INVESTORS AND COMPANIES
Appraising and diligencing projects and investments
We help investors and asset owners to…
Perform due diligence on the commercial, regulatory, market and political aspects of a proposed investment.
Expert Testimony for Port of Newcastle Tariff Arbitration, Australia
Castalia provided expert evidence that an increase in port charges by the Port of Newcastle was reasonable given historic under-charging. The Port of Newcastle was declared under Part IIIA of the Consumer Competition Act, making its prices subject to regulatory determination. Glencore, one of the world's largest miners and a port user, called for the Port of Newcastle to roll-back price increases the port had introduced Read more
Decision Framework for Johnsonville Library, New Zealand
Castalia provided the framework for the Wellington City Council to choose between publicly or privately funding the development of a new public library in Johnsonville. The New Zealand public sector lacks the experience to systematically evaluate options for the procurement of public-private partnerships. Read more
Sydney Desalination Plant Regulatory Due Diligence, Australia
Castalia analyzed the regulatory framework underpinning the privatization of the Sydney Desalination Plant, and the regulator’s historical performance, then modeled potential revenue outcomes for the successful bidder. Water security is a concern in Australia and state governments are responsible for ensuring supply. NSW’s state government sought to sell its asset under a regulatory regime that ensured water security for taxpayers, and also flexibility of operations. Read more
Services
We help investors and asset owners to profit from sector transformation caused by disruptive technologies and regulatory changes ... Read more
Transform enterprises. We identify: business constraints, strategic assets, and market opportunities, then develop strategies that remove constraints, build on strategic ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders to avoid problems with competition authorities, and protect themselves from market manipulation, as they ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders to advocate market designs that will enable investor returns while serving the public interest ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders to avoid problems with competition authorities, and protect themselves from market manipulation, as they ... Read more
We help investors to make the case to regulators supporting the tariffs utilities need to earn reasonable profits and for ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders to originate proprietary deal flow for investors, identifying and developing invest-able opportunities ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders to attract blended finance to infrastructure investments, through mechanisms such as Viability Gap Funding, ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders by providing authoritative, independent expert testimony on competition, access to essential infrastructure, regulation and ... Read more
We help investors and asset holders to ensure that policies and regulations do not damage business growth and dynamism, by ... Read more
Resource management and environmental sustinability by advising on cap-and-trade systems for emissions, carbon taxes, renewable portfolio credits and other mechanisms ... Read more
