Nick Collins is a project development and project finance expert, having worked in the industry for over twenty years. He has advised a variety of clients, including commercial banks, multilateral lending agencies, and Islamic finance institutions. He has extensive experience in the Middle East, having lived and worked in Abu Dhabi for six years, and has a vast amount of knowledge in project development and finance, acquisition finance, and M&A transactions in Africa, Asia, the Russian Federation, and eastern Europe. He has worked for several top-tier law firms such as Baker Botts, JONES DAY, Latham & Watkins LLP, and White & Case LLP. His practice areas include project development, project finance, banking and finance, acquisition finance, export credit finance, Islamic finance, and debt capital markets. His sector experience comprises oil & gas, petrochemicals, hydrogen, energy, mining & metals, telecommunications, social infrastructure, ports, roads, and highways.