Michael Arnott Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Experienced commercial and financial negotiator in complex commercial and financing situations.• Significant infrastructure transaction experience with key execution responsibility, especially in a PPP environment.• Experienced team leader and good communicator with strong interpersonal skills.• Detailed understanding of Central Government processes and the workings and priorities of NSW Treasury.

Sydney

Treasury’s Infrastructure and Structured Finance Unit (ISFU) is the first point of contact in NSW for PPPs and major structured financing transactions that may involve the private sector. The ISFU specialises in providing commercial and financial advice to Government on procuring service enabling infrastructure with a capital cost over $100 million across all sectors and agencies.

Canberra

Head of Infrastructure Advisory and Contestability team. Providing financial, commercial and procurement advice to government and private sector clients in Canberra.

North Sydney

Advisian was a global advisory firm built from the merger of Evans & Peck, MTG, Ltd. and EcoNomics.Michael specialised in Project Finance and Business Advisory services to the infrastructure and renewables sectors. Assignments included:Renewable Energy Hub | TransGridMichael was the lead commercial adviser to TransGrid for its investigation into the feasibility of a Renewable Energy Hub in the New England region of NSW. The Hub concept involves a single point of access to the main grid designed to accommodate the connection of a number of generators in an area over time.Cities Taskforce | Clean Energy Finance CorporationCEFC seconded Michael to provide expert advice on infrastructure funding policy options as part of the Cities and Built Environment Taskforce convened in Canberra by Department of the Environment.Project Manager | NorthConnex Motorway Equity Consortium | 2014 – 2015 Michael was appointed by the three equity sponsors (Transurban, QIC and CPPIB) as Project Manager for the delivery of this $2.9 billion motorway tunnel project to Financial Close.Financial Adviser | Bonnyrigg Social Housing PPP | St George Community HousingMichael led the team providing financial and commercial advice to St George Community Housing on the commercial and financial restructure of this $800 million community housing PPP in western Sydney.Financial Adviser | Solar Flagships Program | Transfield Holdings

Independent corporate finance consultant, specialising in infrastructure projects.

Project And Structured Finance

Senior adviser to a wide range of major infrastructure financings including: Melbourne City Link, Sydney Airport Rail Link, Sydney Olympic Stadium.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Hons)

Mba