Projects & Infrastructure

Our multi-disciplinary Projects & Infrastructure team is a market leader on the island of Ireland. Providing specialist legal advice to sponsors, public sector authorities, funders, investors, contractors and operators on projects across the PPP, energy, water, transport, telecommunications, data centre, social housing and social infrastructure sectors. Our focus is on practical, solution-orientated and sector-focussed advice.

Delivering expert sectoral advice across a wide variety of projects and infrastructure work, our team includes sector-dedicated specialists from our Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate, Environmental & Planning, Telecoms, Data Centres and Public Procurement teams.

We regularly advise on:

  • project structures and public procurement (including framework contracting, concession contracts, PPP, BOT, DBFO and DBFM)
  • project and utilities finance
  • projects and infrastructure sector M&A and joint ventures
  • project due diligence, including risk allocation and "bankability" analysis of projects
  • sector specific regulation, including EU and domestic energy regulation, transport regulation and telecoms regulation
  • competition and anti-trust issues
  • project consenting, real estate and health and safety
  • projects and infrastructure dispute resolution
  • digital infrastructure, fibre and telecoms

Recognised for our legal and technical ability, we take a commercial, risk-based approach. As a result of our broad experience, we anticipate potential issues and problems that might arise on infrastructure projects and offer timely solutions. We ensure our clients keep pace with market and regulatory developments, so that they are well positioned to manage challenges and optimise market opportunities.

ALG is at the forefront of delivering Ireland’s renewable energy targets in Ireland. Our expertise in regulation, new developments, financing and M&A transactions in both more established technologies and importantly nascent technologies and other low-carbon energy solutions makes us the go-to legal partner on the island of Ireland in the renewable energy sector.

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Our team is one of the most experienced and highly regarded in the Irish interconnector market. We have advised on all the major interconnectors projects in Ireland.

We have one of the most experienced and highly regarded PPP offerings in the Irish market. We have acted for sponsors, funders, contractors, operators and procuring authorities on most of the PPP projects in the market, including:

  • accommodation and social infrastructure projects in the healthcare, education and social housing sectors
  • transport projects including roads and rail
  • waste to energy facilities

We also have significant experience advising on midstream and contractual administration matters, refinancings and rescue refinancings, restructurings, operational matters and disputes, and M&A in the PPP sector.

Our team has significant experience advising on projects and transactions in the telecoms and broadband sector, including acting for investors, lenders and procuring authorities on large scale infrastructure projects in the sector.

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We advise on most of the major transport infrastructure projects on the island of Ireland. We are currently acting for Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the Dublin MetroLink project, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the State, including all consenting environmental, procurement and construction matters. We have advised on most of the PPP road projects in the state, including in respect of project financings and M&A transactions over the life of the projects.

We have significant experience acting for developers, funders, purchasers and contractors on some of the most significant housing developments in the State in recent years across the full range of tenures (including social housing, cost rental and affordable). We have significant experience acting with all key stakeholders in this sector, including the local authorities, the Land Development Agency, the Housing Finance Agency, the Housing Agency and Approved Housing Bodies.

Our Data Centres group has extensive experience advising international clients on the development, acquisition, financing and operation of data centres in Ireland. Our in-depth market knowledge enables us to advise across multi-faceted aspects of data centre development, from energy regulatory matters, grid connections and electricity supply arrangements to planning and environmental matters, tenancy arrangements, service level agreements and construction contracts. We also advise multi-national corporations on the management of European data through Ireland and Irish subsidiaries, including the legal and regulatory advantages of doing so.

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We advise on projects and infrastructure mandates that are at the forefront of delivering:

  • the European Green Deal that makes the decarbonisation of the EU's energy system a critical priority in reaching its ultimate climate objective of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
  • Ireland’s annual Climate Action Plan, which sets out the proposed policy measures for addressing the threat of climate change in Ireland and meeting ambitious environmental targets over the next 40 years.

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Experience

  • Transport Infrastructure Ireland

    on Dublin MetroLink, one of the largest projects in the State, including all consenting, environmental, procurement and construction matters.

  • Irish Water

    on the expansion and retrofitting works for the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Works Capacity Upgrade.

  • The construction joint venture

    on its contract for the landmark DIT Grangegorman Campus PPP Project.

  • Interconnector Projects

    in relation to the separate financings of the 700MW Celtic Interconnector, the 500MW Greenlink Interconnector and the 500MW East West Interconnector.

  • Oak Hill Advisers

    on its investment in Ireland's National Broadband Plan.

  • Echelon Data Centres

    on the €1bn development and financing of two data centres involving the development and construction of a large scale onsite multifuel generation plant.

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