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.
Barcelona 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.
Santiago Electric Bus PPP
A large global investment manager and its joint venture partner Enel X on a financing to be used for the electrification of the bus fleet for the public transit system of Santiago, Chile.
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.
Toowoomba 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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Publications: 05 December 2023
Treasury’s Proposed Regulations on Energy Property and the Energy Investment Tax Credit
The U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on November 17, 2023, updating the definition of “energy property” and making several…
News: 05 December 2023
Allen & Overy advises HÄRTHA Group on the acquisition of Vacuum
Allen & Overy has advised HÄRTHA Group GmbH, among the leading service providers in Europe for heat treatment and coating processes and a portfolio company of international private equity fund Bencis…
News: 22 November 2023
Allen & Overy Advises Kinterra Capital on its USD565 million debut fund
Allen & Overy (A&O) announced today that it advised Kinterra Capital (Kinterra), a private equity firm that invests in and develops key critical minerals assets and strategic infrastructure necessary…
Publications: 21 November 2023
Nine key takeaways from the UAE's new Hydrogen Strategy
The UAE published its long-awaited hydrogen strategy last week, aiming to outline the key steps needed to position the UAE as a top global producer of low carbon hydrogen by 2031 and to support the…