Ensure developers, investors, and communities succeed in their pursuit of their infrastructure goals
To be a trusted advisor to our clients, known for efficient execution of project development, and sound guidance on commercial negotiations that enables profitable infrastructure development
Julian Ristow & Josh Gillespie
Joshua and Julian’s experience combine transaction and JV acumen with full infrastructure project
development capability. They hold a disciplined approach to acquisitions, partnership formation for
community and commercially-based JVs, and project management from the development
phase through to construction and operation. Individually, Joshua and Julian are senior leaders in the
infrastructure and utility-scale energy sectors with complementary strengths that span development,
commercial structuring, transactions, and delivery.
Julian contributes 25+ years of hands-on
project development and oversight, delivering complex, multi-sector projects and multi-billion
dollar portfolios on time and on budget through creative problem solving, strategic partnerships,
innovative procurement, and rigorous contract and stakeholder management. Billion dollar portfolios on
time and on budget through creative problem solving, strategic partnerships, innovative procurement, and
rigorous contract and stakeholder management.
Joshua brings 20+ years of commercial
negotiation and joint-venture management experience across North American and international markets, with
proven expertise in structuring and managing commercial agreements, creating and running commercially and
community-based JVs, evaluating acquisition targets, and closing accretive transactions.
Eskar cares about positive outcomes for its clients. We leverage our expertise and knowledge to provide advice to our clients, ensuring that critical decisions are based on sound logic.
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... yours in the earth...” (Kipling) We “keep our heads” because we enjoy our work, and the main reason we do so is that we enjoy working with people and helping them succeed.
Where there is a lack of clarity, we seek to shed light. We are driven to provide our clients with the right information they need to address their business issues.
