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About

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

Herbert Smith Freehills' offers comprehensive legal services for significant projects and infrastructure development. Our team possesses extensive knowledge and experience in project development, financing, construction, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. We have deep subsector expertise in transport infrastructure (ports, roads, rail and airports), and digital infrastructure. With continued investment in our senior team, we provide expertise throughout the entire asset lifecycle. We also have specialists in investment, funding, equity and M&A, supply and offtake, construction, procurement and services and project, acquisition, and financing across the range of infrastructure asset types. We are supported by our international arbitration and disputes team who are well versed in construction and infrastructure.

Chambers Review

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Projects & Infrastructure - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills has a well-reputed legal team in Australia with expertise in advising on major domestic PPP infrastructure projects. It has an established practice in transport infrastructure, especially rail. Its teams in Japan and China are also well-regarded, frequently assisting with the financing and development of international LNG and renewables projects. The firm acts for contractors, sponsors, financiers and investors. It also has a notable presence in the South-East Asia market,.

Notable practitioners

Monica Sun in Beijing, Andrew Blacoe in Tokyo and Erin Wakelin in Sydney are key contacts.

Work Highlights

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised Canberra Metro and its equity investors in relation to Stage 2A of the ACT Capital Metro PPP project, specifically structuring of the augmentation with Stage 1 and all aspects of the concurrent refinancing of Stage 1 of the Project.

  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised Ravenala Investment on its USD200 million financing of the 300 MW Amaria Hydro Power Plant in Guinea developed by TBEA.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

HSF has a very good understanding of the market and the right balance in protecting its client's position whilst negotiating the appropriate commercial outcome within competitive bid processes.

Projects & Infrastructure respondent
Asia-Pacific

HSF promptly responded to our many urgent and complex requests.

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Members

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

Adrian Wong

Head of Department

Rupert Baker

Head of Department

Clients

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

DP World

First Gen

Indonesia Investment Authority

Yondr

Industries

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

Digital infrastructure

Energy

Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Mining

Renewables

Transport