Sponsors
Assured Guaranty
Assured Guaranty is a leading global provider of financial guaranty and credit enhancement products to the infrastructure and structured finance markets. Our reputation for evaluating, underwriting and closing transactions on a timely basis is proven by our more than 19 years of experience in these markets, providing our clients with a strong partnership on their transaction. Our dedicated team of professionals based in New York and London has extensive experience across many markets, including hands-on experience in the Australian and Asian Pacific financing. This experience combined with Assured Guaranty’s $3.4 billion in claims paying ability and high quality in-force book of business make Assured Guaranty the innovative financial guaranty partner of choice for issuers, investors and broker/dealers worldwide.
Assured Guaranty is a leading player in the PPP market. In 2006 we provided credit enhancement on ₤3 billion in infrastructure transactions, including ₤2.5 billion in infrastructure loan portfolio securitizations.
Leighton Contractors
Infrastructure Investment is a specialist group within Leighton Contractors with offices in Sydney and Brisbane that offers considerable strength and depth of expertise in the areas of infrastructure investment, development and management.
The combination of capacity and capability in Infrastructure Investment has seen the group develop into a major participant in the Infrastructure Investment market, providing it access to superior project opportunities that have led to the awarding of nationally significant projects in Defence and road transport.
Infrastructure Investment has secured over $2 billion worth of D&C work since inception and it presently holds over $200 million in equity in a number of key projects.
A dedicated focus on Infrastructure Investment illustrates Leighton Contractors’ commitment to and belief in the projects it delivers to communities throughout Australia.
Our highly experienced team are dedicated to implementing major infrastructure initiatives. They work to ensure these projects are delivered in the most cost effective, timely and safe way.
Recent successes include RiverCity Motorway, a $2 billion project to design, build, operate and maintain Brisbane’s North-South Bypass Tunnel, and Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC), a $300 million initiative to construct a purpose-built headquarters for the Australian Defence Force.
Contact
Leighton Contractors - Infrastructure Investment
Tower 1, Level 8, 495 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067
Tel 61 2 8668 6000
Fax 61 2 8668 6666
www.infrastructure-investment.com.au
ANZ
ANZ is a major international banking and financial services group, serving more than 6 million customers globally.
Our Difference
ANZ invests heavily in understanding our clients’ strategic objectives and the industries in which they operate to deliver superior product and service solutions. ANZ makes a long term commitment to our clients by focussing on building lasting relationships and supporting clients on a global basis.
Our Product Expertise
ANZ is a leading advisor in complex and structured finance products. We are known for our complete range of integrated capital solutions and quality of execution. We provide strategic and financial advice in mergers and acquisitions, divestments, takeovers/defences, project finance, export and leveraged finance, leasing, corporate restructuring, cross-border structures, privatisations, private equity and infrastructure investment to match the client's needs.
PPP Experience
ANZ’s experience in structuring PPP deals ranges from ‘non-principal’ finance to advisory roles in a broad range of social infrastructure: water, hospitals, housing, defence, schools/education.
ABN Amro
ABN AMRO’s Australian Structured Finance Group is purpose-built to draw from the Bank’s breadth of experience and products to deliver the most comprehensive and innovative financing solution for social and economic infrastructure projects. With specialist skills in project finance, capital structuring, infrastructure debt financing and cross-border structured debt and equity, team is also fully equipped to manage complex tax, legal, construction and project management issues to ensure seamless and timely transaction execution.
