Mazars brings broad experience of the biomass and waste sectors in the UK, from M&A and equity fundraising advice to valuations, financial model build and model audit, bid advice, tax and accounting.

Our modelling and advisory experience has included:

  • Valuation, market testing and strategic advice in relation to a £100 million solid biomass project in the UK
  • Financial model audit and/or tax advice in multiple waste PFI projects, including the Wakefield Waste PFI project – the first waste project to close with the Green Investment Bank as a lender.  Other waste projects where Mazars provided model audit services include the North Yorkshire Waste-to-Energy project, which reached financial close in October 2014
  • Tax advice on 40MW waste-wood biomass project investment and debt financing
  • Model audit and databook management in 44MW agricultural residue biomass plant investment
  • Acquisition search and buy-side advice for a UK waste company, resulting in multiple completed transactions
  • Bid financial modelling for an anaerobic digestion project in the UK

We are also an established auditor in this sector, with audit clients including:

  • a top 5 UK waste collection and treatment company
  • numerous UK waste collection and treatment companies (including landfill sites) with a turnover ranging from £10m to £50m
  • entities specialised in the recycling and disposal of specialised waste such as clinical waste, green waste, oily waste (for major oil companies) and hazardous waste
  • companies operating energy from waste plants as well as metal trading and recycling entities

 

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