Simon was engaged as a senior adviser on a complex mandate to resolve a critical approval and stakeholder impasse affecting an operational infrastructure asset in Indonesia. The project had reached a point where unresolved regulatory, governance, and institutional obstacles were placing both its legal certainty and access to project financing directly at risk, requiring experienced, discreet, and senior-level intervention to break the deadlock.
He led the design of the resolution strategy and coordinated engagement across government, regulatory, and advisory channels, navigating a demanding environment involving multiple layers of stakeholders, competing institutional interests, and elevated political and security sensitivities. The mandate demanded a combination of strategic judgement, careful stakeholder management, and direct problem-solving under sustained pressure.
The engagement progressed through a structured resolution pathway that aligned key decision-makers, cleared entrenched approval bottlenecks, and restored the conditions required for the project to retain legal certainty, continue operating, and re-access capital. Throughout, Simon maintained the discretion and relationship discipline required by the operating environment.
The mandate delivered a successful resolution of the critical approval impasse, directly unlocking approximately US$ 35 million in project financing and restoring the conditions necessary for the asset to continue operating and attracting capital.