This case is of project finance and provides a statistical overview of project finance market as of mid = at the end of 1990. It consists of four sections. The first section defines project finance and contrasts it with other known forms of financing. The second section describes the evolution of project finance, from its origins in the 13th century in the mining industry, the electric power industry in the United States of the 1970s and 1980s, and then in a much wider range of applications and locations in 1990. The third section provides a statistical overview of project finance market as it exists today in terms of industries, projects and participants data. The final section discusses the current and possible future trends. There is also an application that describes the source of industry data and other information, project financing. "Hide
by Benjamin C. Esty, Susie Harris, Katie Krueger 23 pages. Publication Date: December 13, 1999. Prod. #: 200028-PDF-ENG