About

Services: Ridgway is a financial advisory firm. It provides independent financial and commercial advice regarding infrastructure and public utility projects.

Our team helps public sector clients plan, procure and supervise infrastructure and utility services. For private sector clients, we advise on the financial aspects of tendering for, developing and operating projects.

People: Richard MacGeorge is Ridgway's principal consultant.  John Austin is a non executive director on secondment to the ADB, Tania Holden is a senior manager, James Stewart is a financial analyst and Carol Moffatt is our practice manager. More

Employment: We are always interested to hear from people who are highly qualified and experienced in our field. 

Contact: 

Ridgway Capital Projects Limited
Level 9, Craigs Investment Partners House
Cnr Armagh Street & Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1284
Christchurch 8011
New Zealand 
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Email: info@ridgway.co.nz
Tel: +64 3 367 3150
Fax: +64 3 367 3151

Regions

The firm is based in New Zealand, but has an international focus, mainly in the Asia Pacific region and Africa.

International

The team brings 20 years investment banking and advisory experience from assignments in over 30 countries in Asia, Oceania, Europe, the Americas and Africa.

Clients appoint us directly or under Technical Assistance programmes supported by international financial institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. 

New Zealand

Infrastructure is a fledgling investment asset class in New Zealand.  Ridgway promotes this class through the New Zealand Infrastructure Briefing Weekly newsletter and through the promotion of an index tracking publicly traded infrastructure shares called the NewZealand Infrastructure Index. 

The company also advises public and private clients on infrastructure policy, procurement , financing and risk management matters. 

Ethics

We are guided by our Statement of Ethical Principles, which can be read here.

Sectors

Most of our activity involves energy, transport and water/ waste-water. We often associate with other firms to bring multi-disciplinary benefits to clients.

Energy | Transport | Water & Waste

Assignments and News:

> Asia 2010:  Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia (29-30 March 2010, Malaysia) - Invited to present a paper on "Establishing an equitable hydro financial benefits framework for host governments".

> Pakistan/ Government of Sindh -  Appointed by the Asian Development Bank to develop approaches to PPP procurement, value for money and viability gap funding.

> Lao PDR/ Financial Evaluation of PPPs in Power Sector - Appointed by Lao Holding State Enterprise with support from the PPIAF to provide  transaction advice and assist in capacity building.

> Palau/ Review of Palau Utility Corporation Tariff -  Leading a team to review the Corporation's tariff and recommend strategies to balance the interests of consumers and the utility. This project is supported by GEF/UNDP.

> Tanzania/ TANESCO -  Financial advisor assisting the company with its Financial Recovery Plan and financing requirements. This is a World Bank sponsored project.