Energy and Infrastructure Project Finance
Founded in 2005, Greengate is an independent financial advisory firm that specializes in complex project, corporate, and hybrid debt financings for energy and infrastructure projects around the globe. Over two decades, the firm has built a reputation as one of one of world’s premier independent financial advisors.
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We advise developers and sponsors, financial institutions, governments, and institutional investors on the financing of infrastructure projects globally, including some of the largest and most complex project financings. To date, Greengate has advised on over $450 billion in infrastructure assets across more than 60 countries.
WHAT WE DO
A successful transaction requires a financing structure and risk profile that is consistent with both the lender’s credit standards and the sponsor’s commercial and financial objectives – a combination that must be achieved in a dynamic context involving complex assets, contractual arrangements, governmental objectives and markets. Our experience advising clients on all sides of transactions provides us with the insight, creativity and practical experience to effectively achieve our client’s objectives within this context.
Greengate works with project developers and sponsors to formulate a bankable commercial structure and financing plan, and assist in negotiating and executing the optimal capital structure. Our support includes:
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Financial Structuring: Designing tailored capital structures to optimize risk allocation and project bankability.
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Equity and Debt Procurement: Assisting in securing equity investments and debt financing from institutional investors, government credit programs, export credit agencies, and multilateral organizations.
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Financial Modeling: Developing robust financial models to assess project returns, optimize financing terms, and support investment decisions.
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Risk Assessment: Identifying and mitigating financial, contractual, and market risks that could impact project viability.
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Bid Strategy & Negotiation: Advising sponsors on competitive bidding strategies and negotiating key financial and commercial terms.
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Transaction Execution: Managing financial close processes, coordinating due diligence, and supporting documentation to facilitate timely execution.​
RECENT NEWS
AESC Gigafactory
May 2025​
AESC, the National Wealth Fund, and UK Export Finance have closed on a £1 billion financing of an auto battery factory in England. The plant will produce 15.8 GWh of batteries, enough to supply approximately 300,000 cars, annually.
Greengate advised UKEF on this transaction.
FPSO Amirante Tamandaré
February 2025​
Floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Amirante Tamandaré completed its continuous production test and is operating under charter to Petrobras. FPSO Amirante Tamandaré is the largest oil producing unit in Brazil, with a capacity of 225,000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic meters of gas per day.​
Greengate advised a consortium of four export credit agencies financing the project.
Amiral
February 2025
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Greengate advised three export credit agencies on the financing of this $11 billion project, sponsored by Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
January 2025
Boring of the mile-long Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel, part of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, was completed.
Greengate advised the US Department of Transportation TIFIA program on the financing of this project.
Plug Power
January 2025
The US Department of Energy closed on a $1.66 billion loan guarantee to finance construction of up to six facilities producing clean hydrogen using Plug Power's electrolyzer technology.
Greengate advised DOE on financing this project and will continue to support DOE in post-closing activities.
TRANSACTIONS
The map below shows representative transactions of our professionals at Greengate and predecessor firms.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Greengate has successfully closed some of the largest and most complex project financings globally, including several first-of-a-kind transactions. Many of our high-profile deals have earned “Deal of the Year” awards from leading publications including IJGlobal, Project Finance International, and others.
Project Finance International consistently ranks Greengate among the top global advisory firms in closing project finance transactions, as reflected in the tables below.
