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Contact Email: victorsmith@fosterwyatt.com
Victor Smith is an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre and course director for the International Project Finance distance learning MBA module for the Centre. He is an independent project development and financing advisor to sponsors and developers carrying out major infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas with direct experience of projects in the UK, the Russian Federation, China, India, Pakistan, the Middle East and West Africa. His consultancy, Foster Wyatt, is an independent project development and financing advisor to sponsors and developers carrying out major infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas providing strategic advice for the development of private sector projects, carrying out appraisals and feasibility studies, developing viable commercial structures, carrying out detailed risk and financial analyses, and negotiating project finance packages and documentation. Earlier he ran project finance teams for leading international banks structuring and negotiating financings for major international infrastructure projects during a 25 year career in the City of London. He provides specialist training courses on project finance for BPP Professional Education, Partnerships UK, DePfa Bank, Cranfield School of Management and other clients.
Teaching
International Project Finance (Distance Learning)
This course module aims to provide an introduction to the concepts and approach which are fundamental to a wide range of international project financings, and then look at how they are applied to major projects in the energy and mining sectors. The emphasis is on providing a practical understanding of the issues and key areas of concern which are revealed by careful examination and analysis of proposed projects, and then a clear outline of how those projects are structured as commercial transactions and financed. Throughout the course the drivers for host governments adopting project financing approaches and structures are examined, particularly where there are insufficient public sector financial resources or domestic lending capacity to fund necessary infrastructure projects.
