Infrastructure

  • Djibouti International Free Trade Zone: since 2014, China Merchants Port and CM Shekou on the greenfield development, construction and financing of a 48-sq km free trade zone and supporting infrastructure packages, including ports, roads, warehouses, power supplies and telecoms in Djibouti. This project received the 2019 Project of the Year Award by China Law and Practice and is the largest free trade zone in Africa to date.
  • Djibouti Damerjog Industrial Zone: a Chinese consortium on the financing, construction and project development of the Damerjog Industrial Zone in Djibouti.
  • Hulhumalé airport economic zone in the Maldives: Beijing Urban Construction Group on its greenfield planning, development and construction of an integrated airport economic zone (comprising hotels, office towers, a conference center, duty-free shops and shopping malls) on Hulhumalé Island.
  • Industrial zone development in East Africa: Orient International on its investment in a mega-project covering fish processing, fishing and industrial zone development in Eritrea.
  • Doraleh Multi-Purpose Port project: The Export-Import Bank of China on a US dollar term loan facility to the Djibouti government for the construction and development of Doraleh Port.
  • Djibouti old port redevelopment project: China Merchants Property Development on the negotiation and finalization of the framework agreement and on the overall project structuring for its old port redevelopment project in Djibouti.
  • Colombia port terminal: A Chinese SOE on its acquisition of port terminal and warehouse assets in Colombia.
  • Hongkong Land on its acquisition and subsequent disposal of port terminal assets in Wuhan and Zhejiang Province.
  • Shenzhen Shekou and Zhuhai Gaolan port terminal projects: Hutchison Whampoa on its acquisition of port terminal assets in Guangdong Province.
  • China Merchants Port, CM Shekou and CMID on the financing, construction and project development of a 224km four-lane toll road in Djibouti.
  • Veolia Transport, a leading international transportation company, on its various investments in urban public transportation projects in Shenyang, Chongqing and Nanjing through the establishment of joint ventures with local state-owned enterprises.
  • Light rail in Israel, CRRC and other consortium members in a bid for financing, planning, construction, maintenance, and operating the Tel Aviv light rail Green and Purple Lines.
  • Cathay International on highway construction projects in Guangdong Province, including drafting and conducting negotiations on construction contracts and ancillary agreements.
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority on its proposed investment in a major airport in South China, including deal structuring, drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
  • Hopu Investments on its US$119m investment in the Hainan-based conglomerate and airport operator Regal Group
  • Veolia Water, a leading global water group, on its various water supply and wastewater treatment projects in China (Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen), including negotiating joint venture contracts and concession agreements and advising on corporate restructuring.
  • Cathay International on the construction, operation and offtake for a group of 16 water plants with a total designed daily treatment capacity of 2.3 mega tonnes per day.
  • Retail commercial complex in Wangfujing, Beijing China: from 2005 to 2015 Hongkong Land, a member of the Jardine Group, on the RMB60 billion greenfield development, construction, and financing of an integrated retail complex with an 80-room Mandarin Oriental hotel in the Wangfujing area of Beijing, China. The project is Hongkong Land’s flagship commercial development project in China.
  • Citibank on completion risk management, fit-out, migration and occupancy of a built-to-specification 24-floor office tower in Manila constructed by a Dubai-Philippines development consortium with an option to purchase. The building is now the headquarters of Citibank in Manila.
  • Citibank NA Jakarta Headquarters: Citibank on construction completion risk management, fit-out, migration and occupancy of 12 floors of office and retail banking space in a Grade A office tower under construction in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Citibank NA Jakarta: Citibank on construction completion risk management and commercial and retail occupancy of 13 floors of office and retail banking space in a Grade A office tower under construction by a Hong Kong-based developer in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Hongkong Land Beijing commercial district office development: Hongkong Land on the joint venture development of a Grade A office tower in the Chaoyang District of Beijing.
  • IDI Gazeley, a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Group, on its proposed joint venture with a member of the Legend Holdings Group to design and construct a build-to-spec logistics hub in China.
  • Macquarie Real Estate and Infrastructure Fund on its acquisition of mixed-use retail and commercial shopping centres in Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Shenyang.
  • A major Chinese real estate developer on its joint venture with a Middle-Eastern sovereign fund to develop and construct various retail and commercial properties in more than 10 cities in China.