E.R. Yescombe has over 30 years' experience in various forms of structured finance, including project finance, leasing, export credits, real estate and asset finance. A former banker and head of project finance in London for a major international bank, he is now an independent consultant on project finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs), advising investors on financing for power, infrastructure and PPP projects, as well as public-sector entities on PPP policy issues, project procurement and contracting.Edward Farquharson is currently an adviser at European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) at the European Investment Bank (EIB) with a background in the public and private sectors in financing and developing PPP projects and policies world-wide. Before joining the EIB, he was the Executive Director of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) prior to which he led the international work at Partnerships UK and UK's PPP national unit at HM Treasury, following a 20-year career advising on and financing projects around the world at a UK investment bank and a development finance institution. He worked on his first PPP project in 1985.