Maarten Wolfs
Partner, PwC United Arab Emirates
Maarten leads the Infrastructure and Project Finance team in the UAE and has 20 years of international experience advising public and private sector clients on procurement, investment and restructuring ‘mega’ projects in multiple infrastructure sectors, delivering over $ 17 billion worth of energy and infrastructure projects through BOTs, PPPs and Project Financings.
Maarten is also the Deals Energy, Utilities and Mining Industry Leader for the Middle East and North Africa.
His clients in the Middle East have included Emirates Nuclear Energy Company, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), Partnerships Technical Bureau (Kuwait), Ithmaar Development Company (Bahrain), Oman Power and Water Procurement Copany, Roads & Transport Authority in Dubai and Qatar General Electricity & Water Company.
Selected deals include:
- $1.4 billion project financing of the UAE’s first bio fuels refinery in Fujairah, on behalf of Petrixo;
- $160 million project financing for a crude and refined products tank storage project in Fujairah for BPGIC and Emirates Investments;
- $800m project financing for the Middle East’s first Waste Management and Waste to Energy PPP for Partnerships Technical Bureau – Kuwait.
