Project Finance

Project Finance

 

Overview

Macquarie Capital is a global specialist in project finance having been at the forefront of project financing of a wide range of projects for over a decade. 

Macquarie's involvement in project finance transactions encompasses financial advisory, debt and equity capital arranging, and structuring as well as acting as a sponsor of greenfield projects, particularly in the PPP/PFI area. 

Macquarie has specialist teams across the range of industries in which project finance is utilized including energy, utilities, power, oil and gas, transport, resources and social infrastructure projects. Macquarie's project finance capabilities extend across the globe with a large team of specialists across North America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Middle East.

The Macquarie Capital advisory team has been involved in some of the most significant global project finance transactions in recent years. Recent highlights include:

  • North American Transport Deal of the Year, 2010
    Project Finance Magazine - Denver Fastracks Eagle P3
  • North American PPP Transaction of the Year, 2010
    Infrastructure Investor - LBJ Managed Lanes
  • Global Advisor of the Year, 2010
    Project Finance Magazine
  • No.1 globally for total value of PFI/PPP transactions, 2010
    Dealogic
  • Project Finance Deal of the Year (Australia), 2010
    CFO Magazine Asia-Pacific
  • No.1 for the total value of Australian project finance transactions, 2009
    Dealogic
  • Financial Advisor of the Year (Global), 2009
    Infrastructure Journal
  • Advisor of the Year (Asia Pacific), 2009
    Project Finance International
  • Infrastructure and Project Finance Deal (Asia), 2009
    FT Banker awards for the Victorian Desalination Plant project 
  • Water Deal of the Year (Asia-Pacific), 2009
    Project Finance Magazine
  • P3 Deal of the Year, 2009
    PFI for the Port of Miami Tunnel
  • PPP Deal of the Year (North America), 2009
    Project Finance Magazine for the Port of Miami Tunnel
  • Power Deal of the Year, 2009
    PFI and Project Finance Magazine for the Senoko Power refinancing

Key transactions

Year Description Transaction Value
Local
2011 Financial advisor on the project financing for Tonopah Solar Energy Undisclosed
2010 Developer, underwriter and financial advisor on the Denver FasTracks Eagle P3 Project $US1.64bn
2010 Financial advisor to Cintra and Meridiam Infrastructure in relation to the IH-635 (LBJ) Managed Lanes Project $US2.8bn
2009 Financial advisor to Cintra and Meridiam Infrastructure on the North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project $US2.1bn
2009 Program advisor to oversee the development of Puerto Rico's PPP Authority Undisclosed
2009 Financial advisor and debt arranger for Meridiam Infrastructure and Bouygues on the Port of Miami Tunnel transaction $US903m
2009 Debt arranger and financial advisor on a 35 year public private partnership between Florida Department of Transportation and ACS Infrastructure Development for the I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project in Fort Lauderdale, FL $US1.68bn
Global
2009 Advisor, equity and debt arranger to AGL on the sale of its 132MW North Brown Hill wind farm in South Australia $A460m
2009 Sponsor, advisor and debt and equity underwriter to AquaSure, a consortium led by Thiess and Degremont/Suez Environnement, for a design-build-operate contract for the 150GL desalination plant in Victoria, Australia $A4.9bn

Contact us

Nick Butcher
Senior Managing Director