Project Bonds for Australian Borrowers

In 2018, the global project bond market totalled US$45bln, approximately 16% of the size of the Project loan market. Australia represented 5% of global project bond issuers by volume.  Frederick Echeverria travelled from MUFG’s New York based project bond / private placement team, which ranked no.2 in the PFI and IJGlobal 2018 project bond league tables.

We will examine the prospects for Australian project borrowers in the international debt capital markets and analyse the ingredients for a successful project bond. A panel comprising institutional debt investors and borrowers will then discuss the opportunities and constraints for Australian projects seeking to diversify their funding sources.

Speakers:

Violeta Kelly, Director of DCM, MUFG Securities Australia
Frederick Echeverria, Managing Director, Head of Private Placements and Project Bonds, MUFG Securities New York
Rob Ward, Managing Director, Head of Advisory, MUFG
IPFA Australia Branch Council

Panel:

Violeta Kelly, Director of DCM, MUFG Securities Australia (Moderator)
Laura Sheridan-Mouton, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Frederick Echeverria, Managing Director, Head of Private Placements and Project Bonds, MUFG Securities New York
Craig Whalen, Executive Director, ICG
Kevin Lewis, Executive Director, Debt Investments, IFM

The slides from our Sydney event can be downloaded by members below.