The team at Ashurst is sought out by project sponsors and lenders, ECAs and multilateral agencies looking for aid with large-scale, multi-jurisdictional, and cross-border project financings and developments in the transport and infrastructure sectors and has a special focus on countries across Asia, Africa and South America. The team is led by Singapore-based Chin Chuan Chen, who is well-versed in handling landmark financing transactions across the infrastructure, energy, and mining sectors. Zhibin Fan, of the Beijing office, is also recommended for cross-border project financings.
Testimonials
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‘The team is highly professional, enthusiastic in serving clients, and provides timely feedback on issues.’
‘Fan Zhibin - professional in international financing business, enthusiastic attitude, timely feedback.’
Key clients
- China Development Bank
- Bank of China
Work highlights
- Advised the syndicate of lenders to provide a term loan facility of more than US$4 billion to the Republic of Angola to finance the construction of the Caculo Cabaca hydroelectric power project with an installed capacity of more than 2,100MW.
- Advising a consortium of international and PRC lenders on the project financing of an advanced metering project in a South East Asian country.