Our TA Europe 2020 Christmas donation goes to the charity Zeltschule (www.zeltschule.org). We want to support Syrian refugee children who lost all social infrastructure by enabling them to read, write and calculate. As technical advisors, we are well aware that the construction of schools is indispensable – as parents, we know how important learning is … Read more
Infrastructure
TA Europe launches its own assessment tool for EP4
Equator Principles (EPs) are widely used in infrastructure projects. They help the parties involved to assess environmental and social risks, e.g. the effects of climate change or the impact on endangered species or the affected communities. Recently, equator principles have become even more important, especially for the financial institutions providing the funding for public-private partnerships. As … Read more
TA Europe contributes to successful opening of the new section of A7.2 highway
Munich, 25 June 2020 – The 5km section of the A7.2 between Grossenrode and Northeim West has been re-opened to traffic recently after successful revamping. As Lenders Technical Advisor (LTA), TA Europe works closely with VINCI Concessions and Eurovia on the monitoring activities of the construction of the project and systematically reports to the Lenders … Read more
TA Europe advises AviaRent on the acquisition of care homes in Germany
Munich, April 6, 2020 – TA Europe advised the investor AviaRent Invest on their largest investment of the last ten years. The asset manager acquired care properties worth €185 million for the European Social Infrastructure (ESI I) fund, which it set up two years ago together with Primonial. TA Europe carried out the complete technical due … Read more
Avoiding cross-contamination is key
Hospitals around the world are currently making every effort to create new capacities for intensive care patients. But not every ward is suitable for this. Hospital managers should exercise special caution to prevent contamination of the air in other areas of the hospital. Ulf Engel, expert for technical building management and Senior Consultant at TA … Read more
Opening of soundproof tunnel on the A7 motorway in Hamburg
After a 5-year period of construction, the new soundproof tunnel on the A7 was opened last week. This tunnel was the last piece of the A7 to be completed and the building consortium delivered the project successfully on time. With this completion TA Europe has achieved another milestone as supporting lenders’ technical advisor to the … Read more
The Bankruptcy of Carillion – Lessons Learned and the Role of LTAs in Future PPP Projects
TA Europe attended the recent IPFA event in London aiming to understand more about the lessons learned from the bankruptcy of Carillion. In particular, the importance of the LTA’s scope was pointed out during this event. For instance, different courses of action can be implemented to provide banks with added value and additional security to … Read more
Dr Norayr Badasyan joins as PPP consultant
Dr Badasyan is an infrastructure expert focused on technical, economic and financial due diligence of PPP projects. His expertise also includes project finance and cost-benefit analysis of infrastructure investment projects. Prior to joining our team, Dr Badasyan was a member of the research team of Professor Alfen at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar focusing on economic and … Read more
TA Europe consultants in all corners of the world
One of the perks of being a consultant at TA Europe is that you frequently travel to project locations and see places you might not see otherwise. Here a selection of impressions our consultants have sent home from their site visits and business trips.
Madrid Nuevo Norte
Our Partners Sebastian Frohwann and Wolfgang Schlicht recently travelled to Madrid to catch up with our Spanish Partner Mercedes Martin. One of the highlights of the visit was seeing the detailed model of Madrid Nuevo Norte. Madrid Nuevo Norte is one of the largest-scale urban regeneration initiatives in Europe to date – the site being … Read more
PPPs in social infrastructure – utilising private professional partners effectively whilst controlling life cycle costs holistically
Written by Marijke Brijnaert, consultant at TA Europe TA Europe is a leading technical advisor in PPP projects and transactions. Its team members have developed the basic PPP standards for schools in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. TA Europe advises on PPP school projects in Uruguay, Germany, Luxembourg and Austria, including a number of portfolio … Read more
JVA Burg – strengthening our experience in the prison sector
JVA Burg, one of Germany’s few PPP prisons, was tendered in 2005. A consortium consisting of Bilfinger Berger BOT GmbH and Kötter Justizdienstleistungen GmbH & Co. reached financial close in 2006. The aforementioned consortium entered into a DBFM contract with the Land of Saxony-Anhalt, the grantor, over a period of 25 years. The project has … Read more
