The advisors on PPP for the Baghdad International Airport
DLA Piper, with Al Tamimi & Company working on local legal matters, advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Iraqi Government, in connection with the the tender procedure relating to the public–private partnership (PPP) project for the redevelopment, expansion, financing, operation, and maintenance of Baghdad International Airport, involving a total investment of approximately 764 million dollars.
On 5 November 2025, the tender was awarded to a consortium including CAAP (Corporación América Airports) and the local infrastructure company Amwaj International.
The Al Tamimi & Company team
Khaled Saqqaf (pictured) led the Al Tamimi & Company team on the matter, working alongside Thomas Calvert and Aro Omar.
The DLA Piper team
Partners Francesco Ferrari – co-head Infrastructure, construction & transport sector Europe – and Vienna-based Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik led the DLA Piper team on the matter, working alongside lawyers Luigi Mula and Riccardo Simionato from Italy, as well as counsel Ivan Males e and associate Barbara Vičič from Austria. Partner Sharon Fitzgerald from the Edinburgh office advised on the ESG and climate-change aspects, while partner Tony Payne from the London office oversaw the regulatory elements of the transaction.
