Offering world class advice on complex energy, utilities and infrastructure transactions

Our global project finance team advises on the development and financing of critical and complex energy, utilities and infrastructure projects. We have a strong track record of negotiating and closing unique and first of kind deals for clients. We work across the full spectrum of infrastructure sectors including oil and gas, utilities, transportation, social infrastructure and telecommunications. We assist the whole range of market participants on each stage of a project finance transaction, including hosts, project companies, sponsors, investors, lenders, contractors and suppliers.

With energy and infrastructure spending high on the global agenda, demand for financing options in both developing and emerging economies is increasing. With a variety of finance options available and changing global trends, we are up to date with current practice around the world as the market evolves.

Our projects, finance, and construction lawyers have the knowledge and technical experience to understand the pressures and challenges that financing and structuring complex projects entails.  We use our global capabilities and local insights throughout our network to deliver seamlessly the highest level of service on projects.

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Our Project Finance Work

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  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Middle East
  • UK & Europe
  • Suez Industrial Free Zone

    Advising on the negotiation of the USD 230 million project financing, EPC construction, port use and plant facilities in the Suez Industrial Free Zone.

    Egypt

    Financing of the Mtwara Electricity project in Tanzania

    Advising on the Mtwara electricity project including the sustainable development and financing of Mnazi Bay natural gas reserves and the construction of a power station and electricity supply infrastructure

    Tanzania

    Dakar Port Project

    Advising African Development Bank on a EUR 47 million investment for the Dakar Port Project, Senegal

    Senegal

    Fabricated home contract worth GBP 665 million

    Advising H2Omes on their contract to provide 60,000 fabricated homes designed, constructed and installed in Gabon. The contract is worth GBP 665 million over a 10 year period.

    Gabon

    FIDIC Silver Book power station in Sierra Leone

    Drafting and advising on the construction of a power station in Sierra Leone on FIDIC Silver Book amended standard form

    Sierra Leone

    FIDIC Silver Book standard form power station

    Drafting and advising on the engineering contract for a large power station in Bosnia based on the FIDIC Silver Book standard form

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Financing facilities for international telecommunications group

    Advising on multiple financing facilities for infrastructure development of operations in Burundi and Zimbabwe, including facilities provided or backed by development banks, suppliers, export credit agencies and commercial lenders

    Burundi

    Horizons Clinic, Gambia

    Advising the lenders, African Development Bank, in relation to the project financing of a hospital project (Horizons Clinic) in Gambia

    Gambia

    Nuclear power plant construction

    Providing contractual advice and assistance in relation to the construction of the OL3 nuclear power plant in Finland.

    Finland

    Power project financing and construction in India

    Advising on the project financing and construction documents for the Singoli Bhatwari Hydro Power Project in Uttarakhand

    India
  • Financing of the Mtwara Electricity project in Tanzania

    Advising on the Mtwara electricity project including the sustainable development and financing of Mnazi Bay natural gas reserves and the construction of a power station and electricity supply infrastructure

    Tanzania

    Financing facilities for international telecommunications group

    Advising on multiple financing facilities for infrastructure development of operations in Burundi and Zimbabwe, including facilities provided or backed by development banks, suppliers, export credit agencies and commercial lenders

    Burundi

    Fabricated home contract worth GBP 665 million

    Advising H2Omes on their contract to provide 60,000 fabricated homes designed, constructed and installed in Gabon. The contract is worth GBP 665 million over a 10 year period.

    Gabon

    Horizons Clinic, Gambia

    Advising the lenders, African Development Bank, in relation to the project financing of a hospital project (Horizons Clinic) in Gambia

    Gambia

    USD 20 billion Simandou South iron ore mining in Guinea

    Advising on the high profile, USD 20 billion Simandou South iron ore mining project. This project is one of the world’s largest untapped high quality iron ore deposits and the project includes the construction of a 700km railway and the development of a deep water port to the south of Conakry, Guinea’s capital. Once developed it is set to be the largest integrated iron ore mine and infrastructure project ever developed in Africa and it offers the potential to transform the development of...

    Guinea

    Dakar Port Project

    Advising African Development Bank on a EUR 47 million investment for the Dakar Port Project, Senegal

    Senegal

    FIDIC Silver Book power station in Sierra Leone

    Drafting and advising on the construction of a power station in Sierra Leone on FIDIC Silver Book amended standard form

    Sierra Leone
  • Power project financing and construction in India

    Advising on the project financing and construction documents for the Singoli Bhatwari Hydro Power Project in Uttarakhand

    India
  • Suez Industrial Free Zone

    Advising on the negotiation of the USD 230 million project financing, EPC construction, port use and plant facilities in the Suez Industrial Free Zone.

    Egypt
  • FIDIC Silver Book standard form power station

    Drafting and advising on the engineering contract for a large power station in Bosnia based on the FIDIC Silver Book standard form

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Nuclear power plant construction

    Providing contractual advice and assistance in relation to the construction of the OL3 nuclear power plant in Finland.

    Finland

Our Project Finance team

Franco Acchiardo
Franco Acchiardo

Partner

Laura Coates
Laura Coates

Partner

Luis García
Luis García

Partner

Peter Kasanda
Peter Kasanda

Managing Partner - Tanzania

Fei Kwok
Fei Kwok

Managing Partner, Hong Kong & Head of Banking and Finance Greater China

Chris Lenton
Chris Lenton

Partner

Dan Lever
Dan Lever

Partner

Tenda Msinjili
Tenda Msinjili

Partner

Martin Quicke
Martin Quicke

Consultant

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