Project finance and infrastructure projects

Our strengths lie in complex, highly structured finance transactions, where we act for lenders, sponsors, export credit agencies and governmental/public sector bodies across a range of industry sectors on a worldwide basis, including on the development, construction and financing of chemical, petrochemical and fertilizer plants . We are also experienced in dealing with the specific legal, commercial, structural and contract issues facing these projects.

Some examples of our advice on chemical issues:

  • Aramco and ExxonMobil on the formation and financing of a $3.6bn joint venture refinery and integrated chemical complex in China;
  • Balli Group on a joint venture with National Petrochemical Company (NPC) of Iran on a project for the construction, operation and maintenance of a linear low-density polyethylene plant in Bandar Imam, Iran;
  • Dresdner Bank and Calyon on the limited recourse financing of the Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Low Density Polyethylene Project;
  • IFC on the $10m equity investment in Ningxia Darong Chemical Industry Joint Stock Company;
  • Rhone-Poulenc Fibres et Polymeres on the restructuring of equity interests in a joint venture chemical fibre plant in Yingkou, Liaoning Province;
  • US Exim Bank, JBIC, NEXI, Gerling NCM and Hermes on the Nanhai petrochemical project - the largest project financing in Asia to date; and
  • Xenel Industries on a $300m polypropelene project in Saudi Arabia.

Briefings

Carbon Crush: ICIS Chemical Business 14-20 July 2008  View

REACH: what the EU’s new chemical reforms mean for consumer products companies  View

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