Christopher Patt, Cfa Email & Phone Number

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Leading deal teams in respect of lending to landmark deals in the GCC, including Solar PV, water desalination and gas fired power generation
• Lending to large scale offshore wind farms in the UK
• Financial advisory to government entities in the GCC in respect of water distribution and wastewater treatment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Leading the structuring, financing and valuation of IPP projects in the Middle East and Africa, including bilateral negotiated deals and open tenders
• For greenfield projects, involved working with governments and their advisors to negotiate bankable project structures coherent with national goals and capabilities
• Led the valuation of multiple existing power investment platforms with a view to acquisition
• Responsible for relationship with potential lenders
• Responsible for direction and supervision of all valuation and financial analysis
• Created full valuation framework from scratch, including financial models and valuation templates for various project types alongside derivation of hurdle rates by country

Dubai, UAE

• Focused on regional Project and Export finance deals from the advisory (investor and procurer) and lending sides, encompassing Oil & Gas / Petrochemicals sector as well as Power & Water
• Investor advisory side: including debt raising and structuring for brownfield expansions, as well as negotiated deals and competitive bids for greenfield assets
• Procurement advisory: involving structuring of RFPs and bid processes, interacting with bidders regarding clarifications, evaluation of bids, negotiation of final deal and documentation with selected bidder
• Lending side: involving loan pricing, full due diligence, negotiation and closing of documentation as well as deal closing
• Built on previous experience to advise on all aspects of deal structuring, financing negotiation, financial modeling and bid optimisation

Dubai, UAE

• Focused on the development and project financing of power and water infrastructure across the Middle East, Southern Asia and Africa with a focus on GCC and North Africa
• Led financial modelling and analysis, including training and mentoring
• Liaised directly with lenders and other stakeholders to negotiate financing documents and all aspects of due diligence
• Participated in structuring and negotiation discussions of financing both for competitive bid processes and financial closing of deals
• Accrued knowledge of project structures in differing jurisdictions, including the various legal, tax and accounting frameworksDeals Closed:Safi Independent Power Project (Morocco, 2014) - $2.7bn multi tranche Project.

London, United Kingdom

• Focused on securing debt finance for various power projects
• Prepared financial models to investigate the commercial viability of projects, optimise competitive bids and demonstrate compliance with key banking covenants
• Liaised with teams across the whole due diligence spectrum – including legal, tax, accounting, technical, etc.
• Gained experience across conventional thermal power as well as renewable generation, with a focus on biomass and waste-to-energy
• Conducted the analysis and reporting of the company’s liquidity and cash position for capital budgeting as well as debt raising and monitoring at the corporate level

London, United Kingdom

• Involved responding to client queries, providing advice on use of the system, explaining valuation methodologies and risk calculations
• Gained excellent grounding in different types of financial products and securities, their valuation and risk characteristics
• Worked with various market participants including large investment banks and hedge funds
• Developed skills in problem solving, work/time management and building client relationships

Chartered Financial Analyst

Chartered Financial Analyst Program

Bsc Mathematics And French