Advisory: Infrastructure, Government & Utilities

Delivering value at the public/private interface

The Infrastructure, Government and Utilities (IGU) team works in asset intensive and regulated industries, often at the interface of the public and private sectors. We advise on the entire project finance value chain, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), critical infrastructure and physical property strategies.

As an independent adviser, we work with governments, helping to shape their policy, develop frameworks and implement transactions. When advising bidders, we help clients to enter new markets and develop structures that are competitive, accessing local and international funds.

Whether it’s raising and structuring funding for infrastructure projects or procuring private sector partners for our public sector clients, we deliver solutions that fund new roads, upgrade housing, build schools, modernise hospitals, improve rail services, and regenerate communities. As an independent adviser, we engineer a truly competitive bidding process.

If this is your situation:

  • You have insufficient experience in evaluating and managing deal process
  • You do not have the right tools to evaluate new opportunities
  • You are having trouble getting the best deal with potential partners
  • You do not know how to identify new growth areas / deals
  • You have trouble navigating regulations
  • You need to access cost competitive financing
  • You want to increase shareholder value
  • You are thinking of ways to make smarter analysis and decisions on risks

We can assist through the provision of the following services:

Project finance
Whether you are from the private sector bidding for a government led project, or from the public sector aiming to create an effective partnership, we have independently advised on more PPPs than any other professional services organization and have specialist knowledge of deals in sectors such as real estate, power, water and waste, ICT, transport, education, health, and construction.

Feasibility studies
We conduct market surveys, competition surveys, key success factors analysis and strategic positioning to assess a portfolio of activities. Every project is driven by their value drivers which ensure the success or failure of the investment. We identify the key value drivers and advise our clients on invest or divest decisions.

Financial modeling/structuring
We work with our clients to understand and analyse a business' key commercial and financial drivers and then design, build and review financial models that are robust and flexible with insightful, fact-based outputs to help our clients understand the impact of different financial or commercial assumptions on their cash position, profit, tax or financing structure.

Fundraising advice
There is no shortage of options for businesses wishing to raise funds, but selecting the optimal structure is challenging. Whether through a public or private market, through equity or debt instruments, our extensive experience covers all possible scenarios and our independence means that we focus solely on identifying and structuring the best source of finance for our client.