Some signature Klok Advisory projects include:
- University of NSW – Randwick health & education precinct development strategy and subsequently leading procurement of capital and delivery partner for Health Translation Hub – sourcing private capital for 35,000m2/A$600m research complex
- Victoria University – Footscray health education & jobs precinct development strategy, development feasibility, business case construction, commercial negotiations with private hospital operator, shaping go-to-market approach for circa 30,000m2/$0.5b development and leading procurement of private sector partner and investors for the development
- University of Technology Sydney – leading the final stage procurement of, and negotiations with, a joint venture development partner for a significant and strategic site in Haymarket, with an end value in excess of A$1.4b
- Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of South Australia – leading development of commercially-focussed masterplan for Adelaide Showgrounds and go-to-market commercial advice
- NSW Health / University of Sydney – Sydney BioMed Accelerator / Camperdown Health & Education Precinct vision, biotech investment attraction strategy, commercial framework & marketing strategy, strategy & developing and implementing governance structures. Subsequently led the development and execution of the market-sourcing process, and assisted with development of business case to secure $143.3m of NSW Government funding
- Western Sydney LHD – market sounding and commercial advice on development of the Westmead Health Employment Zone
- Swinburne University – developed road map for potential developments, crafted high level financial feasibilities for developments, drafted transaction structures, go-to-market options, commercial principles and risk allocations and provided capital allocation best practices for these prospective developments
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District – Community Improvement District pilot – providing stakeholder engagement and commercial model advice for the Heart of Randwick CID pilot involving all four hospitals on site, research institutes, University of NSW, local government, state government and commercial interests in and around the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct
- South Australian Government – independent member of Project Steering Committee for ~$3 billion Women’s & Children’s Hospital, and led site selection and cost/design reviews following election of new government in 2022
- St Vincent’s Lismore/Diocese of Lismore – commercial advice on substantial health development opportunity and strategic options for ongoing private hospital business ownership
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust – development of commercially-focussed masterplan for Cockatoo Island, including preparation of detailed development feasibilities, stakeholder engagement and communications, and subsequently appointed to develop business case for Cockatoo Island and North Head sites
- Infrastructure Partnerships Australia – collaboration to develop A Healthy Pipeline: Delivering Australia’s Hospital Infrastructure – introducing a comprehensive health infrastructure trade demand model to illustrate the scale of the pipeline and the levels of trade resources, particularly the specialist and skilled trades, required to deliver it
- Infrastructure Australia – developed national policy positions for social infrastructure and fast-growing cities as core elements of the 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan (released Sept 2021)
Sam Sangster Managing Director
Sam is an experienced CEO/leader and trusted advisor with a rare combination of major government precinct, property and infrastructure delivery leadership and significant private sector commercial experience. He has highly regarded insights in managing political risk whilst balancing public policy outcomes, public value maximisation and commercial returns to deliver private sector investment in public-private ventures. Sam is a well known infrastructure delivery leader, with an enviable reputation for achieving outcomes in complex and ambiguous arenas.
As Managing Director at Klok Advisory, he personally leads the development of precinct masterplans, complex transactions procuring large infrastructure and precinct/property development projects, acts in a range of project governance roles, facilitating private sector capital investment in (social infrastructure) projects, develops organisational and bespoke government engagement strategies, and advises on commercial structuring for social infrastructure transactions. He is particularly renowned for his expertise in leading health capital projects, health and education precinct developments and commercial structuring for social infrastructure projects.
Sam’s health infrastructure credentials are unparalleled in Australia, having now led the client side planning and delivery of more than 135 hospitals with a construction value in excess of A$28 billion, and for Klok clients, assisted bidders with hospital PPP bids valued at over A$5.2 billion.
For the 15 years prior to establishing Klok Advisory in 2020, Sam led substantial State Government delivery agencies in Victoria and NSW including VicUrban/Places Victoria, NSW Health Infrastructure and was the inaugural CEO of the NSW Government’s Western Sydney & Aerotropolis Authority. Sam’s pre-government career included senior executive roles at National Australia Bank and Western Mining Corporation in commercial, corporate treasury, Divisional CFO/financial leadership, tax and capital funding/financing domains.
He holds formal qualifications as a lawyer, accountant and company director. Sam is an avid and active scuba diving instructor. He is also a published sports, architecture and cityscape photographer and is passionate about the inclusion of arts and culture into infrastructure and property projects. Sam is also a very keen follower of Australian Rules Football.
Adrian Blake
Adrian has significant experience delivering substantial property developments, corporate strategies, mergers & acquisition transactions, corporate finance transactions and infrastructure project delivery working for clients including AON, Ausdrill, Blackstone, Boston Consulting Group, CPB Contractors, Cushman & Wakefield, Dexus, John Holland , McMahon Holdings, Leighton Holdings, Pioneer International, Place Management NSW, Rawson Homes, Saipem, Stockland, Walmart China
He has led very significant property developments across commercial, industrial, retail and residential sectors in Australia and China, infrastructure projects in Australia and Israel and significant corporate financing transactions across the globe.
Adrian is a chartered professional engineer, holds a MBA from Imperial College London, and is a board member of Hammond Care.
Kristy Power
Client Services Manager
Kristy has helped a range of businesses thrive and grow, with an outstanding focus on customer service and can-do approach. She is highly experienced in working with business leaders and Boards and in ensuring business operations and events run seamlessly.
Originally trained as a nurse and having spent time working in palliative care nursing, Kristy brings great affinity to the work Klok Advisory does in the health and hospital sector.
Affiliates
Klok Advisory maintains a small cadre of highly credentialed and experienced affiliates who act and operate as part of an integrated Klok team. We engage the right affiliates for each project, optimising skills and value for our clients. Many of these affiliates have worked with our Principal for more than 10 years in delivering transactions, projects and strategies.
Key skills of our affiliates include:
- precinct strategy & governance
- financial structuring and advisory services
- feasibility development and financial analysis
- value assessment, value capture and value management
- structure planning
- precinct design
- data analytics
- strategic analysis and insights
- stakeholder communications & engagement