Services
Project & Infrastructure Finance
Bankable projects and the financing to build them — from feasibility and financial models to public-private partnerships and financial close.
Overview
Infrastructure projects succeed or fail on their financial structure. We build the financial case and model, test bankability against what lenders actually require, and design a financing plan that combines development finance, commercial debt and equity — then support the sponsor or public authority through to financial close.
Clients include independent power producers and renewable developers, transport and logistics sponsors, and governments and state agencies procuring projects through public-private partnerships. Our Washington, D.C. and London offices work closely with the development finance institutions that fund much of this pipeline.
Capabilities
- Feasibility studies and financial modelling
- Project finance structuring
- Public-private partnership advisory
- Development finance and blended capital
- Lender due diligence support
- Refinancing of operating assets
Who this is for
Project developers, sponsors, governments and public agencies bringing energy, transport, water and social infrastructure projects to financial close.
What you receive
- Lender-grade financial model and bankability assessment
- Financing strategy combining DFI, commercial and equity capital
- Support through lender due diligence to financial close
How the market is changing
Demand for power, transport and water infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East and Asia far exceeds public budgets, and development finance institutions, climate funds and infrastructure investors are competing for bankable projects. The shortage is not capital — it is well-prepared projects.
How to start
A first conversation is confidential and free. If this is the right service for your situation we will scope it in writing before any work begins.
Common challenges
Problems we're regularly asked to solve, and how
The problem
A project is technically sound but lenders will not commit because the financial model and risk allocation do not meet their standards.
How we address it
We rebuild the model and risk allocation to lender standards and address bankability gaps before the project goes to market.
The problem
A government wants private investment in infrastructure but has no clear PPP structure investors will accept.
How we address it
We advise on PPP structuring, value-for-money analysis and the risk transfer that attracts credible private partners.
The problem
Revenues are in local currency but most available finance is in dollars or euros.
How we address it
We structure currency risk into the financing — local-currency tranches, hedging facilities and tariff mechanisms where available.
Process
How this engagement unfolds
- 01
Confidential discussion
We start by understanding the decision in front of you, the constraints around it and what has already been tried — confidential, free of charge, no obligation.
- 02
Scope in writing
You receive the proposed work, what it will produce, how long it will take and what it costs, before anything begins. The scope sets out the project stage, the financing questions to answer and the support required through to financial close.
- 03
The work
We build the financial model and financing plan, test them with prospective lenders, and support due diligence.
- 04
Decisions and follow-through
We stay with the sponsor or authority through negotiation and financial close, and can support refinancing once the asset is operating.
Contacts
Who leads Project & Infrastructure Finance
Start a confidential conversation
Tell us what you are trying to decide. If we are not the right people for it, we will say so and point you to who is.