PPP, PFI, and Concessions

Atsumi & Sakai has been involved in public-private partnership (PPP) and private finance initiative (PFI) businesses for more than 20 years and has one of Japan’s top-tier PPP/PFI practices, led by a partner recognized by independent commentators as being a leading practitioner in the field.

 

We support the public sector, private business operators, financial institutions, and other organizations in relation to conventional PFI, concessions, and PPP businesses, including design, build and operate (DBO) model, across a wide range of fields, such as airports, water and sewage, public parks, urban development, MICE, hospitals, schools, mixed-use facilities, water treatment plants, waste disposal, and power generation.

 

We also continuously advise Japanese government-affiliated development assistance organizations, public-private funds, private business operators, financial institutions, and other such bodies in relation to offshore infrastructure export support projects, such as real estate development, logistics infrastructure, water and sewage, hospitals and power generation. We have partnerships with overseas law firms and lawyers that specialize in the field of infrastructure, with whom we will work together, as necessary, including initial assessment on whether or not to proceed with arbitration or litigation.

 

Based on years of accumulated experience, our team can appropriately and promptly provide the following legal services:

• Public bidding procedures
• Research on industry-specific regulations/relevant laws and regulations
• Regulatory issues and licensing
• Drafting and negotiation of contracts for public and private entities
• Drafting consortium and joint venture agreements
• Project finance
• Business operation
• Dispute resolution

When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.
 

Related Practices

Related Publications

• “JAPAN: An Introduction to Construction,” Chambers and Partners (2023) [Co-author]
• “Getting the Deal Through – Public-Private Partnerships 2022,” Japan Chapter (Law Business Research Ltd.)(2021) [Co-author]
• “Construction and projects in Japan: overview,” Construction and Projects Global Guide 2021/22, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) (2021) [Co-author]
• Guide to PPP/PFI Practices Covering Concessions, Conventional Type and New Methods, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC. (2018) [Co-author]

Related Seminars

• "Overseas Public Private Partnerships in Brief," held on December 11, 2020
• "Essential Knowledge for Newly Appointed Managers: Fundamentals of Overseas Project Finance Contract Practice (3-hour seminar)," hosted by JPI (Japan Planning Institute) on September 3, 2020 

 

 

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