Successful project finance requires considerably more than introducing capital. Synterra follows a disciplined development process in which every stage of evaluation and structuring must be satisfied before capital is committed.
Each project is evaluated on its own merits. Technical feasibility must support commercial feasibility. Commercial feasibility must support financial feasibility. Only when these components align can an opportunity become genuinely bankable.
Emerging-market investing requires rigorous risk allocation. Synterra evaluates construction, operational, commodity-price, currency, political, regulatory, environmental, counterparty, logistics and financing risks across every project.
Where possible, these risks are mitigated contractually through appropriate SPV structures, insurance, guarantees, hedging, offtake agreements, security packages and clearly defined counterparty obligations.
The objective is not to eliminate risk — which is neither possible nor desirable — but to ensure that each risk is borne by the party most capable of managing it, at a cost that the project's economics can support.
Our objective is not simply to demonstrate that a project can make money. It is to demonstrate that it can support capital. That distinction lies at the heart of project finance.
A bankable project is one that can attract debt from lenders, equity from investors and confidence from governments and commercial counterparties — simultaneously and on commercially viable terms.
Achieving bankability requires coherent technical documentation, credible financial projections, robust legal structures, appropriate risk mitigation and a clear pathway from first drawdown to debt repayment.
Every element of Synterra's work — from initial origination to financial close — is directed toward this standard.
Technical Feasibility Independent geological, engineering and metallurgical assessment confirming that the resource or asset can be produced or processed at the assumed parameters.
Commercial Feasibility Demonstrated markets, offtake arrangements, logistics and pricing mechanisms that connect production to revenue at commercially viable margins.
Financial Feasibility Cash-flow projections, DSCR analysis, sensitivity modelling and capital-structure optimisation that support debt serviceability across a range of scenarios.
Legal & Regulatory Clarity Clear title, licences, permits and contractual structures that can be reviewed, enforced and relied upon by capital providers.
Risk Allocation Contractual, structural and financial mechanisms that place identified risks with the counterparties best positioned to manage them.
If you have a project that you believe meets the criteria for structured finance, we would welcome a preliminary discussion.
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