Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure - Principles of Policy and Finance, Second Edition explains how public private partnerships are prepared, procured, financed, and managed from both the public- and private-sector perspectives. As the use of public private partnerships continues to develop world-wide, both in the area of public policy and private financing and contracting, the Second Edition of this leading textbook:
Captures and explains the latest approaches, providing a comprehensive all-round guide for those on both the public- and private-sector sides of the table Emphasises a step-by-step approach within a comprehensive, cross-referenced format Includes clear explanations of PPP evaluation, structuring and financing concepts for the benefit of those new to the topic: no prior knowledge is assumed or required Provides detailed reference points for more experienced practitioners Draws from the authors' experience and practice in PPP markets worldwide to provide a perspective on practical application of the key underlying principles Includes an extensive glossary of technical and financial terms used in the PPP sector
E.R. Yescombe is a consultant on public-private partnerships and project finance, with many years’ experience in various forms of structured finance, including project finance, leasing, export credits, property and asset finance. He has advised government entities on PPP policy issues and contract standardisation, as well as both public- and private-sector clients on the financial aspects of PPP and other project finance-funded contracts, as well as providing public and private training seminars in these fields.
His books "Principles of Project Finance" (2nd edition 2014, 1st edition 2002), and "Public-Private Partnerships: Principles of Policy and Finance" (2007), translated inter alia into Chinese, Japanese and Russian, are recognised as leading works on these subjects. He was previously head of project finance in Europe for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, one of the world's largest project-finance lenders.