The Unicorns Podcast: Financing Australia’s infrastructure boom with BAM Mutual

Justin Kelly interviews interviews Andrew Bevan, Australasian head of BAM Mutual – mutual bond insurer for Australia and New Zealand.

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The Unicorns Podcast connects you to some of the best and brightest founders, CEOs, executives, business owners, innovators, entrepreneurs and inspiring leaders who make things happen and inspire others.

Host Justin Kelly – former broadcast journalist and PR veteran – chats with leaders from across Australia and internationally on business strategy, what it takes to build a successful company, how to overcome challenges, and advice for those on a similar journey.

In this episode, Justin interviews Andrew Bevan, Australasian head of BAM Mutual, which guarantees infrastructure project debt in Australia and New Zealand.

BAM Mutual is the only mutual bond insurer focused on reducing the cost of debt sold for essential infrastructure. BAM will soon begin insuring bonds and loans sold to finance projects in Australia and New Zealand, including electricity transmission and distribution networks that support the energy transition, social infrastructure, and transportation facilities.

BAM Mutual’s mission is to make infrastructure more affordable. BAM’s guarantee improves the economics of infrastructure investment by lowering the cost of borrowing, expanding the investor base, creating greater market liquidity, and giving buyers more certainty that they will be repaid on a timely basis.

BAM is currently identifying opportunities to insure new and existing debt sold to finance projects including electric power facilities, airports, toll roads, and social infrastructure PPPs. The region’s infrastructure needs more than $200 billion in investment over the next five years to support sustainable development and a strong economy.

This podcast was developed in collaboration with BAM Mutual, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.

The interviews and discussions in this podcast are opinions only and not financial or investment advice. Listeners should obtain independent advice based on their own circumstances before making any financial decisions.