Astris Finance is an independent advisory group having extensive experience and a proven track record of over 10 years in project finance and M&A advisory services. We specialize in emerging market infrastructure and renewable energy projects. 

Astris Finance is made up of professionals having deep knowledge in the following areas:

• Project Finance: Astris Finance advises sponsors in the process of crafting financing strategies in the context of a bid, or assisting sponsors in the process of raising non-recourse debt at project level, whether through a bank syndicate, A/B loans structures, guaranteed debt packages, or capital markets.
• Debt Capital Markets: Astris Finance assists sponsors in assessing the execution and market risks inherent to local or international offerings, and advises clients on choosing the best financing options and format based on regulatory and reporting requirements often linked to capital markets solutions.
• Merger and Acquisition: Astris Finance provides sell-side and buy-side advisory services in acquisition and divestment undertakings including company valuation, acquisition financing, or marketing towards potential buyers.
• Project Development: Astris Finance provides support in defining contractual frameworks and risk allocation schemes; we provide guidance regarding bankability issues, phasing, and bidding procedures.
• Asset Management: Astris Finance provides, at single asset level, support in monitoring project completion, optimization, refinancing, recapitalization strategies, and divestment strategies. At an aggregate level (pool of assets, infrastructure fund), Astris Finance advises on the design and implementation of investment strategies, monitoring of positions, reporting, and portfolio optimization.

Bid Stage: at bid stage, Astris Finance helps sponsors throughout the bidding process. In particular, Astris Finance contributes to the review of the bidding documents (early identification and mitigation of bankability issues in draft contracts, Q&A sessions), review of the adjudication criteria, and sizing and optimization of sponsor bids.

Transaction Execution post-bid/refinancing: Astris Finance assists sponsors in the process of designing and implementing a financing strategy from the initial phase up to financial close, including selecting the optimal structure and format of investment, sizing and financial modeling.

Support to documentation, legal and contractual aspects: Astris Finance works in close cooperation with the law firms retained by sponsors and helps review and finalize the project and financing agreements. Astris Finance often takes the lead role regarding the actual drafting of key sections of contracts or financing documents affecting bankability.

Financial Modeling: Astris Finance has developed comprehensive financial modeling capabilities, and has the capacity to develop financial models for projects in a variety of sectors, carrying the modeling activities up to financial close, in coordination with third parties involved, including banks/arrangers, rating agencies and external auditors.

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