Portland Advisers has added two consultants to meet the demand for its specialist project finance advisory services as it opens a Hong Kong office.
Christopher Green has over 13 years experience in project and export finance both in advisory and arranging roles in Asia-Pacific covering a wide range of sectors including telecom, infrastructure, power, steel, manufacturing, oil and gas, financial institutions and sovereign debt. Prior to joining Portland, he was regional head of export finance, Asia-Pacific at HSBC for over nine years and before that was with Citigroup's project and export finance business in both New York and Hong Kong.
In his various roles, Green has successfully advised on or arranged over US$20 billion in debt through a combination of project, structured corporate, corporate, financial institutions and Sovereigns across Asia - including China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines and brings considerable expertise in structuring and delivering ECA, MIGA and multi-lateral funded transactions.
He will be based in Hong Kong.
Seb Bowden is a highly experienced technical financial advisor, specializing in financial modelling and analytics. He has over 15 years' experience in PFI/PPP, project finance, private equity and property gained at accountancy firm Grant Thornton and Quintain Estates & Developments.
Bowden will be based in London.