UK
Ireland
Phil helps clients in the infrastructure and energy sectors make informed strategic and financial decisions by combining deep sector expertise with robust financial modelling. His work enables clients to optimise capital structures, assess investment opportunities, and navigate complex transactions with clarity and confidence.
Experience
Phil specialises in delivering financial modelling and strategic advisory services to support transactions, financing, and long-term planning for infrastructure and energy clients through building & reviewing financial models. His work underpins critical decision-making across financial forecasting, corporate strategy, M&A, refinancing, and restructuring. Phil combines technical modelling expertise with deep sector knowledge to provide solutions that are robust, transparent, and commercially focused.
Phil also leads S&W’s infrastructure and energy sector capability and co-leads the Financial Modelling team. With over 30 years of experience, he brings a unique blend of skills from professional services, banking, and industry. His career includes:
- 15 years delivering financial modelling services to infrastructure and corporate clients
- 10 years in banking structuring funding solutions for infrastructure projects
- 4 years as a corporate treasurer
Phil is a qualified corporate treasurer, holds a BEng in Aeronautical Engineering, and has further qualifications in corporate finance and business management. Prior to S&W, Phil was:
- Partner at Grant Thornton
- Director at a Big Four
- Held senior roles at banking and financial institutions
Notable client achievements
- Infrastructure fund modelling: Delivered six sector-specific models to support investment hypotheses across GDP, interest rates, and inflation sensitivities.
- Renewable energy portfolio modelling: Built and reviewed models for battery storage, reserve power, and solar PV assets to support debt raising, valuation, and acquisitions.
- Regulated Asset Base (RAB) modelling: Extensive experience in water and airport sectors, supporting pricing and investment decisions
- Strategic planning and treasury analysis: Developed an investor dashboard and planning tool for an LSE-listed group to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
- Model rebuild for UK utility: Consolidated 36 complex interlinked models into a single robust and transparent model, freeing up management time and increasing investor confidence.
- IPO support: Built a model for a major healthcare company’s LSE listing, incorporating downside scenarios to support directors’ working capital representations.
