Josh specialises in infrastructure and project development and investment including financing, construction, acquisition and project/acquisition financing in relation to Australian and international transactions.

Josh is recognised as one of Australia’s leading projects and infrastructure lawyers, having been recommended in major professional guides including Chambers Global Guide (Projects) and Australian Legal Business ( Infrastructure).

Josh has acted for sponsors, equity and debt participants in relation to PPP, infrastructure and energy projects both in Australia and around the world.

Development projects

• Pinnacle Education consortium in relation to its bid for the Partnerships Victoria in Schools Project
• Financial Guaranty Insurance Company as credit wrapper in relation to the successful Babcock & Brown consortium bid for the A$1.0 billion Royal Childrens Hospital Redevelopment PPP project
• FSA Ltd as credit wrapper in relation to the successful Deustche Bank/Plenary Group bid for the A$400 million PPP project to develop a new Melbourne Convention Centre
• Macquarie Bank Limited in its capacity as project sponsor in relation to the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Extension Phase 1 PPP
• Macquarie Bank consortium in relation to its bid for the Melbourne Convention Centre PPP
• Benaris International on the project financing of its participation in the A$1.0 billion Otway Gas Project
• ABN AMRO consortium in relation to its bid for the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds PPP

Project acquisitions

• Industry Funds Management in relation to its acquisition of a portfolio of eight US power stations for US$1.48 billion
• Tasmanian Gateway Consortium (comprising Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund III, Macquarie Capital Group Limited and Retirement Benefits Fund Board) in relation to the A$350.5 million acquisition of Hobart International Airport
• Industry Funds Management in relation to its acquisition of a 15.8 per cent stake in the largest refined petroleum products pipeline in the United States, Colonial Pipeline, for US$641 million
• Industry Funds Management in its capacity as a major equity participant in the GBP₤2.2 billion consortium acquisition of AWG plc (UK)
• Industry Funds Management in relation to its acquisition of the A$200 million Perth Courts PPP project
• Industry Funds Management in its capacity as a major equity participant in the US$1.59 billion consortium acquisition of Duquesne Light Holdings (a listed US diversified energy company)
• Hastings Funds Management in relation to its A$574.3 million acquisition of the UK water business Mid Kent Water
• Industry Funds Management in its capacity as a major equity participant in the GBP₤1.27 billion acquisition of ntl:Broadcast (one of two national United Kingdom broadcast transmission operators)
• Development Australia Fund in relation to its A$780 million acquisition of several Australian PPP projects (Spencer Street Station, Wyuna Water and nine New South Wales schools)
• the mandated lead arrangers and underwriters (Barclays Capital, Westpac and Citibank) in relation to the A$1.755 billion acquisition by Alinta Limited, Alcoa Inc. and DUET of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline (ALB Australasian Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2004–2005)
• Development Australia Fund in its capacity as a major equity participant in the GBP₤1.2 billion  consortium acquisition of the Wales and the West gas distribution network from National Grid Transco plc, and
• the mandated lead arrangers and underwriters (Barclays Capital, BNP PARIBAS and Citibank) in relation to the A$1.69 billion acquisition by Alinta Limited of the gas and power assets of Duke Australia.

Josh is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of England and Wales and holds Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degrees from the University of Melbourne.