Cameron Watson
Biography
Overview
Cameron is a partner in the Firm's Sydney office and a member of the Firm's Project Development and Finance Group.
Cameron advises on the financing and acquisition of major energy and infrastructure projects.
He has worked on transactions across the globe, including Australia and New Zealand, Asia, North America and South America.
Cameron is admitted to practice and has practiced at leading firms in Australia, New Zealand and New York.
Experience
Footscray Hospital PPP
Advised the lenders to the Plenary Health consortium on the project financing of the $1.5 billion new Footscray Hospital, the single largest health infrastructure investment in Victoria, Australia, to date.
SA Schools II PPP
Advised the TESA Education consortium (DIF, Tetris Capital and Sarah Construction) on its successful bid for the $469.4 million SA Schools II PPP Project in South Australia, Australia.
Karratha Workers Accommodation Project
Advised the lenders to the DIF, Multiplex. Compass Group and Brookfield Financial consortium in relation to the $415 million Karratha Workers' Accommodation Project in Karratha, Western Australia, Australia.
West Gate Tunnel Project
Advised Transurban in relation to its market-led proposal to the Victorian Government to build the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel Project in Victoria, Australia.
Columboola Solar Farm
Advised Hana Financial Investment on the acquisition, development and project financing of the 162MW Columboola Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia, the first greenfield renewables project to be developed by a Korean investor in a developed overseas market that has been successfully project financed by international financiers.
Wellington Solar Farm
Advised the lenders on the project financing of Lightsource bp's 200MW Wellington Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia, the first solar farm to install bifacial solar panels at scale in Australia.
Woolooga and West Wyalong Solar Farms
Advised the lenders on the portfolio project financing of two Lightsource bp greenfield solar farm projects in Australia: the 214MW Woolooga Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia, and the 107MW West Wyalong Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia.
Edenvale Solar Farm
Advised the lenders on the project financing of Sojitz and ENEOS' first solar project in Australia, the 204MW Edenvale Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia, one of the largest solar projects to be undertaken by a Japanese company in the country.
Ichthys LNG*
Advised the export credit agencies and financiers on the US$20 billion project financing of the Ichthys LNG Project. This is the largest ever project financing undertaken in the world and involved 8 ECAs as well as over 30 commercial banks. This transaction was awarded "Asia-Pacific Deal of the Year 2012" by Project Finance International, "Energy & Resources Deal of the Year 2013" and "Project Finance Deal of the Year 2013" in the Australasian Legal Business Awards and "Project Finance Deal of the Year 2013" at the CFO Awards.
Port of Melbourne*
Advised the borrower on the acquisition project financings for the successful bidders for the A$9.7 billion privatization of the Port of Melbourne. Cameron also acted for the winning bidder on A$5.3 billion privatization of the Port of Botany/Port Kembla.
*Experience gained in a previous role
Footscray – Renewing the Peoples Hospital, Project Finance International, September 2021
