Matthew joined ICA Partners in 2022, and has over 6 years of project finance and investment experience in infrastructure and real assets, including renewable energy, real estate and toll roads.
Prior to joining ICA, Matthew held positions at National Australia Bank, Atlas Arteria and Rand Merchant Bank in South Africa. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of South Africa, and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Cape Town. Matthew is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Accountant in Australia and South Africa.
Recent Transactions
- Advisor to a renewables developer on the sale of a 550MW portfolio of Solar and BESS assets
- Advisor to an institutional asset manager on the acquisition and long-term partnership agreement of a 420MW+ wind and solar renewable energy portfolio
- Advisor for the structuring and project financing for a $400m social housing development (PPP) in Australia
- Advisor to NSW EnergyCo on the auction of the $1bn Waratah Super Battery
Rayleen joined ICA Partners in 2022 with extensive experience in office and facilities management, customer service and administrative support.
Prior to joining ICA, Rayleen held positions at Ansto – The Nuclear Australian Government Facility for several years. She holds a Diploma in Drug and Alcohol, Community Services from Tafe NSW.
Jon joined ICA Partners in 2016, and is an experienced advisor across various sectors with a focus in recent years on the energy, infrastructure and resources sectors. He has significant transactional experience both domestically and internationally across M&A, as well as debt and equity financing.
Prior to joining ICA, Jon held positions at CIBC and RBS (formerly ABN AMRO). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.
Recent Transactions
- Advising HFI on the acquisition, project development and financing of the 162MWAC Columboola Solar Farm (QLD)
- Sale of UBS’ 60% ownership interest in the 206MW Collgar Wind Farm to REST
- Dutch Infrastructure Fund and Cbus Super’s investment into Bright Energy Investments including the acquisition and financing of the 180MW Warradarge Wind Farm
- Greenfield project financing of ESCO’s 133MW Finley Solar Farm
Harrison joined ICA Partners in 2019, with experience in M&A and financing transactions across the infrastructure and natural resources sectors.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (1st Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. During Harrison’s studies, he completed an Electrical Engineering Honours thesis on the integration of large-scale battery storage in the National Electricity Market.
Recent Transactions
- Advisor to RES on the sale of the 245MW Avonlie Solar Farm to Iberdrola
- Advisor to Demetallica on the off-market takeover from AIC Mines
- Advisor to RATCH on the acquisition of a 70% interest in Alinta Energy’s 214MW Yandin Wind Farm
- Advisor to Iluka Resources on the $1.25bn financing of the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery
Jacob joined ICA Partners in 2023 as a Summer Intern before returning as a Graduate in 2024, with experience working on engagements across Renewables, Infrastructure, and Government sectors.
Prior to joining ICA, Jacob held a position as an Intern Analyst at Acova Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced Studies) from the University of Sydney.
Recent Transactions
- Advisor to Confidential client for the acquisition and commercialisation of a wind farm
Katrina joined ICA Partners in 2022 as recipient of ICA’s Women in Banking Scholarship and gained experience working on engagements across Government and Renewable Energy sectors.
Prior to joining ICA, Katrina was an Intern at KPMG in Audit & Assurance, and Finance Strategy & Performance consulting. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (International) with majors in Finance and Financial Economics from the University of New South Wales.
Recent Transactions
- Advisor to Pacific Partnerships for the financing of Glenrowan Solar Farm
- Advisor to Confidential client for the acquisition and commercialisation of a wind farm
Daniel joined ICA Partners in 2016. He is a specialist in mining finance with over 15 years’ experience in the mining and chemical industries.
Prior to joining ICA, Daniel worked in Business Development at Dow Chemical and Rio Tinto in China, and was a commercial lawyer at leading law firms in Australia and London. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Sydney, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese fluently.
Recent Transactions
- Advisor to Pembroke Resources on the debt financing of the Olive Downs Coking Coal Project in QLD
- Advisor to Diversified Minerals on the sale of the Dargues and Henty gold mines
- Project financing of Diversified Minerals’ Dargues Gold Project in NSW
- Explaurum’s defence in relation to Ramelius Resources’ takeover
Tristan joined ICA Partners in 2017, and has over 15 years experience as an infrastructure and renewables advisor. He specialises in M&A, debt structuring and negotiation.
Prior to joining ICA, Tristan held positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hastings Infrastructure and Macquarie Group. He holds a Bachelor of Finance (Honours) from the Australian National University.
Recent Transactions
- Portfolio financing of Bright Energy Investments’ wind and solar renewable energy assets
- Financing of Goyder Wind Farm (Stage 1) and Blyth Battery under a “baseload PPA” structure
- Ark Energy’s acquisition of Epuron
- Sale of Canadian Solar’s Australian assets to CalEnergy
Mark joined ICA Partners in 2018, and is an experienced advisor across infrastructure, renewable energy and transport sectors. He specialises in unlisted acquisitions and divestments, PPPs and project finance.
Prior to joining ICA, Mark was Executive Director at MUFG Advisory and Associate Director at Macquarie Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Tasmania and Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
Recent Transactions
- Advised Edify Energy on the sale and project financing of the Koorangie BESS project
- Advised Banpu Energy Australia on the refinancing of the Beryl Solar Farm
- Advised Pacific Partnerships on the project financing of the Glenrowan Solar Farm
- Advised Petronas / Gentari on the acquisition of the Wirsol Australia platform
