Richard Sheppard Quotes (4 Quotes)

We have had discussions over a long period of time about building private toll roads in New Zealand.

You would expect the deal flow to increase over time because our capital base is increasing and our staff numbers are increasing. I think the key to our success is that we have been successful in finding and acquiring attractive assets for investors and then we have had the capacity, aided by good market conditions, to go out and raise the capital for those investments.

We would say that the whole process of private ownership of infrastructure has resulted in a successful outcome for the community. Cities like Sydney now have a network of roads that would not have happened, or would have happened more slowly and less efficiently, if they hadn't been done privately.

We are driven as a company to bring not only an efficient technology to the marketplace, but also one that is environmentally friendly.