Gridlines
Specialist project-finance advisory and modelling firm supporting sponsors, investors, lenders and public-sector clients.
gridlines.comGridlines provides project-finance advisory, modelling, valuations, model audit, tax and accounting support. The firm operates through teams serving infrastructure projects in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa and Asia.
Its work covers transaction structuring, bid support, debt raising, financial close and investment analysis across energy, utilities, transport, digital and social infrastructure.
Principal activities
Strategic, financing, bid and transaction advice through financial close.
Build, review, forecasting and valuation services for projects and businesses.
Independent model review, tax and accounting analysis for lenders and investors.
- Client base: Sponsors, investors, companies, lenders or public authorities active in infrastructure and real assets.
- Engagement model: Senior-led advice tailored to the project, transaction, financing structure and jurisdiction.
Gridlines operates in a market where financial structure, regulation, technical risk and long-term asset economics are closely connected. Its published capabilities emphasize project finance, modelling and model audit. View the firm’s website ↗
Sector and transaction coverage
- Renewable energy
- Power and water
- Transport
- Digital infrastructure
- Social infrastructure
- Waste
- Project finance
- PPP bids
- Debt raising
- M&A support
- Valuations
- Model audits
The precise scope of an engagement depends on the client, asset, financing plan, procurement route and regulatory setting. Infrastructure assignments may require financial, commercial, technical and public-sector workstreams to be coordinated.
Market position
Gridlines is positioned as a project-finance advisory and financial-modelling firm. Its relevant market is defined more by specialist capabilities and transaction experience than by balance-sheet size alone.
Distinctive focus: Integrated advisory and technical modelling capabilities with a geographically distributed delivery team.
Competitive context
Gridlines competes with advisers whose services overlap in infrastructure sectors, client types, geographies and transaction structures. Relevant competitors can include investment banks, project-finance boutiques, transaction consultants and technical infrastructure advisers.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply an exhaustive competitor set or an equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Leitch | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | Project finance, model audit and infrastructure modelling |
| Kenny Whitelaw-Jones | Founder | Financial modelling and renewable-energy project finance |
| Umang Agarwal | Partner | Bid modelling and financial-close support |
Leadership information reflects the roles presented in the public sources reviewed on 20 August 2026. View the current team ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Gridlines provides professional advisory, modelling, valuation and audit-related services through regional operations. A consolidated public regulatory registration was not stated on the pages reviewed.
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| Legal entity | N/A |
| Regulatory status | N/A |
| Registration identifier | N/A |
| Primary office | United Kingdom |
| Regional operations | Multiple jurisdictions |
Principal offices
- United Kingdom
- Dubai
- Canada
- India
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Mexico
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The following sources were accessed on 20 August 2026:
- Gridlines — service overview and locations.
- Our team — current leadership, roles and professional backgrounds.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 20 Real Assets & Infrastructure Advisory 2026 inclusion and tier classification.
