Richard Lowe

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CEO Solas Infrastructure @ Solas Infrastructure
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About Richard Lowe

Collaborative and strategic-minded leader, team empowering and business building executive with 30 years experience across every part of the infrastructure market including executive management, strategy origination and execution, operations and M & A in Australia and internationally with Macquarie, Rothschild and Westpac.Proud to play a leading role in the renewable energy transition at Lumea, having built the largest portfolio of connection assets in Australia - from 500MW to >13,000 MW - enough to power 5 million households.Senior executive management roles include MD, CEO, CFO, COO, investment committee and executive and non executive director roles across listed and unlisted markets. Deep experience working with and for Government stakeholders and customers to devise and deliver world class infrastructure and services solutions across more than 50 PPP and PFI projects. Over 25 years experience in global capital markets and M&A advising on and managing major infrastructure projects, consortium creation and investment from institutional and sovereign investment institutions, and business operations and investment management in Asia, North America and the Middle East. Has advised on or arranged debt and equity funding for capital projects, mergers and acquisitions, PPPs valued at more than $120 billion in Australasia, Asia, North America and Europe including ports, airports, roads and rail, electricity and gas transmission and distribution, thermal and renewable energy generation, telecommunications, natural resources infrastructure and LNG facilities, social infrastructure and Defence. Empathetic and inclusive leader with track record of building cross-functional multi-disciplinary teams to build annuity style business revenues and aligning safety and risk imperatives with commercial objectives to achieve common outcomes for customers, capital providers, employees and other stakeholders. Long standing interest in application of ESG principles to infrastructure development and operation and is an accredited Infrastructure Sustainability Professional. Member and Graduate of Australian Institute Company Directors, CEDA Trustee and member of President’s Council of Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Richard Lowe's Current Company Details
Solas Infrastructure

Solas Infrastructure

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Richard Lowe Work Experience Details
  • Solas Infrastructure
    Chief Executive Officer
    Solas Infrastructure Aug 2023 - Present
    Sydney
    Solas utilises the national capability of Lighthouse Industries to provide market-leading design solutions and execution certainty across the entire supply chain of the renewables sector to build, own and operate the infrastructure necessary to connect customers to the grid. With dedicated, internal access to over 90 years of experience in developing, manufacturing, delivering, owning and operating complex power infrastructure across Australia, Solas is at the forefront of enabling the acceleration of the energy transition for its customers with integrated, end-to-end facilitation and connection infrastructure spanning project initiation, connection design and approval, to construction and reliable, long-term operations.As a fully integrated, independent provider of facilitation infrastructure, Solas services a broad range of clients, including renewable energy owners and large load consumers in the digital infrastructure and resources sectors. Customers have in common a commitment to decarbonisation and the desire to accelerate their respective transition with an independent, long term infrastructure partner.
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  • Lumeaau
    Chief Executive Officer
    Lumeaau Feb 2017 - Feb 2023
    Sydney, Australia
    Richard has more than 30 years’ experience in the infrastructure sector in Australia and internationally with senior executive management and executive and non-executive director roles across listed and unlisted markets.Lumea is at the forefront of the transition to a decarbonised energy system. It operates commercial services and market facing businesses including new connections and network expansion, embedded networks and energy solutions, telecommunications and data services, and commercialising new technology initiatives to generate accretive, long term revenue streams. Lumea is Australia’s largest provider of renewable energy connection infrastructure having developed its portfolio from 500MW in 2017 to over 13,000 MW - enough to power to 5 million households. Lumea is also a leading provider of competitive telecommunications services, particularly to Government and Wholesale customers in Regional areas.Innovation and technology commercialisation have been at the forefront of developing market-leading solutions for Lumea's customers including:- the first grid scale Battery in NSW, and among the first globally to provide synthetic inertia to integrate greater amounts of renewable energy- the first commercial scale energy services solution for electric bus fleets in NSW- the largest renewable energy connection in Australia's history (>2,000 MW for Snowy 2.0)- designing infrastructure solutions to enable >3GW for development of major Hydrogen projects- integrated energy and telecommunications solutions for hyper-scale digital infrastructure projectsAs a member of the Transgrid Group Executive Leadership Team:- taken leading role in a number of Safety initiatives helping to reduce safety incidents by over 50% - Executive Culture Champion, working across the business to develop a collaborative, commercial, customer centric culture- Executive Lead for HumeLink for its first two years, successfully achieving initial internal and external approvals
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  • Macquarie Group
    Managing Director
    Macquarie Group May 2014 - Feb 2017
    Mumbai Area, India
    Responsible for origination, asset management, fund operations and reporting, investor relations and EHS and risk management activities for Macquarie's infrastructure funds management business in India. Achieved rapid growth in FUM - more than doubled FUM to invested across a diversified portfolio with an EV of over USD10 billion including 14 tollroads, Delhi and Hyderabad airports, 2,500MW of thermal and renewable energy assets and ATC India’s 75,000 sites telecommunications infrastructure. Entered new investment sectors and developed sustainable and scalable operating platform resulting in significant further growth. Achieved first exits with above target returns and >4x ROIC.
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  • Asian Development Bank (Adb)
    Principal
    Asian Development Bank (Adb) 2012 - Jun 2014
    Sydney Area, Australia And Manila, Philippines
    Senior strategic and financial adviser to leading infrastructure owners and investors on acquisitions and corporate and asset financings exceeding $3 bn in the energy, airports and ports sectors; senior adviser to Asian Development Bank (based in Manila from July 2013) with responsibility for infrastructure advisory activities in South Asia including thermal and renewable energy, gas transmission and LNG facilities and transportation; Non Executive Director of Tasmanian Ports Corporation.
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  • Pwc
    Managing Director - Project & Infrastructure Advisory
    Pwc 2009 - Jun 2012
    Sydney
    Lead adviser to Government on signature privatisations and PPP transactions valued at over $10bn in the ports, rail and roads sectors; advised on the first PPPs under new programmes in New Zealand, Western Australia and Northern Territory; led the development of PwC’s bid side advisory practice advising Australia’s largest public sector pension and sovereign wealth funds on acquisitions in the ports and energy sectors and pension fund mergers; Member of PwC’s Asian Infrastructure Committee; and lead adviser on utilities and infrastructure development and financing for major commodities and oil and gas developments.
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  • Macquarie Infrastructure And Real Assets
    Division Director
    Macquarie Infrastructure And Real Assets 2007 - 2009
    Sydney, Australia
    Senior member of the CEO’s office with oversight of management of Macquarie’s global infrastructure funds business encompassing a diversified portfolio with invested equity of over $50 bn. Development and implementation of Macquarie’s global asset management and reporting framework across over 100 assets with an EV of $120 bn. Additional responsibility for Macquarie’s platform in Asia and the Middle East including acquisitions, strategic initiatives and fund expansion and investee director and investment committee roles
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  • Pearce Partners
    Principal
    Pearce Partners 2001 - 2006
    Sydney
    Independent financial adviser to State and Federal Government clients and private sector investors, pension funds and infrastructure investment managers acquisitions, financing and asset management and PPPs valued at over $8bn. Roles included consortium formation and bid side advisory on specific projects; ongoing asset management, including CFO of ASX200 renewable energy developer Babcock & Brown Wind Partners (now, Infigen Energy), infrastructure fund and development of infrastructure fund vehicles in both listed and unlisted markets. Advised on and structured project financing for large scale commercial and residential developments, mergers and acquisitions and IPOs valued at more than $5bn.
  • Nm Rothschild & Hambros Corporate Finance
    Director / Associate Director
    Nm Rothschild & Hambros Corporate Finance 1996 - 2002
    Sydney
    Adviser to Government and private sector bidders for signature transactions including the Victorian Power Privatisation (transmission and distribution); Sydney Olympic Stadium; NSW Locomotive and Rolling Stock financing; Goldfields Gas Pipeline; Latrobe Regional Hospital; Hobart International Airport Privatisation; Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal; Fisherman Islands container terminal development at Port of Brisbane; Peterborough Hospital PFI; Defence Headquarters PPP and $6bn Collins Class submarine procurement; Sydney University Student Village; over 2000 MW of renewable power developments and numerous other projects in the roads, water, utilities and telecom sectors. Origination and active management of mezzanine finance business and took principal stakes in infrastructure, commercial property development and resources infrastructure projects.

Richard Lowe Skills

Capital Markets Project Finance Financial Structuring Finance Funding Due Diligence Investments Project Management Valuation Corporate Finance Financial Analysis Privatisations Infrastructure Investment Management

Richard Lowe Education Details

  • University Of Canterbury, New Zealand
    University Of Canterbury, New Zealand
    Law / Commerce
  • Securities Institute Of Australia
    Securities Institute Of Australia
  • Australian Institute Of Company Directors
    Australian Institute Of Company Directors
    Gaicd

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