Bio

She is a finance specialist who advises sponsors and lenders on energy and infrastructure financing transactions internationally, particularly in the UK, Spain and wider Europe. Katherine Best experience with energy assets includes conventional power projects and a broad range of renewables transactions, including solar, onshore and offshore wind and biomass. She also has a broad range of infrastructure experience, including the funding of hospitals, toll roads, prisons, transmission assets and water treatment and desalination plants (including the financing of public private partnerships and privatisations). She has a wealth of experience in private sector project finance and corporate and acquisition finance. In addition, Katherine regularly advises on hedging and derivative transactions (including financial power purchase agreements). She also has expertise in ECA-covered project financing and export finance. Katherine is dual qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and Australia (New South Wales). She has also completed secondments at an international investment bank and with a global solar developer, owner and operator.