Investing in infrastructure is more and more becoming a focus area for institutional investors as well as (local) governments. The Clifford Chance lawyers of our global Infrastructure Funds sector group bring together our international expertise in the infrastructure sector enabling us to deal with investors in all major jurisdictions, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East and USA.
Clifford Chance Infrastructure Funds sector group – in-depth knowledge of the full range of activities
The Clifford Chance Infrastructure Funds sector group is a multi-disciplinary group of highly-experienced lawyers who provide innovative legal advice and combines its M&A expertise with specialist input from across our network, which gives our Infrastructure Funds lawyers an unique understanding of the particular challenges which investors regularly face.
Infrastructure Funds Formation - Clifford Chance supports infrastructure funds throughout their life cycle from fund formation to strategic acquisitions and exits, helping our clients to proceed as quickly as possible towards successfully meeting their fund raising targets. For more information on our services in relation to funds formation, visit our Investment Management pages.
Tax - We provide tax and structuring advice on fund formation for sponsors. This advice allows our clients to optimise the fund’s team position in each jurisdiction in a manner that reduces taxes at the asset and fund level and takes into account the tax requirements of the fund investors and fund managers.
Infrastructure Financings – Clifford Chance has unrivalled expertise in financing arrangements in the Infrastructure sector, as well as in the wider leveraged finance markets. We have been instrumental in helping to shape the infrastructure financing market, having acted on many of the leading innovative financings both in the regulated and unregulated infrastructure sectors.
PFI/PPP - The cross-practice and cross-border PFI/PPP Group of Clifford Chance continues to feature in many of the market leading projects and to shape market practice by developing innovative solutions to deal with new legislative and other identified risks. To learn more about our advise on PPP transactions, visit our PFI/PPP pages.
Antitrust – Competition/Regulatory – Antitrust, competition and regulatory issues are increasingly complex but critical to the success of those operating in the infrastructure sector. Our antitrust lawyers apply specialised knowledge and cutting edge experience of competition and antitrust law combined with economic and regulatory expertise, assisting our clients in 'getting the deal through'.
Clifford Chance Infrastructure Funds sector group – ensuring successful infrastructure investments
Our cutting-edge insight into market issues ensures that the strategic deal issues are quickly identified and the risks managed promptly and effectively. It also enables us to give practical guidance on both deal execution and portfolio management issues. We apply our unique range of experience and expertise when advising on investments in the infrastructure sector, making sure deals are closed successfully.
