United Arab Emirates

Credit Agricole CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Credit Agricole Group, the world’s n°11 bank measured by Tier One Capital (The Banker, July 2015). The Bank offers its clients a comprehensive range of products and services structured around six major divisions:

- Client Coverage & International Network
- Global Investment Banking
- Structured Finance
- Global Markets
- Debt Optimisation & Distribution.
- International Trade & Transaction Banking

The Bank provides support to clients in large International markets through its network with a presence in major countries in Europe, America, Asia Pacific and The Middle East.

White & Case is an international law firm that serves companies, governments and financial institutions. Established in 1901, our long history as a global firm means we are able to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they are.

With 39 offices across 26 countries we are uniquely positioned to guide our clients through the complex and varied legal landscapes along the Belt and the Road. Our global practices, including offices along the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, stand ready to assist on projects of various complexity, sizes and nature. In particular, our Project Finance, Infrastructure, M&A and Finance practices are market leaders in many of the jurisdictions in which they operate across the Silk Road and beyond. Clients turn to us for our deep experience in the development of precedent-setting infrastructure projects in frontier and emerging markets.

With close to 100 Chinese speaking legal practitioners, three Greater China offices and China deals in Europe, Africa, North and South America, we are ideally positioned to advise clients involved in developments and investments along these important trade routes.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with 51,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 70 countries. Across Greater China, there are 21 offices servicing the local market. The company won four of the top awards in the Euromoney Survey 2017 & 2018 in the categories of Overall, Agency Letting/Sales, Valuation and Research in China. In 2018, the firm had revenue of $8.2 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, advisory and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com.hk or follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cushman-&-wakefield-greater-china)

Rrider Levett Bucknall (RLB) is the world's leading quantity surveying consultancy firm in real estate and construction industry. We have more than 120 offices worldwide with over 3,600 employees. The company has 20 offices in the Mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, providing three core services including cost management and quantity surveying, project management and advisory. 

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has been voted the number one global cost consultant partner for the fourth consecutive year in the World Architecture 100 Survey 2019 that carried out by Building Design.  

Leveraging Hong Kong's advantages as the “super-connector” in Belt and Road Initiative, RLB has assisted many Mainland China and Hong Kong companies in their overseas projects, providing full quantity surveying and cost consultancy services.  

Our projects in the Belt and Road countries include: CASA Meridian Residence in Cambodia, Jeju Shinhwa World in Korea, Primorsky Entertainment Resort City Project in Russia, etc.

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents. The firm represents leading multinational corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals. 

Our lawyers across the Greater China region have built robust cross-border investment, energy, resources and infrastructure and corporate practices, regularly advising PRC-based institutional and corporate investors on investments, deals and projects across Belt and Road countries and beyond.  Specifically, we have experience advising on the financing, development and construction of large scale infrastructure projects, the operational issues of power generation and resource extraction activities, joint ventures, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions of infrastructure and resource companies, and litigation and arbitration in connection with the business activities of clients operating in Belt and Road markets.  

Our award-winning Belt and Road work is frequently covered by international media outlets.  Moreover, our clients deals, such as COSCO Shipping Lines Corp. Ltd and Lianyunguang Port Holdings Group Ltd’s joint investment into the SEZ Khorgos-Eastern Gateway project, have been recognized by the PRC Government as model Belt and Road deals.   

To learn more about how we can assist you, please visit www.klgates.com.

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

As the largest majority-owned risk advisory network in the industry, Aon deliver:

• Advice in managing risks associated with growing business along the belt and road countries
• Consistency and accountability for our multinational risk management services
• Global platform to empower strategic global risk management engagement
• Unparalleled market analytics to efficiently design state-of-the-art risk financing options
• China experts embedded within our local offices all over the world, and working as a global team to deliver resources to your operations worldwide
• 360-degree risk management services supporting China overseas investment, construction and infrastructure projects, in compliance with local laws and regulations

Our China Global Solutions (CGS) maintains a global network of dedicated Chinese national professionals that provide the best of Aon to the Chinese community, responding to the special needs of Chinese-owned businesses and their expatriate employees, no matter they are operating along Belt and Road countries for the first time, working to optimize risk management strategies, or in need of help navigating the changing international insurance regulatory environment.

Hogan Lovells has made a significant commitment to servicing the legal and business needs of our clients in Asia Pacific for nearly 35 years. They are the eighth largest international law firm in Asia.

They have one of the strongest networks in Asia Pacific, with over 240 lawyers, including over 50 partners, based in their offices in Beijing, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Perth, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Ulaanbaatar. In Singapore, they operate as a joint law venture with leading Singapore firm, Lee & Lee. They are the first international law firm with permanent representation in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

They regularly act on complex matters involving their clients’ regulatory affairs, multi-jurisdictional transactions and business ventures as well as some of the most high0profile commercial disputes in the region. Demonstrative of this they received over 30 awards for their work in 2014.

Hogan Lovells in Asia Pacific has significant depth of legal knowledge and resource in many key industry sectors, including, energy, natural resources and infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, financial services, TMT and real estate.

American Appraisal is now Duff & Phelps.

In February 2015, American Appraisal was acquired by Duff & Phelps. The transaction bolsters Duff & Phelps’ world-class valuation capabilities, adding professionals in more than 50 offices globally. As a result, Duff & Phelps significantly expand its geographic footprint in Europe and Asia.

Founded in 1896, American Appraisal, is a global valuation-consulting firm providing independent fair market valuation of real estate, machinery & equipment, entire business, intangible assets including brands, IPR & goodwill, equities, derivatives and other financial assets for investment, financing, accounting compliance and management decision making purposes. It has over 50 offices in 24 countries including, in Asia, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Taipei, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangalore, and New Delhi.

Allen & Overy is an international legal practice with approximately 5000 people, including some 525 partners, working in 45 offices worldwide. More specifically relevant to the Belt and Road initiative, we have a leading projects practice, which comprises of 70 partners globally and includes some 205 lawyers. The group advises sponsors, governments, construction companies and lenders on projects and project financings across energy, infrastructure, mining and telecoms throughout the world. We provide our clients with a fully integrated service on all aspects of project work, drawing on and mobilising Allen & Overy’s specialist skills to assist in all relevant areas of law. Our lawyers win praise for their technical ability as well as their commercial approach and can provide a comprehensive service in numerous areas, including advising on joint ventures, project structures (BOT, BOOT, DBFO, DBFM, PPP, 3P, PFI and others), conducting legal due diligence, risk allocation and reviewing the ‘bankability’ of project agreements, financing arrangements (bank and bond) and relevant security packages and considerations across the globe. We have consistently closed more project finance deals globally than any other law firm since 2000 and are recognised as ‘top-tier’ in all the major legal directories. We have already been asked to pitch on various projects in relation to the Belt and Road Initiative and have recently been mandated on a matter.

We have a wealth of experience globally on energy and infrastructure projects and have attached our APAC brochure with some highlights of our work. Please note that we have experience covering many jurisdictions, so ask not to be limited to specific markets. Our infrastructure experience covers a wide range of areas including airports, bridges, ports, rail, roads, stadia, social infrastructure, telecom, waste and water.

We are a law firm with global influence. Our team of more than 1,500 lawyers covers 47 offices in 20 countries to support clients wherever law, business and government interact. We provide access to new knowledge, new markets and new expertise. 

With extensive local and regional positions in Eastern and Western Europe, North America, the Middle East and Latin America, plus our strong Asia Pacific presence in Greater China (Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong), Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Perth Sydney, Darwin, we are well positioned to support clients on major infrastructure transactions and projects in connection with the “Belt and Road Initiative”. Our extensive global experience in infrastructure and commercial transactions, and international trade and public policy capabilities, enables us to provide comprehensive legal support to clients.