Infrastructure & project finance

April 2022  |  SPECIAL REPORT: INFRASTRUCTURE & PROJECT FINANCE

Financier Worldwide Magazine

April 2022 Issue


Q&A: Investment in hydrogen

FW discusses hydrogen investment with Alex Kerr at Baker Botts (UK) LLP, Dalia Majumder-Russell at CMS, Marcia Hook at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Todd Alexander at Norton Rose Fulbright and Jonathon Hannah at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

An uneven recovery ahead for airports

S&P Global Ratings The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically reshaped the global transportation industry, with the ongoing decline in air traffic bringing severe consequences for airports. Now, with lockdowns easing across the globe, demand for travel is rising and a combination…

Waste to energy – too much risk for too little reward?

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP On 21 January 2022, the Paris Commercial Court granted a request from CNIM Groupe (a French listed global equipment manufacturer and industrial contractor) for the opening of a safeguard procedure and, at the same time, the opening of a court ordered reorganisation procedure…

All change for construction contract arrangements?

Sharpe Pritchard Solicitors There have been significant recent shifts in the construction industry, including significant price inflation. In parallel, across the public and private projects space, debates continue to rage as to the right way in which pricing mechanisms should allocate risk in order to…

A comparative view on the approach to ESG in PPP financing for roads in Latin America

Egis Group While the road concessions pipeline in Latin America is extremely dynamic, concerns often arise among developers, lenders and investors when it comes to ensuring the sustainability of these complex projects. Large toll roads generally become a key axis of development and may impact…

The need for concessional finance in Africa post-COVID-19 and what can be done by export credit agencies

Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a severe impact on the continent of Africa, impacting both economic growth and the health of nations. Many commentators have raised the concern that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to endure in many African countries far longer…

Local authority commercialisation through innovative funding solutions

Trowers & Hamlins Depending on who you talk to, the rise of commercialisation in local authority services in the UK is either the natural result of enterprising councils looking to bolster resources in the face of years of austerity, or it is the inevitable end game for councils that take too much risk and are…

Listed and unlisted infrastructure – closing the gap

GLIO A growing understanding of the differences between private and listed infrastructure may lead to a growth in listed allocations. The scarcity of quality assets in the private market, coupled with the growing amount of capital looking to invest – ‘dry powder’ and heady private asset valuations…


CONTRIBUTORS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Egis Group

GLIO

S&P Global Ratings

Sharpe Pritchard Solicitors

Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP

Trowers & Hamlins


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