E.R. Yescombe has some 35 years’ experience in various forms of structured
finance, including project finance, leasing, export credits, real estate and
asset finance. He has been an independent consultant on project finance and PPPs
/ PFI since 1998. Work has included advice to project sponsors and government
entities on power, infrastructure and PPP / PFI projects, as well as training
courses in these fields.
He was previously head of project finance for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in London, and its predecessor Bank of Tokyo (then the largest international Japanese bank). His work included advising on and arranging finance for projects in sectors such as power generation, infrastructure, telecommunications and natural resources, as well as in leasing, aircraft finance and real estate finance. Before working for Bank of Tokyo and its predecessor banks in London, he worked for Grindlays Bank Group in London, India and Singapore. He is a law graduate of Oxford University.
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Publications
Principles of Project Finance
(Academic Press, 2002); translated into Japanese (2006), Polish (2007), Russian (2008), Hungarian (2008) and Chinese
(2010). The book is intended as both an introduction to project finance and a
working handbook for those involved in any aspect of a project, and is
recognised both in academic circles and amongst practitioners as a leading
work on the subject.
“Project Finance and PPPs” in The Routledge
Companion to Public-Private Partnerships, edited by Piet de Vries (University
of Twente) and Étienne B. Yehoue (IMF), to be published 2012
