Mark Brown

Biography

Mark is a highly experienced banking and finance lawyer with significant experience advising on GCC projects, having led Al Tamimi teams on many recent large-scale infrastructure and inward foreign direct investment transactions. Recognised for his expertise, he is ranked by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner, ranked by Chambers & Partners and acknowledged as a notable practitioner by IFLR 1000. Mark’s work reflects a deep understanding of operating in the Middle East, offering strategic guidance on critical issues and contributing to the successful execution of high-value transactions and projects.

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Recent Experience

• Traditional power – Fujairah Phase 3 IPP Project (lenders), Al Dur II IWPP in Bahrain (lenders), a captive 600 MW CCGT and RO plant for a Dubai aluminium smelter (sponsors), Hamriyah 1,800 MW CCGT Plant in Sharjah (lenders), 2,400 MW Hassyan Gas Project, Dubai (lenders).
• Solar – second (lender-side) fourth and fifth (sponsor side) phases of development of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Askar 100MW PV project in Bahrain (sponsors), 350 MW Solar Photovoltaic IPP in Sweihan, Abu Dhabi (lenders), PV3, Abu Dhabi (sponsors).
• Water – 150 MIGD IWP, Umm Al Quwain (sponsors), Mirfa 2 120 MIGD IWP (sponsors), Hassyan SWRO IWP, Dubai (sponsors), Hamriyah SWRO IWP, Sharjah (sponsors), Project Wave – 210 MIGD greenfield seawater nanofiltration project (bidders), Abu Dhabi, Mirfa 1,600 MW IWPP, Abu Dhabi (inception, introduction of Sojitz International as shareholder and refinancing), Taweelah 200 MIGD IWP, Abu Dhabi (sponsor).
• Waste – Sharjah multi-fuel conventional waste-to-energy plant in Sharjah (sponsor), Warsan waste-to-energy plant in Dubai (sub-contractors), acquisition of ADNOC Refining’s waste management assets (sponsors), 900kpa Waste-to-Energy Independent Power Plant in Abu Dhabi (bidders), Tadweer’s first greenfield Material Recovery Facility (sponsor), RAK Public Services Department independent sewage treatment plant and network (bidder).
• Energy transition – investor in blue ammonia project in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
• Ports – CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal and CMA Terminals, each at Khalifa Port (lender-side), government department for the development of a port in Northern Emirates (procurer), Apollo Global Management Inc joint venture with Vale into a maritime terminal in Sohar, Oman.
• Oil & Gas – ADNOC on Abu Dhabi and UAE regulatory gas law matters in respect of the ADNOC Gas listing on ADX, Dolphin Energy gas pipelines refinancing and bond repayment (sponsors), advised PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk on its bid in respect of ADNOC tender of Offshore Blocks, Advising on the UAE aspects of the Carlyle Group’s acquisition of minority shareholding in CEPSA from Mubadala
• Inward FDI – Apollo Global Management, Inc. (USA) and consortium on the acquisition of a $5.5 billion real estate investment partnership with ADNOC, the investors to the $20.7 billion investment and financing of ADNOC gas pipelines, KKR’s minority investment into Gulf Data Hub, Blackrock investment into Positive Zero.