Infrastructure · Energy · Project Finance

Turning complex infrastructure opportunities into bankable projects.

I advise investors, developers and contractors on business development, PPP structuring and project finance for utility and infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC.

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Services

How I can help

Project finance structuring

Limited-recourse financing structures, debt sizing and financing strategy. I also run the process of engaging commercial banks, DFIs and Islamic lenders.

PPP & bid strategy

Bid strategy, commercial structuring and submission management for PPP, IPP and IWP tenders and government concessions.

Consortium formation

Partner identification, consortium set-up, joint development arrangements and shareholder alignment, from the first approach to financial close.

ECA & EPC+F financing

Export credit agency–backed financing and contractor-arranged funding solutions that make EPC offers more competitive.

Commercial due diligence

Review of the commercial terms in offtake, concession, EPC and O&M arrangements, and of risk allocation across the project contract structure.

Market entry advisory

Support for international developers, investors and technology providers looking to enter the Saudi and GCC infrastructure markets.

About

Deal-side experience in Gulf infrastructure

I work in business development and project finance for utility and infrastructure projects in the Gulf. My work covers the full deal cycle: origination and partner selection, bid structuring, financial close, and the operation of the assets that follow.

My focus is where commercial, financial and contractual structures meet: aligning sponsors, contractors, operators, lenders and government counterparties behind one bankable proposition. That includes PPP frameworks, limited-recourse financing and ECA-backed transactions.

I am an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.

Sectors

  • Power & IPPs
  • Renewables
  • Water & desalination
  • Wastewater
  • Cogeneration & industrial utilities
  • Social infrastructure
  • Airports & transport

Approach

How an engagement works

1. Scope

A short call to understand the opportunity, your objectives and the decisions that need to be made.

2. Structure

A clear proposal covering deliverables, timeline and fees, agreed in a written engagement letter.

3. Deliver

Hands-on, senior-level support through to the milestone that matters, whether that is bid submission, partner signing or financial close.

Let's talk

For advisory enquiries, speaking or collaboration, email me or connect on LinkedIn.