Projects & Infrastructure
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 1
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+65 6221 2214About
Provided by Ashurst
Ashurst has established itself as one of the pre-eminent projects practices in the Asia-Pacific region. In the past year our team has acted as lead advisors on more than A$100 billion worth of projects across the transport, social infrastructure, construction, energy and resources and telecommunications sectors for both public and private sector clients. The practice is a dedicated team with strong capabilities and impressive track record in handling a diverse range of project financing transactions, with particular strong flow of cross-border, complex, headline energy and infrastructure projects, cross-border project acquisitions and high-speed rail projects around the world.
Chambers Review
Ashurst has a highly respected legal practice, experienced in the financing and development of major oil and gas, power and transportation projects. The team is especially skilled in international waste-to-energy, renewables and LNG projects. It is also noted for its expertise in major infrastructure projects, notably rail projects, and also equipped to advise on highway infrastructure mandates. It has wide-reaching presence across the Asia-Pacific region, operating from key hubs in China, Singapore, Japan, South Koreaand Australia. The firm's clients include trading companies, ECAs and commercial and development banks.
Chen Chin Chuan in Singapore, Lee McDonald in Sydney, David Wadham in Tokyo, Anna Chung in Seoul and Fan Zhibin in Beijing are main contacts.
Work Highlights
- Ashurst advised the consortium comprising EDF, TotalEnergies and Sumitomo Corporation in connection with the development and financing of the 1,500MW run-of-river Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project in Mozambique.
- Ashurst advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and other Chinese financial institutions on providing a term loan facility of over USD4 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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The level of expertise certainly stood out; the matter was highly technical in nature and they were able to record all the detail and memorise it effectively. They walked me through the process."
"Ashurst's team is willing to look at problems from the bank's perspective, understand the demands of all parties and resolve conflicts in a reasonable manner."
"The level of expertise certainly stood out; the matter was highly technical in nature and they were able to record all the detail and memorise it effectively. They walked me through the process."
"Ashurst's team is willing to look at problems from the bank's perspective, understand the demands of all parties and resolve conflicts in a reasonable manner."