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Product Description This new book on project finance provides a practical 'how-to' guide to deal documentation and explanations of the legal and commercial rationale for the positions taken in these deals. Written by a team of experts from Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer, the authors provide a clear jargon-freeguide relevant to all parties in a deal. Legal issues are analysed in the context of deal negotiation and contractual provisions that appear in actual project finance documentation in the UK and internationally, in particular covering New York. All perspectives of a typical transaction are covered including the negotiating standpoint ofsponsors, funders, contractors, suppliers and service providers, and, where relevant, host governments. The authors provide sample contractual drafting in each chapter and where relevant, explanations as to how the drafting and law differs in common law and civil law jurisdictions. The principles common to all project finance transactions are covered in the first section, while the second part considers aspects of project finance that are specific to each sector including extraction, electricity, transportation infrastructures, social infrastructures, defence, water andtelecommunications industries About the Author Kent Rowey, partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Kent is a partner in the Energy and Infrastructure Group based in London. He is Head of the Global Energy and Infrastructure Group. He has a particular emphasis on energy and transportation infrastructure. Nicholas, Bliss, partner, FreshfieldsBruckhaus Deringer. Nicholas is co-leader of the Energy and Infrastructure Group and leads the firm's PFI/PPP Group. Andrew Bonser, partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Andrew practises principally in the energy sector. Alex Carver, solicitor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Alex's practicefocuses on energy and infrastructure. Mark Coker, partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Mark is a London-based partner in the Energy and Infrastructure Group. He acts for sponsors and lenders on the development and financing of large energy infrastructure and industrial projects in Europe, Africaand Asia. Charles July, partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Charles is one of the firm's senior finance partners.He specialises in project finance, banking and asset finance and his sector experience includes energy, water, transport, infrastructure, satellites and chemicals. Stephen McGairl,partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Stephen specialises in international financing, asset and project finance, and investment and finance in Russia and the CIS. His sector experience includes banking, leasing, aviation, oil and gas, electricity, mining and transport infrastructure. JeffreyRubinoff, partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Jeffrey has wide experience of advising governments, companies, banks and other financial institutions on project finance and outsourcing transactions, including PFI projects and other public private partnerships, infrastructure projects, propertyfinance and syndicated loan facilities. Ian Stewart, partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Ian is a partner in the Finance Group and has considerable experience principally in the infrastructure and transportation sectors. He is particularly active in the PFI/PPP market. Patrick Wallace, partner,Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Patrick specialises in international energy and natural resource projects, project financing, PFI and public private partnerships, privatisations and related commercial contracts and regulatory issues.