Corporate & Financial Advisory · Australia
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Senior corporate and financial advisory for major projects, complex transactions and capital decisions. We lead mandates, work alongside existing advisers or embed within management - from strategy through completion.
Who we are
Senior corporate advisers who work as part of your team from decision to delivery.
Fairwater Partners advises boards, management teams, governments, developers and investors on major projects, strategic transactions and capital decisions across energy, infrastructure, real assets and resources.
Clients engage us as lead financial adviser, co-adviser, an embedded corporate development partner or the senior lead for a defined finance, commercial or transaction workstream. In every model, the senior adviser remains directly accountable: an independent adviser on the client's side of the table, from opportunity assessment through completion.
Why Fairwater
Direct senior accountability
The senior adviser you appoint leads the judgement, client dialogue and execution from start to finish. The work is not passed through successive layers.
Embedded where it adds value
We can operate as part of management, own defined workstreams and work seamlessly with internal teams and existing advisers.
Flexible by design
Engage Fairwater to lead the full mandate, co-advise, add targeted senior capacity or provide ongoing portfolio coverage. Specialist capability is added only where it strengthens the work.
Where we focus
Focused sector expertise
Deep experience in sectors where commercial structure, capital and delivery are tightly connected.
Energy & Renewables
Generation, storage, transmission and energy platforms - strategy, offtake, capital formation, project finance, partnerships and M&A.
Infrastructure
Transport, utilities, social infrastructure, PPPs, concessions and major projects - from commercial and financial structuring through procurement and financial close.
Real Assets
Property and asset-backed platforms - portfolio strategy, acquisitions, divestments, capital partnerships, sell-downs and capital recycling.
Resources
Mining, critical minerals, engineering and industrial services - corporate development, capital strategy, joint ventures and transaction execution.
What we do
Corporate and financial advisory, delivered flexibly
Fairwater can lead an end-to-end mandate, co-advise alongside an existing adviser or internal team, embed within management, or take responsibility for a defined workstream.
Strategic Advisory
Growth strategy, portfolio review, capital allocation, market entry, partnerships and strategic alternatives - supported by rigorous financial and commercial analysis and a clear path to decision and execution.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Lead and co-advisory support for acquisitions, divestments, minority sell-downs, joint ventures and strategic partnerships - from origination and valuation through diligence, negotiation, approvals and completion.
Capital & Debt Advisory
Equity and debt raising, capital structure, project and acquisition finance, refinancing and strategic capital. We develop the funding case, engage investors and lenders, run the process and negotiate terms through close.
PPP & Bid Advisory
Commercial and financial leadership for PPPs, concessions and major bids - covering bid strategy, consortium and governance arrangements, risk allocation, financial evaluation, financing, approvals and transaction management.
Corporate Development & Major Projects
Senior corporate development, finance and commercial capability operating as part of the client team. We can supplement internal capability, lead a defined workstream or provide ongoing coverage across a portfolio - spanning opportunity screening, business cases, modelling, capital strategy, approvals, partner engagement, diligence and negotiation. Support can begin with a targeted need and extend through to major project and transaction execution.
How an engagement works
From strategic decision to transaction completion
Clarity
Define the decision, value at stake, critical workstreams, stakeholders and route to approval. The output is a clear scope, decision framework and execution plan.
Readiness
Build the analysis and materials required to proceed - valuation, integrated financial model, business case, funding strategy, board or investment committee papers, investor materials and data room.
Execution
Lead the process and coordinate advisers, stakeholders, negotiations, approvals and financing through to completion - working alongside management and remaining accountable for momentum.
Engagements can begin with a defined workstream, an embedded period of support or a full advisory mandate. Fairwater mobilises the senior lead first and scales the team as the work requires.
Track Record
Selected experience
Selected transactions and mandates involving Fairwater and its principals, including experience gained in prior corporate and advisory roles. Roles have included lead financial adviser, co-adviser and commercial lead, together with senior in-house transaction roles.
Transaction record
Selected examples from more than A$30 billion of aggregate transaction experience across energy, infrastructure, transport, real assets and resources.
Advised on a cornerstone investment in Octopus Energy
>A$1bn
Advised on the divestment of the Darling Downs Solar Farm to APA Group
A$100m
Advised on the proposed acquisition of Whitehaven Coal
Indicative A$4.5bn
Advised a leading consortium on major transmission and REZ infrastructure
Adviser
Advised the State on the landmark IPO of QR National / Aurizon
A$4.6bn
Strategic adviser on M&A and equity capital initiatives
Adviser
Strategic adviser on the takeover by the Qube / Brookfield consortium
A$9bn
Advised on pumped hydro and strategic joint venture initiatives
Adviser
Advised on a proposed industry-consolidating merger of regional sugar millers
Adviser
Advised on the consolidation of the Welspun joint venture
A$110m
Strategic adviser on M&A and capital partnerships
Adviser
Advised on construction debt and equity capital raising
AdviserAdvised on the divestment of the Darling Downs Pipeline to Jemena
A$392m
Advised the consortium on landmark offshore wind transmission infrastructure
c.A$1.5bn
Advised on the long-term lease of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal
A$1.8bn
Trusted adviser across multiple major transactions
ConfidentialAdvised on the divestment of strategic terminal infrastructure to AusNet
A$110mAdvised the State on the long-term lease of the Port of Brisbane
A$2.3bn
Advised on the cross-border sale of John Holland to CCCC
A$1.2bn
Advised on the acquisition of the Wagners construction materials platform
A$173mAdvised on the landmark amalgamation of Townsville, Thuringowa and NQ Water
Adviser
Advised on the strategic acquisition of OC Energy
A$80m
Strategic adviser on M&A and capital partnerships
Adviser
Advised on renewables platform strategy and investment
Adviser
Advised on the strategic acquisition of Eroc Mining Services
A$463m
Advised on funding strategy for greenfield energy projects
Adviser
Strategic adviser on corporate and portfolio positioning
Strategic adviserAdvised on the strategic acquisition of WINconnect
A$45mAdvised the State on the privatisation of Queensland Motorways
A$3.1bn
Advised on the landmark divestment of Lattice Energy to Beach Energy
A$1.6bn
Advised the State on the divestment of the Ergon and Energex retail portfolios
A$1.2bn
Advised on its landmark initial public offering
A$856m
Strategic adviser on infrastructure and capital structuring
Adviser
Advised on the landmark joint venture with Apollo Global Management
A$700m
Advised on capital structuring and equity solutions
Adviser
Advised on the divestment of the Mortlake Pipeline to SEA Gas
A$245m
Strategic adviser on real estate and corporate transactions
Adviser
Advised on the acquisition of the Yanco solar and storage development from ib vogt
A$99m
Adviser to the delivery consortium - major transmission and REZ infrastructure
Adviser
Advised on capital and partnering strategy for major generation assets
AdviserAdvised on the divestment of Acumen Metering to intelliHUB
A$267mAdvised on the acquisition of strategic intermodal terminals from Toll
A$70m
Advised on funding strategy for major transmission infrastructure
AdviserAdvised on the divestment of the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm to Goldwind
A$110mAdvised the State on the privatisation of Forestry Plantations Queensland
A$0.6bn
Advised on cross-border banking acquisitions across the Pacific
Adviser
Advised on the divestment of the Cullerin Range Wind Farm to EDL
A$72mM&A, divestments, capital raisings, project finance and PPP bids across energy, infrastructure, real assets and resources
Available on requestOur Team
Senior leads, supported by deep specialist capability
Fairwater mobilises the senior lead first, then draws on an established network of senior advisers, directors and execution professionals across corporate strategy, M&A, project finance, debt and equity capital, energy markets, financial modelling, due diligence and transaction execution. Teams scale from a single embedded adviser to a full transaction team for complex M&A, project financings and major bids. Clients receive direct senior access and a team shaped around the work.
More than 25 years across corporate advisory, corporate development, energy, infrastructure, resources and transport, spanning KPMG Deal Advisory and senior roles at Origin Energy, CIMIC Group and Asciano. Led or advised on more than A$30 billion of M&A, privatisations, project financings and capital raisings, including the $1.6bn Lattice Energy sale and the $15bn Queensland Government toll road, port and rail programme. Master of Applied Finance and a Chartered Accountant.
More than 25 years leading M&A origination, valuation, structuring, due diligence and execution across energy, infrastructure and resources. A former Big Four corporate finance partner, he spent 19 years at KPMG, advising listed and private groups on buy-side and sell-side transactions, carve-outs and post-deal integration. Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Chartered Accountant, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
More than 25 years across generation, energy contracting, renewables and storage, covering offtake and PPA structuring, merchant and contracted revenue strategy, route to market, and the commercial bankability of generation, storage and transmission assets. Supports market entry, portfolio strategy, counterparty selection and commercial negotiation for developers, investors and large energy users through development, financing and operation.
A former chief executive of a Commonwealth infrastructure financier and energy sector chair, with deep experience in greenfield project finance, government and concessional capital, PPPs and availability based infrastructure. Advises on funding strategy, capital structure, risk allocation and bankability, and on the business cases, approvals and consortium arrangements that determine whether major projects reach financial close.
A former institutional investment banker with more than A$10 billion of renewable energy and infrastructure financing experience across senior debt, subordinated and structured capital, and equity. Leads debt raising and refinancing, lender and investor engagement, term sheet negotiation, credit approval and financial close, and advises on capital structure, gearing and the funding path for construction and operating assets.
Transaction professionals drawn from Citi, J.P. Morgan, HRL Morrison & Co, TransGrid, EnergyCo, PwC, Grant Thornton, the National Reconstruction Fund and Baringa. They provide valuation, project and corporate financial modelling, scenario and market analysis, due diligence coordination, data room and process management, and the board, lender and investment committee material that carries a transaction through to completion.
Specialists are selected for their relevance to the mandate. Fairwater remains accountable for team integration, quality and delivery from strategy through completion.
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