Hilary Cure

Partner, Melbourne

Biography

Overview

Hilary focuses on infrastructure development, acquisition / divestment and associated financing (both debt and equity). Hilary has extensive experience advising government and private sector clients on transactions that together cover the entire lifecycle of infrastructure assets (eg development / acquisition, financing, operations, refinancing, re-capitalisation, concession extension, disputes and divestment).

Bars and Courts
Victoria
High Court of Australia
Education
Bachelor of Commerce and Laws (Hons)
University of Tasmania
Languages
English

Experience

Melbourne Metro Rail Project 
Advising the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority in relation to the A$11 billion Melbourne Metro Rail Project in Victoria.*

Port of Melbourne 
Advising IFM Investors, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and APG in relation to their bid for the acquisition of the A$9.73 billion Port of Melbourne privatisation.*

Port Botany/Port Kembla 
Advising the NSW Ports consortium, (IFM, AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA, HOSTPLUS and Tawreed Investments Limited), as the successful bidder for the acquisition of the A$5.07 billion Port Botany and Kembla from the New South Wales government.*

East West Link 
Advising the East West Connect consortium (Capella Capital, Lend Lease, Acciona, and Bouygues) in relation to their successful bid for the A$6-$8 billion East West Link PPP in Victoria.*

TransGrid 
Advising IFM Investors and QIC in relation to their bid for the A$10.258 billion Transgrid electricity distribution network from the New South Wales government.*

Queensland Rolling Stock 
Advising the financiers to the Qtectic Consortium (Bombardier Transportation, John Laing, Itochu and Aberdeen Infrastructure Investments Limited) in relation to their successful bid for the Queensland New Generation Rolling Stock Project.*

Bendigo Hospital
Advising the Exemplar Health Consortium (Capella Capital, Lend Lease, Siemens, Spotless) in relation to its successful bid for the $630 million Bendigo Hospital PPP in Victoria.*

Sydney Desalination
Advising IFM Investors in relation to their bid for the acquisition of the A$2.3 billion Sydney Desalination Plan from the New South Wales government.*

Peninsula Link Road
Advising the financiers to the Southern Way Consortium (Abigroup, Bilfinger Berger and the Royal Bank of Scotland) in relation to their successful bid for the A$759 million Peninsula Link in Victoria (awarded Euromoney Project Finance APAC Transport (Road) Deal of the Year).*

*Experience gained in a previous role