Practices

Construction et Infrastructures

Compte tenu du caractère international de notre activité, nous conseillons des Etats, des entreprises nationales et multinationales, des banques et d’autres institutions financières sur l’ensemble des projets de construction et d’infrastructures, y compris des projets en matière d’énergie, de routes à péage, d’infrastructures portuaires et réseaux de transport. Nous travaillons en étroite collaboration avec nos clients de l’origine du projet jusqu’à sa réalisation—en passant par des années de planification, la mise en place de financements innovants, la préparation de la documentation contractuelle, la gestion des négociations et la résolution des différends. Notre équipe infrastructure et financement de projet est internationalement renommée et travaille avec tous les avocats, quelle que soit leur spécialité, afin de répondre aux besoins complexes de nos clients.

Practice Highlights

What Others Say About Our Practice

Selected Experience

Counsel to Infrabel in connection with a public-private partnership for the design, construction and operation of railway infrastructure to improve access to the Brussels airport (the Diabolo project), including senior financing to a special purpose vehicle established by Infrabel.
Counsel to Lafarge in its $15 billion acquisition of the cement business of Orascom Construction Industries S.A.E. – largest-ever corporate transaction in the Middle East and North Africa.
Counsel in the financing of the acquisition by Brasoil do Brasil Exploração Petrolífera S.A. of four Brazilian oil and gas reserves from Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A. and its affiliate, BS-3 S.A.
Counsel to STRABAG SE, one of the leading providers of construction services in Europe, in its €1.3 billion IPO involving a listing on the official market of the Vienna Stock Exchange – largest-ever IPO of an Austrian company.
Counsel to Sociedad Operadora del Tren Rapido de Guanajuato in the $1.3 billion project financing of Tren Rapdio de Guanajuato, a light rail in Mexico.
Counsel in the financing by a joint venture comprising Brisa Auto-estradas de Portugal and Companhia de Concessões Rodoviáras to take over the operation of the Northwest Parkway toll road in Denver, Colorado.
Counsel to OAO Gazprom in the Blue Stream project to construct and operate a 760 km gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey under the Black Sea, including a $2.6 billion financing involving four separate bank facilities.
Counsel to AIG Global Investment Group (AIGGIG), in connection with its acquisitions of P&O Ports North America, MTC Holdings and Puerta Mexico.
Counsel to the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority in the procurement process for the award of a $4 billion service contract for the operation and management of the Puerto Rico water and wastewater system – the largest-ever awarded O&M contract in the water and wastewater industry.
Counsel in the project financing of the Trans-Oceanic highway, a project undertaken by the Government of Peru.

More than 25 countries around the world select Cleary Gottlieb as their primary choice for international legal counsel in external debt management operations, privatizations, asset-backed financings, infrastructure development, project finance and a wide range of other activities.

EMEA Transport Deal of the Year
PFI Magazine (2008)
(Diabolo project)

“Cleary Gottlieb’s star in the projects, energy and natural resources firmament burns bright across Latin America, and [clients] pointed to its superb capability in oil and gas, petrochemical, steel, mining and toll road financings.”
Chambers Global (2008)

Latin American Oil & Gas Deal of the Year
(Camisea Pipeline Project Financing)
Project Finance (2005)

“The strength of its project finance practice derives from its international profile… the team has a reputation for innovation: ‘Cleary is more creative on the commercial side - it isn’t stymied by different rules and regulations,’ reported clients.”
Chambers USA (2007)

Construction et Infrastructures

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