Meet the Power and Infrastructure Finance Team

Jeff Law

Jeff has worked for Investec for 8 years, across both the London and Sydney offices. In that time his focus has been primarily on large-scale infrastructure projects, and the renewable energy space. Jeff has worked on a range of transactions from an origination, advisory, debt and equity perspective, and has been involved with debt raising across the Sydney, London and New York financial markets. Jeff is a CFA charter holder and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University in Wellington.

Peter Mansfield

Peter has 25 years experience in infrastructure project finance as a lender, advisor and developer. Prior to joining Investec he was a Director in the Utilities, Transport & Infrastructure team at Rothschild and before that worked in a variety of senior corporate and project finance roles at Lend Lease.

Peter has experience across a broad range of infrastructure sub-sectors and a wide array of financing instruments. He has advised on or arranged project finance for conventional and renewable power generation projects, pipelines, transmission lines, water treatment plants, ports, airports, railways, toll roads and PPP/PFIs. His experience includes senior bank debt, institutional lending, subordinated finance, fund finance, capital markets instruments, export credit finance, structured finance and equity.

Notable transactions Peter has been involved in include Queensland Schools PPP, Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP, Collgar Wind Farm, DCT Gdansk Container Terminal, Perth Airport, Gold Coast University Hospital Car Park, and Prospect Water Filtration Plant.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Economics (Actuarial Studies) from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of Applied Science (Energy Studies) from Murdoch University and has qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.  He sits on the Project Finance sub-committee of the Asia Pacific Loan Markets Association and the Council of the Australian branch of the International Project Finance Association.

Brett Cohen

Brett has over 15 years of experience in banking and financial services. At Investec, Brett has been active as a lender, developer and advisor on a wide variety of infrastructure and power projects.

Brett has significant experience structuring complex banking and capital markets products including senior project finance debt, subordinated debt, bonds, preference equity, export credit finance, development finance and equity. His experience spans a wide range of sectors including social infrastructure, economic infrastructure, thermal and renewable power generation, transport and telecommunications.

Brett has been involved in a number of landmark transactions including the Kwinana Waste to Energy Facility, Clarence Correctional Centre PPP, QEII Medical Centre Car Park PPP, Gold Coast Public & Private Hospital Car Park PPP, Victoria International Container Terminal, DCT Gdansk Container Terminal, Lincoln Gap Wind Farm and Collgar Wind Farm.

Prior to joining Investec, Brett was an actuarial consultant for Towers Watson, a global financial services consultant. Brett graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Actuarial) and First Class Honours in Finance and was awarded the University Medal for Finance in his honours year.

Nils Miller

Nils has over ten years of banking, corporate advisory and corporate finance experience across a range of sectors with specific expertise in infrastructure, property, finance and funds management. Nils’ focus is the management of institutional and investor relationships and funding of our projects, as well as management of project bid processes. Nils’ experience in transactions includes general divestments, acquisitions, strategic reviews and capital raisings, for firms in public and private markets in Australia, and internationally. Prior to Investec, Nils has held roles in advisory, strategy, origination and investment in various groups including most recently at Alba Capital Partners Limited, and as part of the Corporate Finance Team at KPMG where he advised or provided services to various public and private companies.

Jason Date

Jason has three years of experience in infrastructure, working across a range of sectors including energy, social housing, transport and water. Jason joined Investec in 2018 having previous experience in infrastructure advisory and engineering consulting.

Jason has become proficient in financial modelling, credit and investment analysis, financial structuring and the efficient management of transactions. Jason is typically responsible for modelling and data analysis, assisting with transaction structuring, feasibility analysis and due diligence activities.

Jason holds Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) degrees from the University of Sydney.

Sarah Mori

Sarah has over six years’ experience in the property and infrastructure finance and investment sectors. She joined Investec in early 2017 from Project Finance at National Australia Bank.

Having worked on a variety of development transactions across core residential, retail, office and industrial property sectors, as well as social and economic infrastructure, Sarah has developed a proficiency in deal analysis, risk identification and mitigation, deal structuring, execution and ongoing management of debt and equity transactions.

Sarah’s recent transaction experience includes the development funding of Eco Energy World, developing a mixed use affordable residential development in Adelaide; and  various financings of airports and PPPs.

Prior to joining Investec,  Sarah worked with the Infrastructure Finance, Export Credit Agency and Corporate Property teams at National Australia Bank where she advised clients, arranged and structured debt;  and managed portfolios for the infrastructure and  property sectors.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Finance and Accounting as well as a Diploma of Modern Languages in Japanese from University of Melbourne.