INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Henri Konan Bédié Toll Bridge, Ivory Coast: advising Bouygues Travaux Publics, concession-holder for the Abidjan toll bridge over the Ebrié Lagoon, connecting the Riviera and Marcory districts. Advising SOCOPRIM on an ongoing basis in connection with its activity as concession-holder.
  • Technical Landfill Centre Project, Ivory Coast: advising the applicant company in connection with a technical landfill centre project, financed with the assistance of a leading multinational. Abidjan urban rail project: advising a South Korean engineering company from 2012 to 2017 in connection with the Abidjan urban rail project (line 1 of the Abidjan metro)
  • Port infrastructure financing: advising the Ivory Coast and other investors in connection with the construction and operation of specialist port infrastructure.
  • Foxtrot gas project, Ivory Coast: advising the Bouygues group, the main operator in the Foxtrot gas project in the Ivory Coast, in its negotiations with the Ivory Coast State (Oil Ministry and Ministry for the Economy and Finance), and the analysis and completion of the legal formalities, with regard to the legality, validity and enforceability of the finance documents for the Foxtrot operating concession.
  • StarEnergie, Ivory Coast: advising the West African Development Bank and the private and institutional lenders on the development, financing, construction and operation of the StarEnergie, Ivory Coast thermal power plant project, in 2014.