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Middle East PPP Deal of the Year 2007

01 March 2008

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Al Ain University: Tripartite strength

In April 2007 lead arrangers Societe Generale, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays Capital and National Bank of Abu Dhabi closed the financing of the first PPP in Abu Dhabi. The deal, which was sold unadjusted and successfully syndicated despite being underwritten before the summer liquidity crunch, represents a key step towards the development of a wider PPP programme in the region.

The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is the oldest and largest of three higher education institutions in the UAE. The University decided to consolidate its premises in Al Ain, the second largest city in Abu Dhabi, onto a single campus. The new campus, in the Al Maqam area of Al Ain, aims to replace the old and deteriorating facilities.

In 2004 Mubadala, one of the principal investment arms of the Government of Abu Dhabi, entered into a 30 year build,...


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