Strong growth in emerging markets is driving demand for infrastructure, with the financing and operation of infrastructure such as power plants, roads, rail networks, ports and pipelines becoming the preserve of the private sector. In recent years there has been renewed interest by large mining houses in large mining developments as part of a drive to take advantage of global demand for natural resources. The challenge for financial institutions is to finance these projects competitively and sustainably.

Why talk to us?

• Standard Bank’s broad transactional and commercial experience in emerging markets positions us well to offer a full spectrum of project finance products and capability.
• With the widest and most established banking network in Africa, we use in-country skills and local knowledge to develop project finance solutions.
• Our experts come from diverse disciplines and are knowledgeable in a variety of sectors, as well as having an in-depth understanding of local legal, fiscal and regulatory frameworks in emerging markets.
• Standard Bank’s partnership with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), gives us an unrivalled ability to facilitate trade and investment between Africa and Asia, and brings further support through ICBC’s international lending and arranging capabilities, as well as access to Chinese developers and lenders.
• We have well established relationships with development finance institutions, ensuring that all of the developmental aspects in our projects are met.

Services

Standard Bank acts in any one or a combination of the capacities of financial advisor, arranger and underwriter of senior, mezzanine debt and equity for all large capital projects. Our project finance services include:

• Project evaluation and feasibility studies.
• Financial modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Risk evaluation and risk mitigation strategies.
• Advice on the structure of project contracts.
• Taking an active role in negotiations.
• Financial structuring.
• Arranging of multi-source funding, including development finance and export credit (specialising in customised political risk structuring).
• Underwriting and lending.

Our project finance team’s specialists have broad skills and industry-specific knowledge, and work closely with other areas of the bank to create customised solutions that draw on sector and product expertise from across the bank.