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SECTION 3<br />
BUSINESS OVERVIEW<br />
Power transmission and distribution<br />
Babcock & Brown has been involved principally as an advisor in power transmission and distribution projects.<br />
Completion<br />
Project Description Babcock & Brown role Size date<br />
Powerco<br />
Acquisition of a<br />
majority stake by<br />
Prime Infrastructure<br />
in New Zealand’s<br />
largest listed power<br />
distribution<br />
company<br />
Financial advisor to Prime<br />
Infrastructure<br />
$1,600m<br />
2004 1<br />
Basslink<br />
Development by<br />
National Grid plc<br />
of non-regulated,<br />
sub-sea transmission<br />
interconnector<br />
between Tasmania<br />
and Victoria<br />
Financial advisor to National Grid on<br />
its successful bid for the development<br />
contract<br />
over $500m<br />
2002<br />
Tennessee Valley<br />
Authority<br />
Long-term lease<br />
financing for TVA’s<br />
digital control and<br />
monitoring network<br />
Advisor to the US equity investors<br />
US$386m<br />
2003<br />
NOTE<br />
1.The acquisition is pursuant to a takeover offer and is still subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.<br />
Transportation<br />
Babcock & Brown’s most significant recent investment in the transportation sector was the acquisition of the<br />
DBCT in 2001 which was the foundation asset of the publicly-listed Prime Infrastructure (see case study below).<br />
Other representative transactions that Babcock & Brown have undertaken in this sector have included:<br />
Project Financial<br />
Project Description Babcock & Brown role size close<br />
Pusan Northern<br />
Port<br />
Development of a<br />
marine container<br />
terminal and<br />
logistics hub in<br />
Pusan, South Korea<br />
International financial advisor<br />
US$1,770m<br />
2003-2004<br />
Virgin Trains<br />
Virgin Rail Group’s<br />
replacement of<br />
rolling stock for the<br />
Cross Country train<br />
franchises in the UK<br />
Financial and procurement advisor to<br />
Virgin Rail Group<br />
£407m<br />
1998<br />
Angel Trains<br />
Privatisation of<br />
Angel Trains, rail<br />
operating lessor<br />
Financial advisor and member of a<br />
consortium with Nomura that acquired<br />
Angel Trains from the UK Government<br />
£696m<br />
1996<br />
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