Lauded for its ‘great knowledge of project financing’, the team at Clifford Chance routinely advises on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects in France and overseas. Chloé Desreumaux, Nikolaï Eatwell, Anthony Giustini, Gauthier Martin, Delphine Siino Courtin, Richard Tomlinson, Milica Zatezalo-Falatar, David Préat and Daniel Zerbib share leadership of the practice. Additional key contacts include Corinne Duvnjak, who handles project development and finance transactions across Europe and Africa, and ’exceptional lawyer’ Sohini Kar-Purkayastha, who garners client praise for her ‘pragmatic approach, technical expertise and solution-oriented mindset’. A recent mandate of note saw the group advise on the financing of the refurbishment of the Lobito Railway Corridor in Angola.
Testimonials
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‘The team is made up of extremely good lawyers from a technical perspective and are also pleasant to engage with.’
‘Delphine Siino Courtin and Corinne Duvnjak and fantastic associate, Maïlys Attiogbé - the team was fully engaged and able to get a complex and first of its kind in the jurisdiction transaction closed within extremely tight timelines. The team's availability, responsiveness and transaction management were seamless. I was thoroughly impressed with the team and would highly recommend them. They were also a pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- African Development Bank (ADB)
- Asian Development Bank
Work highlights
- Advised a group of export credit agencies and lenders on the €4.4bn project financing of Automotive Cells Company’s portfolio of gigafactories across France, Italy and Germany.
- Advised the African Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation on the financing of a greenfield solar photovoltaic plant with a total capacity of 100-megawatt to be located in El Metbassta, 150 km south of Tunis.