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Advisory and development for renewable energy.

Commercial, transaction, investment and project development expertise for developers, investors and organisations across renewable energy and infrastructure.

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What clients are buying

  • 30+ yearsof industry experience in renewable energy
  • Developer + Adviserexperience from both sides of the table
  • Independentcommercial and investment perspective

What we do

We bring senior, hands-on experience to help clients develop projects, evaluate investments, procure and contract effectively, structure and negotiate transactions, and navigate complex commercial decisions.

  • Develop projects

    Hands-on development support from early-stage opportunity assessment through key investment, procurement and delivery milestones.

    • Opportunity assessment and origination
    • Development and commercial strategy
    • Partnerships and development agreements
    • Investment, procurement and delivery milestones

    Part of: Development

  • Evaluate & invest

    Commercial and investment assessment to challenge assumptions, understand risk and support robust investment decisions.

    • Investment assessment
    • Commercial due diligence
    • Commercial risk
    • Investment decision support

    Part of: Development and Advisory

  • Procure & transact

    Procurement strategy, commercial structuring, contracting and negotiation to take projects and transactions through to agreement.

    • Procurement strategy
    • Contracting
    • Commercial structuring
    • Transaction leadership and negotiation

    Part of: Development and Advisory

  • Commercial & strategic advisory

    Independent, senior-level expertise to help clients navigate complex commercial issues, shape strategy and make informed decisions.

    • Commercial leadership
    • Commercial and strategic advice
    • A senior commercial sounding board
    • Embedded senior commercial support

    Part of: Advisory

Filled marks show where each capability is used: in development, in advisory, or both.

How we work

Experience applied where you need it.

Advisory and development are two ways of applying the same experience, gained from both sides of the table. Each informs the other.

Advisory

Senior commercial expertise, from targeted advice and transaction support to embedded commercial leadership.

From a single question to ongoing involvement

  1. Targeted adviceA specific commercial issue, contract or decision, or a senior sounding board when you need one.
  2. Procurement and transaction supportStructuring, negotiating and leading a specific deal, contract or procurement.
  3. Investment assessmentCommercial due diligence, risk and investment decision support.
  4. Embedded commercial leadershipOngoing, senior commercial involvement within your organisation.
Many considerations. One judgement. A clear decision.

Development

Hands-on project development experience from early-stage opportunities through investment and delivery.

Practical development capability: evaluating and originating opportunities, setting development and commercial strategy, structuring partnerships and putting commercial agreements in place, and preparing projects for investment, procurement and transactions.

  1. Opportunity

    Evaluating opportunities and project origination.

  2. Development

    Early-stage development, development strategy and partnerships.

  3. Investment

    Commercial structures, development agreements and investment preparation.

  4. Procurement

    Procurement strategy, contracting and transactions.

  5. Delivery

    Progressing projects through to delivery.

One site, drawn at each stage: identified, defined, assessed, contracted, delivered.

Experience

Experience across the project lifecycle.

Taiao Mā is an independent renewable energy advisory and project development business. Drawing on more than 30 years of industry experience, we bring practical commercial, investment and development expertise from early-stage opportunities through procurement, construction and operations.

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Sector experience

Renewable energy and infrastructure, with particular depth in:

  • Onshore wind
  • Offshore wind

The name

Taiao Mā

Te reo Māori

taiao
the natural world; the environment
mā
clean; pure

Together, a clean natural world. The name is a reminder of what the work in renewable energy is ultimately for.

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Tell us about it and we’ll tell you plainly what we can do.

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chris@taiaoma.com
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