Middle East - United Arab Emirates
Linklaters
Linklaters has further strengthened its dominant projects practice with the hire of David Miles, who joined from Covington & Burling LLP in September 2022; Miles brings with him a wealth of capabilities in both the conventional and Islamic financing space. The firm is well placed to advise on a host regional mandates, including energy transition and NEOM-related ventures in Saudi Arabia, social infrastructure PPPs in Jordan, and large-scale renewable energy builds in the UAE. The team is also noted for its work on innovative transactions, spanning novel sustainability-linked loans in Bahrain, ESG dual tranche conventional and Islamic financing facilities, and hydrogen and ammonia builds in Oman. Matthew Keats draws on both financing and development expertise to advise on projects from the inception stage through to completion. Leila Amos is particularly noted for her ESG-related expertise, while Jack Allen-Fitt‘s practice is increasingly concentrated on energy transition and renewables matters. Jonathan Vick's broad remit includes large-scale PPP programs.
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Key clients
- NEOM
- Public Investment Fund (“PIF”)
- ACME
- Scatec
- SABIC
- Fortescue Future Industries (“FFI”)
- International Finance Corporation (“IFC”)
- Saudi Power Procurement Company (“SPPC”)
- The Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (“nogaholding”)
- Plenary
- INEOS
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (“BAPCO”)
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (“JBIC”)
- SACE
- The Export–Import Bank of Korea (“KEXIM”)
- Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (“K-SURE”)
Work highlights
- Advising JBIC and the commercial lenders on their support of a consortium bidding on an EWEC procured PV 1,500MW solar project located in Ajban region, Abu Dhabi.
- Advising the export credit agencies and lenders on the financing of a greenfield green hydrogen and ammonia project in Duqm.
- Advising the IFC and the Ministry of Education of the Government of Jordan on the first schools PPP project in Jordan.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matt Keats, David Miles