IFC has been approached by AySA (or the “Client”); to act as transaction advisor for the structuring and execution of its privatization process (the “Project”). The Project is expected to boost private participation in the capital of AySA by selling a portion or all (to be defined) of the Government of Argentina’s (“GoA”) shares.IFC will be the transaction advisor and will be responsible for: (i) coordinating and monitoring all Project workstreams; including strategic and financial analyses (including sale options and valuation); technical and financial due diligence; communications and legal feasibility studies; (ii) supporting the Client in the implementation of the transaction (e.g. bidding processes); and (iii) consolidating and proposing recommendations regarding regulatory framework; corporate governance framework and concession agreement. The above workstreams will be addressed through a combination of consulting firms to be retained by AySA or IFC.IFC will draw upon the services of a specialized technical consulting firm (the Consultant) that will be part of a multidisciplinary team (“the Team”) led and coordinated by IFC that will include a legal; socioenvironmental; communication; regulatory and tariff consultant.