Boasting national expertise and international capability, Linklaters remains a dominant force in the projects and infrastructure space, and has notable experience handling large scale Belt and Road projects. The team is well-equipped to handle an array of mandates within the natural resources and new energy spaces, and is increasingly instructed on EV battery space matters. The Beijing office includes Xiaohui Ji, who focuses on project finance for Chinese financiers and sponsors and Jianbin Wang who counts Chinese policy and commercial banks, ECA as well as Chinese enterprises as his key clients.
Key clients
- China banks
- China Development Bank
Work highlights
- Advising a client in relation to the financing of the multi-billion-dollar development, construction, ownership and operation of ferronickel processing lines, a deep-water jetty and ancillary facilities and infrastructure, including an LNG power generation solution in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, being developed by Vale and its Chinese partners.
- Advising Silk Road on its acquisition of 49% stake in the 1,500MW Sirdarya combined cycle gas turbine facility in Uzbekistan.