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Operis has an in-house department of chartered accountants and chartered tax advisors, with specialist experience and knowledge in corporate finance, project finance, and PFI/PPP.

Operis has in depth experience of reviewing accounting and tax treatments in project finance models. Indeed the team has reviewed the accounting and tax treatment in over 200 PFI models in recent years, as well in financial models in the wider structured finance arena (including power, oil & gas, minerals, ports, property, and water).

The team also provides financial advice on refinancings, restructurings, optimal tax efficient structures on transactions, and other tax minimalisation planning. In the PFI arena, the team advises bidders on optimal structures and treatments for bids, and can carry out FRS5 assessments and gain CoP10 clearances.

The team has significant international experience, having worked on projects and transactions around the world. Recent assignments include Nigeria, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Morocco, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, France, Austria, and Greece.

Members of the team have experience in the Inland Revenue Contact Group and in PPP Forum tax working parties.

The team is also well-known for its regular seminars on the taxation of and accounting for projects. Recent examples include Tax & Accounting for Project Finance and IAS 39 - Impact on Bidders and Investors in the PFI Market.

For more information, please contact Morag Loader.