Professional Team

AECOM are the world's leading leisure economists. Since their first study for Walt Disney some 50 years ago, ERA have pioneered the analytical techniques and methodologies relating to the planning, development and operational evaluation of many of the world's leading attractions. Clients include Merlin Entertainment, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, Six Flags and SeaWorld.

www.aecom.com

Arup is an international firm of engineers and consultants providing design, project management and consultancy services. In Europe and the Middle East they operate from a network of 41 offices, bringing together an unrivalled range of technical, design, creative and management skills. Global projects include: Sports City Tower Qatar, Shams Al-Reem Island Abu Dhabi, Business Bay Signature Towers Dubai, The Gate Dubai, Dubai Festival City – Zone 8, Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi.

www.arup.com

ASP Consulting has specialist skills and experience in the verification and auditing of major amusement ride devices.

www.aspconsulting.co.uk

CallisonRTKL has designed and built projects in more than 50 countries and on six continents and has offices in key regions across the globe. Their work emphasises a strong sense of place, civic pride and commercial value; providing expertise that blends the best in world class design with a deep understanding of local context, culture and client needs. Development initiatives in the Middle East include: 360° Kuwait, Al Ghurair City, Bahrain City Centre, British Embassy Rabat, Burj Dubai Boulevard, US Ambassador's Residence in Kuwait.

www.callisonrtkl.com

Colliers International is one of the world's largest commercial real estate firms employing 15,800 professionals in 485 offices across 63 countries. Colliers Destination Consulting (formerly known as Locum Destination Consulting and acquired by Colliers in 2006) is the specialist destination development consulting team of Colliers International.

www2.colliers.com

Crowd Dynamics are world leading experts on crowd movements and have a wealth of experience and in-house modelling capability essential for understanding the unique problems associated with crowds in various environments. Crowd Dynamics have spent the last 15 years modelling crowds and crowd flow and have developed one of the most sophisticated crowd simulation tools in the business - the Myriad II Software Suite.

www.crowddynamics.com

Across the transport, property and industry sectors, Faithful+Gould is playing a key role in many of the Middle East's largest developments. Projects include Jumeirah Lakes Towers Dubai, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 2010 Asian Beach Games Muscat, Roads and Transport Authority Dubai.

www.fgould.com

Grant Thornton are one of the world's leading independent assurance, tax and advisory firms with a global reach of more than 2,600 partners and 30,000 employees in over 100 countries. Grant Thornton's Corporate Finance team is one of the UK's leading mid-market Corporate Finance teams, ranked No.1 adviser for deals by volume in 2011. Grant Thornton are the exclusive Corporate Finance advisor for VTP London.

www.grantthornton.co.uk

Jones Lang LaSalle is one of the world's leading real estate services and money management firms, committed to delivering exceptional strategic, fully-integrated services for property owners, investors and occupiers. The company has over 170 offices worldwide and operates in more than 700 cities in over 60 countries.

www.joneslanglasalle.co.uk

Motive Architects & Associates (MAA) was founded in Taipei in 2003 and opened its Shanghai office after setting up China operations in 2005. In addition to architectural design, MAA is much experienced in large-scale urban planning for mixed-use development projects, landscaping, and interior design. It aims to provide the best possible spatial strategy for clients and their environment by integrating multiple interfaces, in order to solve problems in a proactive manner while exploring various possibilities. Constantly seeking the quintessential factors and regional distinctiveness of land as a form that embodies significance, MAA vows to enhance the cultural sophistication and quality of each space.

www.maadesign.net

Advice and analysis on aviation issues along with route and network development, demand forecasting, market research and due diligence studies. Mott MacDonald's aviation portfolio ranges from technical advice to the funders for Ecuador's New Quito International Airport traffic and advising on TAG Aviation's new business airport operations at Farnborough to roles such as key member of BAA's T5 team at Heathrow and lead airside and civil engineer on the C$3 billon terminal redevelopment at LB Pearson Airport in Toronto.

www.mottmac.com

Squire Patton Boggs are one of the World's largest law firms with a 2,600 strong team across 44 offices in 21 countries. Their UK practice has been ranked 1st in the Legal Week client satisfaction review in 3 out of the last 4 years. Squire Patton Boggs are exclusive legal advisers to VTP Global on all real estate, transactional and operational matters.

www.squirepattonboggs.com

With offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, the company is involved in many major projects throughout the region calling upon its capabilities in all disciplines from structural and building services, civils and environmental to the more specialised areas of high-rise and intelligent building design and fire engineering. Projects include: Masdar City Abu Dhabi, Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah, Al Bustan Complex Abu Dhabi, Al Fattan Tower, Dubai.

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