Frontier is a senior advisory practice focused on projects, project finance, PPP, and sustainable development across Southeast Asia. Relationship-driven expertise, powered by proprietary technology.
Old-fashioned in the ways that count.
Modern in the ways that matter.
In a profession increasingly defined by volume and process, Frontier was built on a different premise: that the most valuable thing an advisor can offer is judgment — formed over careers, tested across markets, and delivered directly by the people whose names are on the door.
Our principals are systems thinkers and senior practitioners who have spent careers at the intersection of law, commerce, and policy. We have advised governments on legislation. We have structured deals that had no direct precedent. We have navigated transactions in markets where the rules were still being written — and in some cases, we helped write them.
We are old-fashioned in the ways that count: relationships, integrity, directness, long-term thinking. And we are modern in the ways that create value — our practice is built around proprietary AI tools and technology that make senior expertise faster, more consistent, and more comprehensive. The result is advice that is both deeply informed and immediately useful.
Frontier advises from concept and legislation through structuring, financing, delivery, and beyond. Every engagement is led by a Principal — no exceptions.
Advisory on the development, structuring, and financing of major infrastructure across Southeast Asia. We advise sponsors, project companies, developers, and financial institutions across the full project lifecycle — from early development through lender selection, due diligence, documentation, and financial close. Our experience spans power generation, aviation infrastructure, industrial facilities, and resources projects across multiple jurisdictions and financing structures.
Frontier has been at the forefront of PPP development in Southeast Asia — not as observers, but as practitioners who have helped shape the frameworks within which deals are done. We have drafted PPP enabling legislation in Vietnam and Cambodia, structured novel PPP models for transactions without direct precedent, and advised governments and private sponsors from both sides of the public-private divide.
As the energy transition reshapes infrastructure finance across Asia, Frontier advises on transactions where commercial viability and sustainability objectives must be achieved together. Our work includes renewable energy project finance, green financing structures, and the development of entirely new commercial and legal models for sustainability-linked transactions — including structures that have since been adopted by international development institutions as replicable blueprints.
Frontier advises governments and multilateral development banks on policy, legislation, and the regulatory frameworks that enable private investment. We understand how public institutions make decisions, what they need from advisors, and how to structure advice that leads to durable policy outcomes rather than shelved reports. Our relationships across the region are long-standing, trusted, and built on results.
Frontier has developed and deployed proprietary AI systems purpose-built for complex advisory work — including rapid project finance due diligence, multi-jurisdictional regulatory analysis, and document review at scale. These are not generic third-party tools; they are systems we built because we understood the problem from the inside, and proved they work. Clients benefit directly: faster analysis, greater precision, deeper output.
Selected experience — described, not named.
Advised on the financing of large-scale power generation projects in Vietnam — navigating multi-lender structures, multi-tranche documentation, government approvals, and the full suite of project agreements through to financial close. Engagements included EPC risk allocation, fuel supply arrangements, and management of government-side conditions precedent.
Drafted PPP enabling legislation in Vietnam and Cambodia, working directly with government ministries and multilateral institutions. These frameworks have since underpinned significant private investment in the relevant jurisdictions and have been referenced by development institutions as models for the broader region.
Developed novel PPP and commercial models for sustainability-linked transactions across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines — including structures with no direct precedent in the relevant jurisdiction. Models were later implemented by USAID and other international development institutions as replicable blueprints for sustainable resource management.
Designed the legal and commercial architecture for a landmark sustainable fisheries PPP — integrating port infrastructure investment, supply chain data traceability technology, and conservation outcomes into a commercially viable 30-year concession structure. The framework established a new model for conservation-linked PPP that international development institutions have continued to develop and deploy.
Co-developed and deployed a proven AI system for rapid project finance due diligence. Built from the inside out — by practitioners who had lived through the problem — the system demonstrably compressed transaction analysis timelines without sacrificing depth or accuracy. Frontier continues to deploy proprietary AI tools across its advisory practice.
Advised on projects across power, aviation MRO infrastructure, industrial facilities, and sustainable resources — in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, and beyond. Clients have included international project sponsors, in-country project companies, multilateral development banks, and government ministries. Every engagement led by a Principal.
Stanley is a systems thinker whose practice sits at the intersection of complex transaction law, commercial strategy, and emerging technology. He has led engagements across projects, PPP, government advisory, and sustainable development, and has designed both the legal frameworks and technology systems that underpin Frontier's approach to advisory. He brings clarity to complexity — and has built a firm that does the same.
Peter brings over 25 years of project finance and infrastructure experience across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. A former partner at leading international law firms, he has advised sponsors, lenders, and governments on some of the region's most complex transactions — from power project financings through to sovereign-backed restructurings and aviation infrastructure. His combination of legal rigour and commercial judgment is rare.
Thom leads Frontier's Vietnam legal practice through FLVN Law Company, a licensed Vietnamese law firm based in Hanoi. She brings deep in-country relationships, regulatory expertise, and an understanding of the Vietnamese legal and commercial environment that cannot be replicated from offshore. Her work spans project development, PPP structuring, government relations, and regulatory advisory across Vietnam and the broader Mekong region.
That is precisely why we exist. Frontier engages directly, discreetly, and without obligation. If you are working on a transaction in Southeast Asia and need senior advice — on structure, documentation, strategy, or simply how to get a complex deal across the line — we would like to hear from you.