項目和基礎設施融資

Around the world, Squire Sanders lawyers have worked closely with clients on large projects requiring extensive experience in structuring and negotiating project financing, including analyzing, preparing, and negotiating all related documentation, including commitment letters, loan agreements, security documentation, trust agreements, and other finance-related documentation. We have experience working with the leading financial advisors, commercial banks, investment banks, export credit agencies, and multilateral financial institutions and bring that to bear when serving as legal counsel.

Squire Sanders lawyers have assisted private entities and governmental bodies in planning, financing, and implementing infrastructure projects including airports, ports, railways, roadways and mass transit systems, communications, health care, education and privatization. Our lawyers have also been involved in project financing aspects of energy projects, professional sports stadiums, museums, urban development projects, waterfront development and marina projects, port projects, housing projects, manufacturing facilities and mixed use entertainment/retail facilities.

法律事業組擅長的範疇

• 基礎設施融資
• 機場和交通運輸
• 能源
• 運動休閑設施
• 酒店和會議中心

代表性執業經驗

• Serving as bond counsel to the Tucson Airport Authority in connection with the issuance of US$32 million of Subordinate Lien Airport Revenue Bonds to finance concourse improvements.
• Assisting an urban redevelopment authority for a large UK port city with an organizational transformation as well as individual PPPs for road, hotel/convention center and other projects.
• Advising EBRD/Galnaftogaz in its US$25 million loan to a Ukrainian oil refining company for the purpose of expanding its filling station network.
• Representing the owner of the Phoenix Coyotes National Hockey League team in negotiations with the city of Glendale, Arizona for the development, financing, construction, leasing and operation of a new 17,500-seat multipurpose sports and entertainment center and the surrounding 225-acre site. We negotiated and drafted the arena development agreement on behalf of the developer; the arena management, use and lease agreement on behalf of the team and arena manager; and the mixed use development agreement on behalf of the developers of the 3 million to 5 million sq. ft. of commercial, retail and residential projects surrounding the arena. The total development cost for these projects was projected as more than US$750 million. The city of Glendale agreed to contribute US$180 million to the arena project.
• Serving as bond counsel to Broward County, Florida in connection with its issuance of US$176.8 million of bonds, in tax exempt and taxable series, to refinance bonds initially issued to pay the cost of construction of a sports and entertainment arena that is the home of the Florida Panthers.
• Serving as bond counsel in connection with the issuance by Lee County, Florida of its US$37.8 million Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds to refinance certain improvements to Southwest Florida International Airport. The bonds are secured by a pledge of net revenues from the operation of the airport.
• Serving as bond counsel in connection with the issuance by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority of its Power Revenue Bonds in three series aggregating US$2.5 billion to finance and refinance assets of the authority. The bonds are secured by a pledge of the revenues of the authority's electric power system.
• Serving as bond counsel to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in connection with interim financings for capital improvements and working capital.
• Serving as underwriters’ counsel in connection with the issuance and sale by the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority of US$304.3 million of the authority's Toll System Revenue Bonds.
• Serving as underwriter's counsel in connection with the issuance by the City of Phoenix (Arizona) Civic Improvement Corporation of US$122 million of Airport Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes (Commercial Paper) to finance acquisition and installation of baggage-screening equipment at Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport.