Ports and airports

We work with clients worldwide on their ports and airports infrastructure projects, investment funds, maritime consultants and aviation authorities.

Our multi-disciplinary team based across our network of offices brings together specialists in M&A, project finance, operation and maintenance, public procurement, tax, environmental law, construction, real estate, logistics, data protection, regulation and competition, allowing us to offer our clients a totally integrated service.

Our core services include:

  • concession agreements, terminal use and storage agreements, marine services agreements, berth and port user agreements, port regulations, free zone regulations
  • competition, pre merger approvals
  • construction (EPC/EPCM)
  • dispute resolution
  • environmental, safety and security
  • joint venture and consortium agreements
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • operations and maintenance
  • outsourcing
  • logistics
  • data protection
  • project finance
  • real estate
  • regulatory matters including product licensing/approvals, branding and trade marks
  • tax

Our experience

Acquisition and financing

Advising AviAlliance, DEG and the American Albanian Enterprise Fund on the divestiture of Tirana International Airport (Albania) to a Chinese consortium, transaction value EUR 140m.

Acquisition and financing

Advising Macquarie Bank and Cintra in relation to the acquisition and financing of Bristol International Airport.

Acquisitions of ports

Advising ASMA Capital on the purchase of King Abdullah Port in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the purchase of Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain.