Firm Involved in Nine Deals of the Year
March 27, 2007, Project Finance

In Project Finance Magazine's recently announced "Deals of the Year" awards, White & Case was credited as an advisor in nine different winning projects:

• African Industrial Deal of the Year 2006 – Unicem
  The $205 million project financing for United Cement Company of Nigeria (Unicem) was the longest tenor Naira syndicated facility to date. White & Case served as legal counsel to the borrowers
• Asia-Pacific LNG Deal of the Year 2006 – Tangguh LNG
  White & Case provided legal counsel to the sponsors in what was the largest private sector investment in Indonesia's energy sector
• European Healthcare Deal of the Year 2006 – PTC Capital Essen
  White & Case acted for the lenders in the first major health PPP in Germany featuring real risk transfer to the private sector and the first German PPP financed with notes
• Latin American Mining Deal of the Year 2006 – Cerro Corona
  The Firm advised the sponsors, Gold Fields, in the pioneering $340 million Cerro Corona mine deal, the company's first financing in the region
• Latin American Power Deal of the Year 2006 – Iberdrola Mexico
  Iberdrola refinanced its independent power projects in Mexico using a $1.7 billion four-tranche loan which was the largest for generating assets in Latin America to date. White & Case advised the lenders
• Latin American PPP Deal of the Year 2006 – Conipsa
  This $67 million financing for the Irapuato-La Piedad road concession was Mexico's first "Proyectos para Prestacion de Servicios" (PPS) deal. White & Case advised the sponsors, ICA
• Latin American Refinancing Deal of the Year 2006 – Mextol
  White & Case assisted the borrowers in the $400 million Autopista Mexico-Toluca toll road refinancing – the largest project bond structured to date in the Mexican market
• Latin American Transport Deal of the Year 2006 – Quiport
  White & Case was international counsel to the sponsors – Aecon, Andrade Gutierrez, Houston Airport System, Airport Development Corporation – on the groundbreaking financing of a new international airport for Ecuador's capital, Quito
• North American Transport Deal of the Year 2006 – Indiana Toll Roll
  On the largest highway privatization and the largest PPP financing to date in the US, White & Case represented ITR Concession Company, owned by Cintra and Macquarie Infrastructure Group

 

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