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Iona Hunter

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Iona is a Legal Director in the IPF team specialising in advising on large, high value infrastructure projects, including in the health, education, waste, energy and transport sectors.

Iona acts for public sector clients, investors and funders on a variety of Public Private Partnerships, allowing her to understand the key drivers from each party’s perspective, and ultimately to find a deal which works for all sides. 

Relevant experience

  • Plenary Group and Mubadala on the development, financing and implementation of the ADEK Schools PPP project in Abu Dhabi.
  • Dubai Municipality on the procurement of the largest sewage treatment plant in the Middle East on a PPP basis.
  • King Fahd Causeway Authority on the PPP for the creation and operation of a second road and a railway between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
  • Medina Development Authority in Saudi Arabia to advise on the development of its Bus Rapid Transport project in Medina.
  • Committee for Roads of Republic of Uzbekistan in respect of a planned new PPP road to be built between the cities of Tashkent and Andijan in Uzbekistan.
  • The Asian Development Bank on the tendering process, including in relation to the Request for Qualification, and also on drafting the Due Diligence Report in relation to the development of a Public Private Partnership project for the construction and maintenance of 13 general secondary education schools in the City of Tashkent and Tashkent region.
  • The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) on the construction of new student accommodation for a university in Abu Dhabi to be procured as a PPP project.  Advice spans from assisting in preparing the initial business case, participating in market sounding, assisting in preparing the procurement documents and drafting and negotiating the contract documents.
  • ADIO on behalf of the government, on the UAE’s first PPP Vertiport Project in Abu Dhabi. The initiative falls within Abu Dhabi’s strategy to encourage smarter and greener transport solutions, and to become one of the world’s most advanced sectors for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
  • The Investment & Development Office (IDO) on the preparation of a solar p.v agreement for installation and service at a school, and preparation of a template that can be rolled out for other projects across the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.  
  • Red Sea Development Company in respect of developing logistics contracts for the transport of goods and products for arrival by sea to a holding facility and then on to final destinations within the Red Sea resort.  This included preparing logistics contract and reviewing and updating RFP documents.

Education

  • 2009 – Diploma in Legal Practice, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh
  • 2008 – Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B), University of Glasgow, Glasgow
sectors
Infrastructure & Projects

Insights by Iona

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Past event

Africa Energy Forum 2026

16 Jun 2026 - 19 Jun 2026 South Africa
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