Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Allen & Overy is the world’s leading provider of advice on infrastructure and, specifically, PPP-related infrastructure matters. We drafted the first PPP contracts, which have now been adopted as the industry norm in a number of jurisdictions.
We advise all participants on PPP transactions including governments, sponsors, funders, service providers and construction companies, across a wide variety of infrastructure sectors, including social infrastructure, defence, transportation, prisons, healthcare and rail.
This depth of experience of providing services to a number of stakeholders across a number of sectors, means that we have come across almost every possible situation involving PPP, outsourcing and privatisation-type transactions, enabling us to provide our clients with an efficient and cost-effective service.
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Schools Infrastructure Development Public Private Partnership Programme
Tatweer Buildings Company on its Pathfinder PPP schools project in Saudi Arabia as part of Wave 1 of the Schools Infrastructure Development Public Private Partnership Programme.
Read moreBarcelona Metro Line 9 Section 4 PPP Refinancing
European Investment Bank (EIB) on two project finance transactions for the construction of Tranches I and IV of Line 9 of the Underground of Barcelona.
Almaty Ring Road
International development banks on the financing of a 66-km ring road around Almaty in Kazakhstan. The project is the first road concession of special significance to be awarded and the first public private partnership (PPP) project of special significance in Kazakhstan. It is also the largest PPP in Central Asia to date.
Read moreToowoomba Second Range Crossing PPP
The financiers to Nexus Group in relation to the AUD1.6bn financing for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing PPP in Queensland, Australia, and the subsequent 2020 refinancing.
Dendermonde Prison PPP
The lenders on the refinancing of the finance arrangements for the new prison in Dendermonde, housing 444 inmates. This was the first institutional PPP in Belgium.
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News: 02 February 2023
Allen & Overy advises UniCredit and ICBC on a EUR104 million green financing granted to Fondo “Iron”
Allen & Overy has advised UniCredit and ICBC on the drafting, negotiation and signing of a EUR104 million green financing granted to Fondo “Iron”, a fund managed by Prelios SGR and fully subscribed by…
News: 02 February 2023
Allen & Overy advises Deutsche Bank’s EUR120 million, ESG-linked loan agreement with Beontag
Allen & Overy (“A&O”) announced today that it has advised Deutsche Bank as sole lead arranger in a EUR120 million syndicated loan agreement with Tags Lux Sarl., a wholly owned subsidiary of…
News: 31 January 2023
Allen & Overy advised international bank Standard Chartered on entering into a joint venture with big German banks to fund the blockchain platform SWIAT.
Publications: 25 January 2023
Tackling foreign subsidies: new EU rules enter into force
On 12 January 2023, the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) entered into force. The FSR will have a significant impact on and create new obligations for parties that are participating in…