Our Infrastructure & Utilities team operates across the full spectrum of commercial developments. We focus on projects and businesses in the infrastructure, utilities, transport and logistics industries.
Clients that turn to us include project developers, Australian and international investors, infrastructure users and regulators. We understand the complex and everchanging investment horizons faced by our clients and work alongside them to offer strategic and long-term value realisation strategies.
Our experience covers:
- all modes of transport, including freight and passenger railway networks, associated railway infrastructure (e.g. rolling stock and rail tracks), private and public transport assets, road networks, aviation and airport operations, shipping lines and associated infrastructure (e.g. port and bulk terminals)
- gas transmission pipelines, gas storage and processing facilities and offshore structures and floating facilities for oil and gas projects
- power stations and cogeneration facilities, electricity transmission and distribution assets, wind farms, solar PV and biomass projects
- mining projects, including gold, iron ore projects and coal mines and associated infrastructure including ports, rail, rolling stock and road transport
- access seekers and regulators on all aspects of third-party access regulation and pricing
- water treatment plants, desalination plants and water and waste water systems
- defence projects, higher education and public private partnerships
- capital works programs and outsourcing arrangements
- social and affordable housing projects; and commercial, industrial and residential developments and subdivisions.
Work highlights
Brookfield
Sale of various businesses within LINX Cargo Care Group (LINX), including Autocare.
Magnetic Rail Group
Acquisition of the East Coast Rail business from Aurizon.
Lighthouse Infrastructure (LIFT)
LIFT, a fund managed by Lighthouse Infrastructure, sold 100% of its units in ADAPT to ADAPT 2, a fund also managed by Lighthouse Infrastructure.
Qantas
Eleven-month informal merger clearance process, including responding to multiple significant and complex information requests and notices from the ACCC; and in the ACCC investigation into its acquisition of a stake in Alliance Airlines.
Sunwater Limited
Procurement of the Burdekin Falls Dam Raising Project, involving a two-metre raise to the dam to increase storage capacity (the largest water storage asset in Queensland). The project will be delivered as an alliance.
MM Capital Partners
Provided tax advice on the acquisition of stakes in various PPP projects, including the Westadium Project, the WA Schools Project and the ACT Courts Project.
