Biography
Jamie is a partner in our Energy, Resources and Infrastructure group.He is a market-leading project finance lawyer, having advised on many of Australia’s most high-profile and first-to-market energy and critical infrastructure developments.
Jamie is a renewable energy expert. He assists clients with the structuring and financing of investments in utility-scale renewables projects including solar, wind, battery storage, pumped hydro, waste-to-energy and hydrogen.
Jamie has over 15 years’ experience and has represented sponsors, financial institutions and government organisations across the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa and Europe. His extensive expertise spans a diverse range of financing structures, including commercial debt (syndicated and bilateral), grant funding, multi-sourced platforms, export credit arrangements, multilateral agency financing and acquisition finance.
He is widely recognised for his commercial acumen, technical excellence and deep sector insight.
Experience
Jamie’s experience includes advising:
A syndicate of banks in connection with the $2.3 billion portfolio financing of Global Power Generation Australia (jointly owned by Naturgy and an arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority) renewables portfolio.
A syndicate of banks in connection with the portfolio refinancing of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’ (FRV) $1.2 billion renewables portfolio.
A syndicate of banks in connection with the stapled portfolio financing and disposal of Partners Group's $4 billion CWP Renewables portfolio.
ACEN Power with respect to the $750 million platform financing of its renewable assets (comprising New England Solar Farm (400MWs), Stubbo Solar Farm (400MWs) and 3GW development pipeline).
Akaysha Energy on the project financing of the 1,660MWh Orana (Wellington) BESS Project in NSW (one of the largest 4 hour batteries in the world).
Natixis on the project financing of Zen Energy's 111MW battery storage project in SA.
A syndicate of banks on the project financing of Genex Power's $100 million development of a 50MW battery storage project in Queensland.
Genex Power on the structuring, financing and procurement components of its proposed hybrid 150MW wind and 120MW BESS project at its Kidston Eco Hub in QLD.
NAIF in respect of the project financing of Genex Power's $777 million development of a 250MW pumped hydro project in QLD.
Alinta Energy on the structuring, financing and procurement components of its proposed $5 billion development of the Oven Mountain pumped hydro project
ARENA on the funding of Engie and Mitsui's development of Australia's first large-scale hydrogen plant (ammonia to fertilizer).
Vast Solar and Mabanaft in connection with their development of a thermal solar to hydrogen methanol facility in Port Augusta.
Société Générale and MUFG on the project financing of First Solar Australia's 42.5 MW Manildra solar farm in NSW.
A syndicate of financiers in connection with Macquarie Capital and DIF's $700 million project financing of Australia first large-scale waste-to-energy plant (45MW) in Kwinana, WA.
ARENA and CEFC in respect of the Acciona, John Laing, Tribe and HZI consortium's $511 million project financing of Australia's second large-scale waste-to-energy project (36MW) in East Rockingham, WA.
A syndicate of banks in connection with the Pulse Consortium's (Pacific Partnerships, Ghella, BAM and DIF) successful bid for $5.4 billion Tunnel, Stations and Development PPP in QLD.
A syndicate of banks in connection with the Moving Melbourne Together Consortium's (Pacific Partnerships, Salini Impregilo, Ghella and DIF) bid for the State of Victoria’s $6 billion Tunnel and Stations PPP.
The New South Wales Government in connection with its restructure and $9.6 billion disposal of a 51% interest in the Westconnex M4 and M5 toll roads.
A syndicate of banks on the project financing of the Tetris Capital Consortium's successful bid for the State of Victoria's social housing ground lease model 2 PPP.