PPP structuring for infrastructure, social and government-linked projects.
Image · Public-Private PartnershipsA public-private partnership (PPP) is a long-term arrangement between government and private parties to finance, build and operate public infrastructure or services. Matchpoint structures PPPs for infrastructure, social and government-linked projects.
As part of our M&A practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents — and every M&A mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.
A public-private partnership (PPP) is a long-term arrangement in which the private sector finances, builds and/or operates public infrastructure or services, sharing risk with government. PPPs suit infrastructure, social and government-linked projects with long-term, contracted revenue streams.
Matchpoint Partners structures bankable PPPs — allocating risk appropriately between the parties and supporting the concession and contract framework — across infrastructure and government-linked projects in the GCC.
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A long-term contract where the private sector finances, builds and/or operates public infrastructure, sharing risk with government.
Infrastructure, social assets and government-linked projects with long-term, contracted revenue streams.
A PPP project is bankable when it offers contracted, predictable long-term revenues, an appropriate allocation of risk to the parties best able to manage it, a creditworthy public counterparty and enforceable agreements. Lenders fund the contract structure as much as the asset, so contractual clarity drives the financing.
In a public-private partnership, each risk is allocated to the party best placed to manage it: the private side typically carries construction, performance and operating risk, while government retains political and often demand risk. This allocation is negotiated in the concession agreement and directly shapes pricing and bankability.
Before pursuing a PPP, a private company should prepare evidence of technical and operational capability, a consortium with credible construction and financing partners, balance-sheet capacity for equity commitments and a realistic assessment of the long concession economics. PPPs reward patient, well-capitalised bidders with strong delivery track records.
Matchpoint runs full sell-side mandates: we value the business, build the information memorandum, identify and approach buyers, manage diligence and negotiate to close — confidentially and senior-led throughout.
An MBO is led by existing management, an MBI by an incoming external team, and an LBO uses significant debt to fund the acquisition. We structure all three and arrange the acquisition finance.
We bridge a target's stand-alone enterprise value to the consideration paid, isolating hard, soft and financial synergies net of costs — so clients see exactly where value is created.
Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.
Most sell-side and buy-side M&A processes run 4–9 months from mandate to completion, depending on diligence, regulatory approvals and negotiation.
A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.
Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.
Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.
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