Tim Burbury

• SWFs/State owned entities on confidential giga construction projects, including the world's largest construction project. Also advised on ports, hydrogen, industrial cities, data centres, IT, smart cities, telco, transport, complex tunnelling projects and accommodation PPPs.
• Middle Eastern Government entities on schools, transport, residential/accommodation and 'city' PPPs.
• Sponsors on their bid for the multi plant Amaala Utilities PPP in Saudi Arabia (2022). This deal won PPP deal of the Year - Utilities (IJ Global 2024)
• Consortium on its bids for the 1GW Tanajib IWPP and 1GW Jafurah IWPP in Saudi Arabia; on Facility E IWPP in Qatar and on Guam 400MW IPP through to financial close.

Giga Construction Projects and PPPs - Cities, Transport, Healthcare, Education, Housing, Infrastructure

• Sponsors on the construction (and PPP pass through aspects) of NYU University Abu Dhabi PPP, Zayed University PPP and Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi University PPP.
• Sponsors on the first project financed workers’ accommodation PPP in Saudi Arabia; a SWF on three large workers' accommodation DBFO projects in Saudi Arabia; Concession grantor on the first project financed workers’ accommodation PPP in the UAE.
• Winning bidder as Sponsor on the RCU Healthcare PPP Project
• Sponsor on its bid for the Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport PPP in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Power & Utilities (Solar, Wind, Waste, Water)

• Sponsor on Al Dhafrah 1.5GW Solar IPP in Abu Dhabi through to financial close. This is the largest solar PV project in the world, and won MENA Solar Deal of the Year- Project Finance International 2020
• Sponsors for the 400 MW Dumat Al Jandal Wind IPP through to financial close. This was the first utility scale wind project in Saudi Arabia under Vision2030, and won PFI Renewable Deal of the Year 2019.
• A Middle East SWF as local sponsor on its involvement in Hamriyah IPP in Sharjah, UAE through to financial close. This deal won MENA Power Deal of the Year – IJGlobal 2020
• Consortium on its bid for the Fujairah 3 IPP in the UAE.
• Consortium on its bid for the multi-utility (14 plants) Red Sea Utility PPP, in Saudi Arabia.
• Middle Eastern SWF on confidential outbound power and digital infrastructure PE investments.
• Sponsors on the O&M contract for an Asian wind project.
• Private equity fund on two (2) x 10MW solar IPP acquisitions in Jordan.
• Sponsors on the EPC and O&M arrangements associated with a suite of IPPs in Kenya.
• Middle Eastern Governments on the establishment of a new Green Free Zone, national water strategy, and environmental standards and regulations.
• Consortium on bids for a Rabigh 3 IWP, Shuqaiq 3 IWP Yanbu 4 IWP, Jubail 3B IWP and Dammam ISTP and Jeddah 2 ISTP, all in Saudi Arabia under Vision2030.
• A Middle Eastern Government on waste projects including PPPs
• Sponsors on a Middle East industrial effluent treatment PPP project.
• Sponsors on the Barwon Biosolids PPP in Australia.

Tim Burbury is a senior projects partner based in Abu Dhabi where he leads our Projects & Energy Practice and Construction Practice in the Middle East. Tim serves as Office Managing Partner in Abu Dhabi and served for 9 years on the Firm’s AEC Committee. Tim is highly ranked for Infrastructure & PPP Projects, (Chambers, Legal 500) and for Construction (Chambers Band 1, Legal 500). Tim was named as an MVP in Construction Law (Law360, 2021).

For nearly 30 years, Tim has represented sovereign wealth funds, State-owned entities, giga developers, energy and utility companies and strategic infrastructure clients and funds on their infrastructure, energy, utilities and PPP projects and project financings.

Tim has significant PPP experience, having advised governments and sponsors since the early 2000s during the Australia PPP boom. Tim helped write the PPP commercial principles guidebook for one government client. He has recently advised on a number of schools, accommodation, healthcare and transport PPPs in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as part of those countries’ PPP programs.

Tim has recently advised clients on PPP, renewable and conventional power projects and construction gigaprojects that have won Deal of the Year accolades, including:

* PPP deal of the Year - Utilities (IJ Global 2024, Amaala Multi Utilities PPP)

* MENA Solar Deal of the Year (PFI 2020, Al Dhafrah 1.5GW Solar IPP Abu Dhabi)

* MENA Power Deal of the Year (IJ Global 2020, Hamriyah IPP UAE)

* Renewable Deal of the Year (PFI 2019, Dumat 400 MW Wind IPP Saudi Arabia)

Tim has also advised on 60+ district energy projects in the Middle East and Asia, included projects and project financings in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar.