Project finance is an area in which accurate and prompt advice is paramount. The clients need to be fully aware of the ramifications of complex and diverse transaction structures and the interests of various parties at all times. Our Project Finance Team assists clients on many large-scale projects, both domestic and international, related to social overhead capital, construction, energy, and real estate development projects, as well as carrying out projects on behalf of various parties, including shareholders and investors.
◆ Legal advice relating to funding plans and structuring of financial schemes
◆ Advisory services with respect to the formation of investment intermediaries such as joint ventures, consortiums, etc. and the establishment of special-purpose vehicles such as project-financing vehicles, etc.
◆ Documentation of loan agreements etc., negotiations regarding contracts and completion of contracts
◆ Providing review & guidance on project-related regulations and approval- & permission-related issues
◆ Providing legal opinions regarding project finance, and related tax & levy issues
◆ Providing advice on the operation & management of investment intermediaries and SPVs relating to project finance
◆ Further counsel in consideration of individual & circumstantial issues related to separate projects
Advised on financial transactions related to large-scale real estate development projects (apartments, shopping malls, hotels and golf clubs, urban development projects, urban and residential environment development projects, and industrial complex development projects)
Advised on the establishment of project financial investment companies and financial transaction planning for city development projects
Advised on financial & lease structures for luxury villa rentals
Advised on the private investment project for the construction of the Busan-Geoje Bridge
Advised a number of constructions companies in international development projects, including office developments in the United Arab Emirates and South East Asia, condominiums in Malaysia and the Philippines, among others