Ashurst recognised at IJGlobal Middle East and North Africa Awards

The projects to win the awards on which Ashurst advised were:

• Project Lightning, which was named Power Deal of the Year—Transmission. A team led by partners Luke Robottom and Matthew Wood advised ADNOC on the successful financial closing of a US$3.8 billion strategic project to power and significantly decarbonize ADNOC’s offshore production operations.
• 扎耶德城市学校购买力平价,赢得了社会的下文structure Deal of the Year. Partner Simon Moore led the team advising the BESIX–Plenary Group consortium in relation to the Zayed City Schools PPP project in Abu Dhabi – the UAE's first school infrastructure public-private partnership, expected to form an important precedent for future PPP social infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi.

Project Lightning also won Middle East & Africa Power Deal of the Year at the PFI Awards in December 2022.

David Charlier, Global Co-Head for International Projects and Middle East Managing Partner, said: "It is brilliant to be recognised by IJGlobal in what is a real testament to the continued dynamic support we give our clients as we undertake deals across a broad spectrum of sectors."