Large projects are defining moments for companies and countries. When large projects succeed, they can dramatically improve the social and economic conditions in a region. This book focuses on major aspects of the world's largest infrastructural, industrial and public service projects through the lens of structuring, valuing, managing risk and financing projects. The book analyses and discuss large projects in government, private and public and private partnership. The author sheds light into the attributes of project finance which have unique structural elements. The book focuses on case studies related to 50 mega projects which includes infrastructural projects, energy related projects, industrial projects, roads, ports and bridges among others. This book covers both the theoretical aspects of financing of mega projects and the practical applications by including case studies of the world's largest projects in terms of value.

Includes insightful case studies on finance in major projects Discusses both theoretical perspectives and practical aspects of project finance Presents a framework for evaluating structure, value and risk

Autorentext
B. Rajesh Kumar is a professor of finance at IMT Dubai (UAE). He received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur, India). His research interests are in areas of applied corporate finance, valuation, M&A and sustainability. He has authored over 65 empirical research papers in refereed journals and seven scholarly books published by publishers such as Springer, Academic Press-Elsevier, Palgrave Macmillan and McGraw-Hill.

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Chapter 1. Trends in Infrastructure Industry.- Chapter 2. Infrastructure Financing Instruments.- Chapter 3. Risks inherent in Project Finance and its mitigation.- Chapter 4. Structuring and Implementation of the Project.- Chapter 5. The Chuo Shinkansen Project, Japan.- Chapter 6. Developing the World's Largest Passenger Aircraft- Airbus A3XX.- Chapter 7. South North Water Transfer Project China.- Chapter 8. Dubailand Project.- Chapter 9. International Space Station.- Chapter 10. Al Maktoum International Airport.- Chapter 11. California High Speed Rail Project.- Chapter 12. London Cross Rail Project.- Chapter 13. Beijing Daxing International Airport.- Chapter 14. Jubail II Industrial City.- Chapter 15. Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge (HZMB).- Chapter 16. Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT).- Chapter 17. Channel Tunnel UK.- Chapter 18. Doha Metro.- Chapter 19. Panama Canal Expansion.- Chapter 20. Three Gorges Dam.- Chapter 21. One World Trade Center.- Chapter 22. Making of the tallest building -Burj Khailfa.- Chapter 23. Shanghai World Financial Center.- Chapter 24. Dolphin Gas Project.- Chapter 25. Bhadla Solar Park.- Chapter 26. Tengger Solar Park Project China.- Chapter 27. Millau Viaduct.- Chapter 28. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge Project.- Chapter 29. Trans-Siberian Railway Project.- Chapter 30. Pan-American Highway.- Chapter 31. Port of Shanghai.- Chapter 32. Sakhalin Project II.- Chapter 33. Ichthys LNG Project.- Chapter 34. Kashagan Oil Field Development Project.- Chapter 35. Barzan gas project.- Chapter 36. Australian Japan Cable.- Chapter 37. Addis AbabaDjibouti Railway.- Chapter 38. Port Mann Bridge Vancouver.- Chapter 39. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement Project.- Chapter 40. Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Project Japan.- Chapter 41. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, India.- Chapter 42. Boundary Dam Power Station.- Chapter 43. Boeing 787 Dreamliner Project.- Chapter 44. Shanghai Metro.- Chapter 45. São Francisco River Basin Project.- Chapter 46. Kazan Smart City Project.- Chapter 47. Masdar City.- Chapter 48. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project.- Chapter 49. Golden Quadrilateral Highway, India.- Chapter 50. Hong Kong Disney Land Project.- Chapter 51. Jamnagar Refinery Project, India.- Chapter 52. Big Dig Project.- Chapter 53. North-South Corridor Road/Rail Project.- Chapter 54. Great Man Made River Water Supply Project, Libya.