ESG Hub

ESG considerations have risen to the top of the agenda for investors and business concerned about sustainability and doing business responsibly. Our dedicate multi-disciplinary ESG lawyers work seamlessly together to assist clients with the identification and integration of ESG priorities at all levels of their business.

PPP and PFI

Our PPP and PFI Group delivers an end to end service for contracting authorities, sponsors, funders, sub-contractors and design teams on all aspects of delivering PPPs/PFIs.

We have been involved in more PPP transactions than any other law firm in Ireland. Our track record is without peer.

Our team includes members with unparalleled expertise in the full range of legal disciplines required for effective and timely delivery of PPP/PFI projects including:

advising awarding authorities, sponsors and banks on PPP/PFI project agreements and associated contract documentation
drafting and negotiating principal sub contracts, design team appointments and associated collateral and step-in agreements
drafting and negotiating all equity participation and shareholder documentation and devising innovative joint venture and holding company structures
advising in relation to private placements, funds and limited partnership participation in PPP structures
drafting and negotiating funding and security documents, including advising on the participation of multilateral funding agencies
navigating the procurement rules to devise robust and commercially focused procurement processes for awarding authorities, bidders and funders
advising and representing awarding authorities and unsuccessful bidders on the management and resolution of procurement disputes
advising on secondary market PPP transactions for both buyers and sellers of PPP equity stakes
advising on multilateral funder participation in PPPs including EIB, pension funds and project bond investors and devising structures to facilitate “super senior” ranking
advising on all related legal issues, such as vires, governance, property, planning, environmental, construction, pensions, tax and employment law as required

Relevant Experience

Advising BAM PPP on the refinancing of the Schools Bundle 4 PPP
Advising BAM PPP on the refinancing of the M11 Roads PPP
Advising on a number of current PPP refinancing transactions (all on the borrower side)
Advising BAM PPP PGGM on the Courts PPP Project
Advising BAM PPP PGGM on the Schools Bundle 4 PPP Project
Advising Celtic Roads Group on the operation of the M1, N25 and M7/M8 Roads PPP Projects
Advising Globalvia on the operation of the M50 PPP
Advising N6 Limited on the operation of the N6 PPP