Jim Barry, chief executive of NTR, will be chief investment officer on the $110bn BlackRock Alternative Investors platform's new renewable power investment team.

New York-listed investment manager BlackRock and Ireland-based renewable energy developer NTR have set up a joint asset management group.

Jim Barry, chief executive of NTR, will be chief investment officer on the $110bn BlackRock Alternative Investors platform’s new renewable power investment team.

NTR will provide market perspective and insights to the renewable power investment team and will also retain an economic interest in an identified set of products on the new investment platform.  Current and past renewable energy infrastructure activities…