Jo advises sponsors and financiers on all aspects of the development, financing and acquisition of major energy and infrastructure projects.
Ranked as a band 2 individual for project finance in Chambers and ranked for energy, infrastructure and project finance in IFLR 1000, Jo’s extensive experience also includes concession agreements, energy market acquisitions and divestments, privatisations, regulatory advice and energy and green products trading.
Jo’s work highlights include:
Energy
- Advising Engie on the acquisition, development and financing of the Goorambat East Solar Farm in Victoria
- Advising European Energy on the acquisition of the Winton North solar project
- Advising CEFC on the financing and development of various transmission projects as part of the Rewiring the Nation program
- Advising FRV on the development and financing of the Metz solar project and the Gnarwarre and Terang BESS projects
- Advising Squadron on various PPAs and grid access and connection arrangements for greenfield wind projects
- Advising Endeavour Energy as an equity, maintenance and lifecycle participant in the ACE Energy consortium (the first ranked proponent for the Central-West Orana renewable energy zone).
- Advising European Energy on the acquisition of the Mokoan Solar Farm in VIC and the subsequent development and financing of the project
- Advising the Lenders on the brownfields project financing in connection with the Darwin LNG project
- Advising an energy client on its involvement in an energy hub in NSW, including structuring of arrangements for upstream renewable energy assets, hydrogen assets, water assets and export infrastructure
- Advising the lenders on all aspects of the development and financing of the East Rockingham waste to energy project, both pre and post financial close.
- Advising the sponsors, CWP and Partners Group, on the development and financing of the Bango, Crudine, Sapphire and Uungula Wind Farms in NSW;.
- Advised Clenergy on the sale of the Metz solar project and subsequently advised FRV on the development and financing of the project
Infrastructure and PPP projects
- Advising Exemplar Health consortium (consisting of Capella Capital, Lendlease, Invesis, Compass and Honeywell) on their successful bid for the Melton Hospital PPP
- Advising Transurban on the M7 widening project
- Advising the Exemplar Health consortium (consisting of Capella Capital, Lendlease, Compass and Honeywell) on its bid for the Frankston Hospital Redevelopment PPP
- Advising the Exemplar Health consortium (consisting of Capella Capital, Lendleaseand Spotless) on its bid for the New Footscray Hospital PPP
- Advising the Connecting Melbourne consortium (consisting of Capella Capital, Acciona, BMD Contractors, Decmiland Lendlease Services) on its bid for the Suburban Roads Upgrade PPP
- Advised the financiers to a consortium (consisting of Capella Capital, GEO and Lendlease) on its bid for the Grafton Prison PPP
- Advising the Western Partnerships consortium (consisting of Capella Capital, Lend Lease and BBGI) on its bid for the Outer Surburban Arterial Roads construction and maintenance PPP in Victoria
- Advising the financiers on the $2b+ refinancing of the Reliance Rail PPP, including restructuring of CPI and interest rate swaps
