation and an asset manager. The firm specializes in the development, financing, and long-term management of sustainable public infrastructure in three core sectors - sustainable mobility, critical public services and innovative low carbon solutions - and invests in sustainable SMEs in Europe. With offices in Addis Ababa, Amman, Dakar, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Libreville, Luxembourg, Paris, Vienna and Washington, Meridiam manages c. EUR24 billion and more than 130 projects to date. Meridiam is certified ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 37001 Anti-Corruption certification by AFNOR and applies a unique methodology in relation to ESG and impact based on United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).www.meridiam.com
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Oct 15, 2026
Nick MalkoutzisHOST
The restart, which is expected towards the end of October, will also be the first major operational test of the project's new corporate structure.
Nick MalkoutzisHOST
French investor Meridiam has taken a 66% stake in the GSI company, while Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator, or IPTO, remains the strategic shareholder.
Nick MalkoutzisHOST
Nexans, also French, holds the 1.43 billion euro construction contract.
Nick MalkoutzisHOST
Clearly, a third suspension of the cable project would be politically damaging for the Greek government.
Georgia NakouGUEST
... uh, foreign policy under Mitsotakis.
Georgia NakouGUEST
Turkey has clearly seized on the opportunity to assert, um, territorial claims, and I think the point was made recently that, um, you know, there have been several cables laid in waters that are contested between, that are claimed by Turkey as part of their continental shelf, and there hasn't been a whisper about it but this project has, has become kind of a lightning rod, uh, for contested claims between the two countries.
Nick MalkoutzisHOST
And you mentioned that there, this is a project of European interest as w- as well, and, uh, we saw the level of interest step up in the summer when the French investment group, uh, Meridiam got involved, uh, in the GSI.
Nick MalkoutzisHOST
W- what does Greece hope to gain from the introduction of the French investors, uh, into the project?