We bring rigour and clarity to project finance

Operis is a leading advisor in project finance, renowned for its expertise in financial modelling.

Over 30 years of experience

Since its start in 1990, Operis has built on its distinctive strength in financial modelling and supported more than 1,200 projects worldwide.

Master the fundamentals of project finance modelling

Learning in your own time and at your pace, this online, on-demand course gives you the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of project finance modelling.

The Operis team are leading independent advisors in project finance and financial modelling.

We bring rigour and clarity so that our clients can be confident that they have most robust, understandable, and efficient models. We work with clients in a way that is highly supportive, friendly, and flexible.

Operis offers four complementary sets of services:

  • Our advisory service helps create the best project structure in order to attract the finest pricing, contributing to a win rate for our clients well above 50%;
  • Our world-class financial modelling and model audit services give lenders greater confidence that their numbers are right;
  • Our training services have helped thousands of people build their careers over 25 years using our superior financial modelling methodology;
  • Our unique software, the Operis Analysis Kit (OAK) is the world’s leading specialist Excel software add-in for developing, reviewing and interpreting large, complex spreadsheets.

Our Services

Advisory

We are leading international, independent advisers in project finance. We have particular expertise in infrastructure, renewable and digital projects. Our distinctiveness arises from our breadth of project finance advisory experience and superior service, supported by the depth of our modelling capability.

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Modelling

We provide world-class financial modelling services for project finance, particularly infrastructure funders. We create a simpler, clearer model that makes it quicker and easier for the client to understand their project and give maximum confidence that any analytical risk has been eliminated.

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Model Audit

Operis undertakes model auditing with the client’s goal of success and completing their transaction at the forefront of our mind. We give clients greater confidence that the numbers are right, and that they will be able to see at a glance if the project is in trouble, which protects them from mispricing the deal.

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Tax & Accounting

Operis provides worldwide model audit tax & accounting services, along with both UK and Canadian tax advisory for non-recourse financed projects in conventional energy, renewables, digital and general infrastructure. Our experts in project finance tax and accounting give speedy, specialist advice to clients as well as working with our advisory and modelling teams.

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Software

Develop and review complex models faster and more accurately with the Operis Analysis Kit (OAK), the world’s leading specialist Excel software add-in for financial modelling and auditing. OAK is seen as the industry standard Excel software add-in for financial modelling and auditing because of its unique functionality, automatability and risk reduction capability.

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Training

Operis is a leading financial modelling business and has been teaching financial modelling for over 20 years. We teach the principles and techniques of financial modelling; essential skills that will give an advantage at all stages of a career in finance.

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Our clients

Experience matters

A reputation built on quality modelling, advice & collaborative transaction support.

A reputation built on quality modelling, advice & collaborative transaction support. A reputation built on quality modelling, advice & collaborative transaction support.

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Experience spanning
78 countries

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Over 1,270 projects
undertaken to date

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£23bn total project value
undertaken in 2021 - 2022

Global projects
680
United Kingdom
189
Europe
250
Americas
15
Asia & Australia
141
Middle East & Africa
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Sectors
EnergyEnergy
97
EnvironmentEnvironment
81
PowerPower
45
RenewablesRenewables
203
Social infrastructureSocial infrastructure
568
TelecommunicationsTelecommunications
16
TransportTransport
264
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2021 The Awards Year

Operis is proud to have won three awards at the IJGlobal 2021 Awards ceremonies in March. The IJGlobal Awards recognise achievements on deals across the infrastructure and energy sectors in all regions around the world.

Taking home the Model Auditor of the Year prize in both the North America division and Europe and Africa division, Operis also won the ‘Infrastructure Deal of the Year – Europe’ for its work as financial advisor to the Birmingham Pritchards Park student accommodation project.

Women in Finance Charter

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, Operis is proud to be a signatory of the Women in Finance Charter. Created by HM Treasury the Charter is a pledge to work together to build a more balanced and fair financial industry in the UK.

How to adapt the PPP procurement process as building material prices rise

Head of Financial Advisory North America, Carmen Wade examines the impact of rising building material prices on the PPP projects.

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Build Back Better – How PPP can support Biden’s BBB plan

In our latest whitepaper, Head of Financial Advisory North America, Carmen Wade, and Global Head of Financial Advisory, Erwan Fournis, comment on the benefits of leveraging PPPs.

Canadian Federal Budget 2021: Interest Deductibility in the Project Finance Sector

Operis T&A team highlights the key points from the Canadian Federal Budget 2021-2022 that will directly affect taxation in the project finance sector.

"We hand-picked them (Operis) because of their combined expertise and the world-class service they provide."

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Erwan Fournis
Global Head of Financial Advisory

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