Our Services
The Bridgend Capital Advisory team draws on decades of Natural Resources debt financing experience to provide specialist advice exclusively to clients in the Natural Resources industry and related sectors.
Key Service Domains
We adopt a flexible multi-disciplinary approach to client engagements that are tailored to the needs and objectives of each client or transaction, and can adapt over time as priorities change or transactions evolve. Our services typically span one or more of the following key service domains:
Financing Strategy
We help to define your financing needs and objectives, evaluate and optimise your capital structure, review key capital markets, and manage key financing stakeholders.
- Independent Advice
- Strategic Review
- Capital Modelling
- Needs Analysis
- Gap Analysis
- Options Analysis
- Capital Structuring
- Stakeholder Management
- Capital Optimisation
- Maturity Profiling
- Target Markets
- Optimal Terms
- Treasury Support Services
- Market Review
- Independent Expert Opinion
Financing Preparation
We coordinate all aspects of financing preparation and planning, including financial modelling, debt sizing, ESG appraisal, ratings advisory, due diligence, term sheet development, and financing presentations.
- Financial Modelling
- Debt Sizing
- Bankability Review
- ESG Appraisal
- Credit Assessment
- Ratings Advisory
- Due Diligence
- Term Sheet Development
- Financing Presentation
- Data Room Creation
Transaction Execution
We manage end-to-end transaction execution, including market soundings and selection, drafting IMs, transaction marketing, term sheet negotiation, documentation, allocations, closing, and post-deal management.
- Debt Market Comparison
- Transaction Management
- Market Sounding & RFPs
- Market Selection
- Information Memoranda
- Transaction Marketing
- Term Sheet Negotiation
- Documentation
- Lender Allocation
- Financial Closing
M&A Support
We support M&A activity through strategic planning and assessment, scenario modelling, target identification and due diligence, capital composition, and debt structuring and execution.
- Strategic Assessment
- Scenario Modelling
- Target Identification
- Target Due Diligence
- Capital Composition
- Debt Structuring & Execution
Debt Restructuring
We lead debt restructuring efforts and covenant breach management or renegotiation processes in distressed debt situations.
- Distressed Debt Situations
- Debt Restructuring
- Covenant Breach Management or Renegotiation
- Strategic Options Analysis
Client Coverage
Bridgend Capital Advisory is a specialist debt capital advisory firm exclusively focused on the Natural Resources industry and related sectors.
This sector focused approach reflects the core experience of our team and ensures our deep understanding of issues most relevant to the Natural Resources industry is reflected in the delivery of timely and relevant insights and advice. Bridgend Capital Advisory is a leading voice on financing issues across the Natural Resources industry.
Size and Ownership
Our clients span the full spectrum of size and ownership from juniors and mid-tier producers, to global multi-nationals, privately owned and publicly-listed companies, Private Equity backed vehicles, governments and government-owned corporations.
Sectors
Our clients encompass a full range of sectors including Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, LNG, Commodity Trading, Steel, Smelting & Refining, Midstream, Resources-related Infrastructure (rail and port), Mining Services and Oilfield Services.
Commodities
Our clients span the full range of commodities including bulk minerals (coal, iron ore, bauxite), base metals (copper, nickel, lead, zinc, aluminium), precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements), specialty metals (molybdenum, manganese, titanium, vanadium, tungsten), industrial minerals, fertilizer minerals (potash, phosphate), steel, oil & gas, LNG, petrochemicals, and hydrogen.
Transaction Coverage
Bridgend Capital Advisory works closely with clients on a broad range of financing structures and activities including:
- Primary debt financing, amend and extends, and refinancing
- Inaugural debt capital markets issuance and follow-on raisings
- Bilateral, club and syndicated facilities
- Transactional banking
- M&A transactions and other corporate activity
- Treasury support services
- Foreign currency, interest rate and commodity price risk management
- Senior secured, second lien, subordinated and unsecured debt structures
- Bank guarantees, letters of credit, performance bonds, rehabilitation bonding
Transaction Coverage
Bridgend Capital Advisory works closely with clients on a broad range of financing structures and activities including:
- Primary debt financing, amend and extends, and refinancing
- Inaugural debt capital markets issuance and follow-on raisings
- Bilateral, club and syndicated facilities
- Transactional banking
- M&A transactions and other corporate activity
- Treasury support services
- Foreign currency, interest rate and commodity price risk management
- Senior secured, second lien, subordinated and unsecured debt structures
- Bank guarantees, letters of credit, performance bonds, rehabilitation bonding
Market Coverage
With extensive knowledge of bank markets, public and private debt capital markets, and alternative capital markets across Australia and key global hubs, Bridgend Capital Advisory helps clients access optimal sources of capital to support their business objectives.
Bank Market
Includes Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Acquisition Finance, Working Capital, Sustainability-Linked Loans, Green Loans, Asset Finance and Leasing, Trade Finance, Guarantees and Bonding, Risk Management, and Transactional Banking.
Debt Capital Markets
Includes A$MTN, 144A / RegS, EMTN, USPP, Term Loan B, Private Debt, Green Bonds, and Project Bonds.
Alternative Capital Markets
Includes Multi-Lateral and Export Credit Agencies, Export Finance Australia, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, Royalty and Streaming Transactions, Commodity Finance and Prepays, Convertible Debt and Mezzanine Finance.
Get in touch with the Bridgend Capital Advisory team today.
About Us
We are an independent capital advisory firm helping our Natural Resources clients succeed in a complex global environment.
Our Values
Underpinning our corporate identity, team culture and approach to business, are six intrinsic values, which are our “bridge” between aspiration and success.
Our Team
With decades of combined Natural Resources financing experience, our team is led by industry veterans Chris Williams and Nick Rees.
