Helping you negotiate & close your toughest infrastructure deals.

Resolving your business conflicts.

Tom Teerlynck

Deal Negotiation & Closing |
Conflict Resolution & Mediation

25+ years in Global Infrastructure

Deal Negotiation & Closing


Negotiations in infrastructure projects & PPPs often drag
– with too many stakeholders, conflicting interests, high complexity, and long timelines.


When deals stall and closure is at risk,
bringing in external support can make the difference.

How I help move your deal to closure:

  • Drive negotiations forward at critical moments to keep your deal on track.

  • Clarify complex issues, focusing on what matters most to break through deadlocks.

  • Align stakeholders — partners, investors, governments, and lenders.

  • Transform tension into trust, fostering constructive dialogue.

  • Prevent costly escalation, delivering practical solutions that withstand pressure.

  • Sustain momentum, working with your team to ensure closure and lasting value.

Bringing experience that counts:

  • 25+ years negotiating and closing USD 50B+ in global infrastructure deals.

  • Deep PPP experience in energy, water, data centers, and other critical infrastructure.

  • Negotiation expertise forged at the frontline of high-stakes, multi-party deals.

  • Credibility with ministries, DFIs, sponsors, and investors at every level.

Conflict Resolution & Mediation


In business, conflicts are inevitable
– whether between shareholders or JV partners,
between public and private partners,
or with contractors and suppliers.


Left unresolved, conflicts stall progress, drain value, and risk escalation.
A conflict negotiator or mediator turns impasse into resolution.

How I help resolve your conflicts:

  • Representing you – advise strategically and negotiate on your behalf to resolve disputes, preserve relationships, and avoid costly legal escalation.

  • Facilitating – guide tough conversations with neutrality, rebuild trust, and shift dynamics when tensions run high.

  • Mediation – lead a structured, neutral, and confidential process to help parties reach durable agreements.

  • Preventing disputes – step in early to realign expectations, address tensions, and stop issues from escalating into full-blown conflicts.

What I bring:

  • 25+ years in global dealmaking – where resolving conflicts is always part of high-stakes negotiations.

  • IMI-Qualified & IMC-Certified mediator, trained at Harvard’s Program on Negotiation.

  • Cross-sector and cross-cultural fluency – spanning PPPs, consortia, contractors, and partnerships.

  • Trusted by both public and private actors in sensitive, high profile dynamics.

Trusted to Close and Resolve


I’ve negotiated and closed infrastructure deals worth USD 50 billion across 30 countries, holding senior roles at ACWA Power, TAQA, ENGIE, and DataVolt.

My strength lies in aligning diverse stakeholders and resolving conflicts when stakes are high and trust is low.


What clients value:

  • Frontline expertise in complex, high-pressure negotiations.

  • Fluency across strategic, political, legal, financial, and technical issues.

  • Structured training – IMI-Qualified & IMC-Certified Mediator, Harvard’s Program on Negotiation

  • Multilingual and culturally adept – English, French, Portuguese, strong Russian.
    Bridging divides, stimulating constructive dialogue.

Selection of high-impact projects I steered through complexity to completion:

Uzbekistan $10B+ power platform. Transformational for Country & Sponsor.

Strategic negotiated market entry and development of renewable and conventional power platform, non-recourse financed by DFIs and commercial banks.

Central Asia’s 1st sustainable AI-ready data center – $200M.
Sponsor’s 1st DC.

Structuring, negotiation, and development of Central Asia’s first sustainable, AI-ready DC in close partnership with government stakeholders

Morocco $170M first-of-its-kind wind farm. Sponsor’s 1st wind project.

Development of 1st private owned wind energy project with multi-buyer industrial offtake. Full non-recourse financing.

Türkiye critical equity & debt restructuring.
Transformational for Shareholder.

Critical and complex equity and debt restructuring for a large distressed power asset involving multiple shareholders, DFIs, and commercial banks.

For a comprehensive list of projects and detailed case studies:

Structured Approach to
Negotiations & Conflict Resolution

Whether closing deals or resolving conflicts, the challenges are similar: multiple stakeholders, diverging interests, and trust under strain.

Working hands-on with your team, I use a clear, adaptable process to deliver results:

Diagnose:
Uncover the root causes, whether technical, legal, political, or relational.

Strategize:
Build a tailored negotiation plan or mediation process, anticipating stakeholder dynamics.

Re-align Stakeholders:
Repair relationships and start constructive dialogue.

Negotiate or Mediate:
Lead or support talks as representative or act as facilitator or neutral mediator.

Drive Closure:
Secure durable agreements and ensure successful implementation.

Results:

  • Deals closed efficiently.

  • Conflicts resolved before escalation.

  • Value, time, and relationship preserved.

Who I Work With

I support organizations facing high-stakes negotiations or conflicts, including:

  • Project developers, sponsors, and investors

  • Boards, shareholders, and joint-venture partners

  • Contractors, operators, and suppliers

  • Public authorities and ministries

  • Development finance institutions (DFIs) and commercial lenders

Facing a difficult negotiation?
Or conflict?

Let’s talk

I offer a no-obligation diagnostic to quickly assess your situation and propose a clear path forward.
We proceed only if you see measurable value.