Astris Finance is a transaction advisory firm that specializes in emerging market infrastructure and energy. We work with sponsors and developers – helping them define the project’s scope and fundamental economics, optimize risk allocation, define and negotiate the contractual framework, and raise the necessary capital in the form of debt and equity. We also work with investors interested in taking an exposure in EM infrastructure – helping them source, acquire, manage and divest infrastructure positions on a reverse enquiry basis.

• Principals come from senior management positions within the banking industry
• The team is made of former bankers with extensive experience in structuring, arranging and placing infrastructure debt and equity in a variety of markets (US, Europe, Emerging Markets)
• The team has access to a vast network of contacts throughout the financing industry

• A thorough understanding of the underlying industrial sector of the project – we are infrastructure specialists with a deep understanding of numerous industrial sectors and their regulatory framework
• An intimate knowledge of the markets in which we play, be it in terms of political, legal and regulatory frameworks, or in terms of our ability to identify and mobilize local sources of funding – we are local market specialists

• Debt structuring and placement in connection with green field and brown field projects, acquisition deals and leveraged recapitalizations
• Sell-side and buy-side advisory services in acquisition and divestment processes
• Early stage assistance to project development to ensure that the project’s regulatory framework and risk allocation scheme are conducive to an optimized capital structure
• Strategic advisory services to governments in their effort to privatize infrastructure assets or develop new projects through PPP’s and concessions