Experience

Four Quadrant Project Finance

• Australia
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Atul set up Four Quadrant Project Finance in 2011 to provide top quality, practitioner focused project finance training that can be delivered right to the desktop and which is available "on demand". Throughout his project finance career he had experienced first-hand the challenges of implementing "on the job" training for junior team members within the constraints set by time critical work commitments. He found this method of training to be unreliable and was convinced that there had to be a more structured and effective way to support and train junior staff. He also found that the default alternative, typically a short 2-3 day external course, to be helpful, but usually not comprehensive enough for practitioners. To solve this problem, Atul assembled a team to design and develop a number of comprehensive online training courses that would allow learners to learn at their own pace and feel supported and empowered throughout their learning journey. These courses include Project Finance Foundations, Mastering Project Finance Models, Modelling Financial Statements, Project Finance Primer, and Fundamentals of Wind Farm Development and Financing. Today, Four Quadrant’s courses are used by tier one law firms, banks, global accounting firms, fund managers, multilateral organisations, export credit agencies and project sponsors around the world. Show less



CIC

• France
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Representative, Australia

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2010

  In June 2007, Atul joined CIC as its Chief Representative in Australia to support its increasing involvement in project finance and leveraged finance transactions in the Australian market. Atul was responsible for starting up the office from scratch and gradually building up CIC's involvement in the syndicated loan market in Australia. Primarily a business development role, he was responsible for identification of suitable transactions, due diligence and shepherding the transaction through CIC's internal credit approval process. CIC substantially increased its portfolio exposure to the Australian market during this period. Show less



Mizuho

• Japan
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Project Finance

  • Jan 2005 - May 2007

  Atul joined Mizuho to help it step up its market presence in Australia from a purchaser of syndicated loans and financier of Japanese clients to that of a Lead Arranger of project finance loans in the Australian market. He was involved in all aspects of deal origination, structuring, credit approval and documentation as a team leader and worked on numerous project finance transactions in the power, infrastructure and social infrastructure sectors. One of the highlights for him was structuring a AUD 1 billion "bridge to bond" facility for a major player in the Australian infrastructure space. During this period, he built up Mizuho's relationships with all the major banks, sponsors and advisers in the Australian market and successfully pitched for numerous lead arranging mandates. He was able to successfully change Mizuho's perception in the market and increased its acceptance as a Lead Arranger, particularly with non-Japanese clients. Show less



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Project Finance

  • 1997 - 2004

  In 1997, Atul joined ANZ ‘s project finance team in Sydney, Australia. He initially supported and eventually led ANZ deal teams in numerous project finance transactions in the power and infrastructure sectors as governments launched a wave of privatisations. Landmark transactions include privatisation of all the transmission, distribution and power generation assets in NSW and Victoria as well as the privatisations of Sydney and Melbourne Airports. In addition, he was involved in the financing of various greenfield toll road projects including the Melbourne City Link project. The most interesting transaction he was involved in was the non-recourse financing for a wool stockpile for the Australian Wool Corporation. Show less



AIDC

• Sydney, Australia

• Manager

  • 1995 - 1997

  Atul joined AIDC’s equity investment team in 1994. The team was involved in developing and investing equity in infrastructure projects in the power and transport sectors. AIDC was a front-runner in the infrastructure space at the time and he supported AIDC’s investment teams with financial and economic analysis of transactions as a financial modeller. Atul joined AIDC’s equity investment team in 1994. The team was involved in developing and investing equity in infrastructure projects in the power and transport sectors. AIDC was a front-runner in the infrastructure space at the time and he supported AIDC’s investment teams with financial and economic analysis of transactions as a financial modeller.



Barclays Bank

• Tokyo, Japan

• Associate - Interest Rate Swaps

  • 1993 - 1994

  Assisted swap trading desk with pricing interest rate and currency swaps. Assisted swap trading desk with pricing interest rate and currency swaps.