Project Finance/PFI/PPP

Our Projects Group comprises lawyers from a diverse range of legal backgrounds including corporate, banking, construction and property law supported by a number of lawyers specialising in ICT, employment, planning, procurement and environmental law. Our infrastructure lawyers specialise in providing legal, commercial and strategic advice to consortia, government bodies, contractors and lenders in relation to the wide range of issues that arise in large capital projects in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, including issues that arise after closing such as variations, share transfers and refinancings.

The Projects Group has been named as Northern Ireland's top firm in the UK PPP/Infrastructure market by the European Legal 500 and the Chambers UK Legal Directory for the fifth year running.

Our skills cover a broad range of matters, including:

• advising consortia on the various bid requirements for PFI/PPP projects, including the formation of special purpose companies and related joint venture arrangements with consortium members;
• advising public sector bodies and private sector consortia on procurement issues and on concession contracts, including direct agreements and lenders and subcontractors;
• advising construction companies on the differences between JCT construction contracts and those used in PFI/PPP projects and on direct agreements with lenders and public sector bodies;
• advising companies on facilities management and operating contracts;
• advising lenders and consortia on project finance issues, including the negotiation of loan, security, inter-creditor and direct agreements;
• advising professional team members on collateral warranties and direct agreements; and
• advising parties on property and surplus land issues.

For details on some of our more recent infrastructure transactions, please click here.
For details of some of the independent endorsements that our projects department has received, please click here.

For further information, please contact:
Adrian D Eakin
Richard Gray
Ian W Huddleston
Stuart J Cairns
Ciara Seymour