Project Finance

We act for financial institutions, export credit agencies, sponsors, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors in the project financing of domestic and overseas projects, including:

• Power generation (thermal, solar, onshore and offshore wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, and nuclear)
• Infrastructure development (roads, waterworks, airports, railroads, educational institutions, hospitals, communication facilities, submarine cables, and pipelines),
• Natural resource development (petroleum, gas, and mining)
• Plant construction (petrochemical products and desalination plants)

Our team can help you with:

• Financing documents
• Security packages
• Review of project documents and relevant documents including:
  • Public bidding procedures
  • Regulatory issues and licensing
  • Consortium and joint venture agreements
  • PPP, PFI and concession agreements
  • Design, build and operation (DBO) contracts
  • EPC contracts
  • Purchases and sales of interests in energy projects
  • Take-or-pay, supply and off-take agreements
• 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, Vietnamese, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our offices in Tokyo, New York, London, and Frankfurt.

 

 

Related Practices

Related Publications

• Chambers Global Practice Guides - Project Finance 2019, Japan Chapter, Chambers and Partners (2018)
• Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC. (2019) [Co-author]​​​​​​

 

 

Related Seminars

• "Trends and Key Points on Infrastructure and Energy Projects Abroad – Upon Publishing of the Book “Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects”," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, supported by Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), November 20, 2019
• "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 
• "Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Methods and Regulations, from Contract Practice Fundamentals to Insights for Practical Application (3-hour seminar)," hosted by JPI (Japan Planning Institute) on January 29, 2020

 

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