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Construction and Major Projects
Chris has been a member of the core teams involved in the development, financing, procurement and delivery of many recent road, rail, tunnel and airport infrastructure projects in Australia. In Queensland, Chris has advised on major projects such as Cross River Rail, the ETCS Inner City Project, the Inner City Bypass Upgrade Project, the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade Project, the Toowoomba Bypass, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Village, Legacy Way, Airport Link and Clem 7.
In Victoria, Chris has been advising on the North East Link Project. In NSW, he was a member of the core team that advised on the Western Sydney Airport, the WestConnex Motorway Project Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link), the WestConnex Motorway Project Stage 2 (M5), the WestConnex Motorway Project Stage 1 (M4) and the NorthConnex Motorway Project.
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Project Finance
Chris offers insight into the various types of finance arrangements and funding methods adopted on infrastructure developments and the risk allocation acceptable to the market from his involvement on recent major projects in Australia.
He has also advised on the joint venture, finance and security arrangements for numerous projects in the energy and resource sector. These projects have included the Australia Pacific LNG Project, a Central Queensland Coal Project, the CopperString Project and a US$225 million financing agreement for the construction of a rare earths project and processing plant in Australia and Malaysia.
Chris has also advised on the sales of Queensland Motorways Limited (in relation to the Gateway and Logan Motorways), Legacy Way and Go Between Bridge, and the Cross City Tunnel.
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Banking and Finance
Chris has advised many of the firm's key corporate and banking clients in regard to banking and financing arrangements, including corporate borrowings, guarantee facilities and security documentation. These clients have included Anglo American, Peabody Energy, CS Energy, Hastings Deering, Felix Resources Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NAB and Bankwest.
Chris has also advised a number of banking and corporate clients on their wholesale debt capital markets fundraisings, both domestically and offshore. These clients have included Suncorp, Bank of Queensland and Holcim.
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