Infrastructure planning, transaction advisory, and financing

We help investors and asset owners

originate proprietary deal flow, identifying and developing invest-able opportunities. We perform due diligence on the commercial, regulatory, market and political aspects of a proposed investment. We advise them on mechanisms such as viability gap funding, development grants, guarantees and other risk-sharing to attract blended finance.

We help governments and international agencies

develop master plans, integrated resource plans, and pipelines of projects that create economic benefits and are financeable. We develop and appraise projects to see if they are economically, financially, technically, environmentally and socially viable. We structure projects, attract market interest, develop project documents, run tender processes, evaluate bids, assist in negotiations, and help government agencies get to financial close. We also help blend public and private finance so that socially desirable projects can proceed.

Sectors

Infrastructure and markets for social services

Natural resources and primary production

Raising Viability Gap Funding for Biomass Plant, Côte d’Ivoire

Castalia helped a private equity firm identify organizations able to provide viability gap funding for 46 MW biomass plant in Côte d’Ivoire. The government of Côte d’Ivoire’s expectations for the tariff to be paid for power from the biomass plant ... Read more

PPP Project Screening and Prioritization for Kenya

Castalia identified a set of 15 first-mover PPP projects across 6 sectors from the Government of Kenya’s existing PPP pipeline and new candidate projects. We trained government officials on PPP project preparation, evaluation, and coordination processes. Despite an improved framework ... Read more

Valuing Contact Energy for an Investor, New Zealand

Castalia advised an international strategic investor on its bid for a controlling stake in Contact Energy, one of New Zealand’s biggest energy providers. Our client needed a deep understanding of pricing, regulation and market rules in order to value Contact ... Read more

Privatization of the Port of Newcastle, Australia

Castalia helped the Newcastle Port Consortium prepare a growth strategy for the Port of Newcastle. The Government of New South Wales was going to privatize the Port of Newcastle and the Consortium, made up of local business people with commitment ... Read more

TIFIA Portsmouth Bypass PPP Advisory, USA

Castalia assessed the creditworthiness of a highway project to relieve congestion in Ohio, and recommended approving private financing. Due to fiscal, the Ohio Department of Transportation sought private funding help with the Portsmouth Bypass project, requesting a loan of US$230 ... Read more

Market Study for Infrastructure Opportunities, Colombia and Panama

Castalia conducted a market study for Conalvías and recommended a strategy to increase market share in four sectors in Panamá. The construction company was looking for infrastructure opportunities in the energy, mining, transport, and water sectors ... Read more

Feasibility and Structuring of Ninh Binh—Bai Vot Expressway, Vietnam

Castalia helped the Government of Vietnam assess and structure the country’s first-planned expressway PPP. Slow, congested inter-city roads hindered mobility and development, and fiscal constraints limited options for public funding of highways ... Read more

Fund Financing Energy Efficiency and Small-scale Renewable Generation, Barbados

Castalia designed the Energy Smart Fund to help households and businesses invest in energy-saving technologies, solar water heaters, and small-scale solar PV systems. The cost of electricity was too high in Barbados. Installing solar systems and energy efficient technologies could ... Read more