Public-private partnerships and other financing options for infrastructure projects

Order Description Read Section 1.6 Chapter 1 of Rossi, Stepic, & Alerassool (2015), listed in your Learning Resources this week, which discusses different financing structures for infrastructure projects and goes on to provide the following infrastructure financing options (p.18): 1-Sponsor’s equity contribution (share capital) and standby equity 2-Mezzanine financing and subordinated debt 3-Senior debt 4-Bilateral agencies, international financial institutions and multilateral banks, export credit agencies (political risk coverage) 5-Alternative financing options, i.e. project leasing (in countries with favourable tax regimes), project bonds, municipal bonds 6-Refinancing loan options Research two of these infrastructure financing options and give an example where they have been recently used. Evaluate the appropriateness of each option, including the advantages and disadvantages (500 words). Attached is section 1.6 and week overview to be read before writing the essay.