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Projects & Infrastructure - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a well-reputed legal team in Australia with expertise in advising on major domestic PPP infrastructure projects. It has an established practice in transport infrastructure, especially rail. Its teams in Japan and China are also well regarded, frequently assisting with the financing and development of international LNG and renewables projects. The firm acts for contractors, sponsors, financiers and investors. It also has a notable presence in the South-East Asia market.

Notable practitioners

Monica Sun in Beijing, Andrew Blacoe in Tokyo and Erin Wakelin in Sydney are key contacts.

Work Highlights

  • The firm advised Canberra Metro and its equity investors in relation to Stage 2A of the ACT Capital Metro PPP project, specifically structuring of the augmentation with Stage 1 and all aspects of the concurrent refinancing of Stage 1 of the project.

  • The firm advised Ravenala Investment on its USD200 million financing of the 300MW Amaria hydro power plant in Guinea developed by TBEA.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Herbert Smith Freehills promptly responded to our many urgent and complex requests.

Projects & Infrastructure respondent
Global

They have a very good understanding of the market and the right balance in protecting their client's position while negotiating the appropriate commercial outcome within competitive bid processes.

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Global