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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.

Simmons & Simmons is a leading international law firm, with over 1,500 staff worldwide, including more than 230 partners and a total legal staff of over 900, situated in key business and financial centres across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Our Client base includes a significant number of the current FTSE 100 and Fortune Global 500 companies and we advise the top 10 investment banks, many of the world’s largest financial conglomerates and more than half of the top 50 European hedge fund managers. We work across core practice areas including corporate & commercial, dispute resolution, employment, pensions & employee benefits, EU, competition & regulatory, financial markets, information, communications & technology, intellectual property, projects, real estate and tax. Simmons & Simmons has a specialised focus on specific sectors, including asset management & investment funds, energy & infrastructure, financial institutions, life sciences, technology, media & telecommunications (TMT).

For additional information on our firm, please visit our website at simmons.simmons.com.

Milbank is a leading international project finance legal advisor. In the past three years alone, we have acted as legal advisor in over 120 project financings worldwide which have raised more than US$90 billion globally for a wide variety of oil and gas, energy, power, mining, natural resources, transportation, telecommunication and other infrastructure projects, including those along the Silk Road. We are one of the selected international law firms with expertise in Islamic finance.

In the past five years, more than 20 of transactions executed by our trams in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing and London have received “Deal of the Year” awards from industry publications. Chambers UK has recognized Milbank as a leading Islamic Banking and Finance practice and our partner is designated in the first tier of Islamic lawyers. Chambers has also designated several members of our Asia team as “Leading Individuals” and Milbank as (Band 1) for:

- Global-wide: Projects & Energy
- Asia-Pacific: Projects & Infrastructure
- Indonesia: Corporate & Finance (Including Projects & Energy)
- Japan: Projects & Energy
- Singapore: Projects & Infrastructure

These awards and rankings reflect our commitment to serve clients worldwide and our capability to execute complex project financings along the Silk Road. We have acted as legal counsel to infrastructure projects along the Silk Road, including China, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Yemen in the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in South and Southeast Asia.

Holman Fenwick Willan is recognised as a leading global law firm advising on all aspects of international trade and commerce. Across 13 offices worldwide, our 425 lawyers provide a first-class service in advising a range of governments and some of the world’s leading companies on trade issues and major infrastructure projects, particularly within our core sectors of energy and resources, ports and terminals, shipping, aviation and construction. Many of our Partners are recognised experts in their fields and our dedicated projects group applies its sector expertise in advising from procurement, risk and quality management stage through to land tenure and management including negotiating concession agreements, financing, construction, on-going operations and maintenance and dispute management and resolution in relation to projects spanning the key global international transport routes and the trade zones including China, the Persian Gulf, Central and Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean and Europe. Our group also has specialists expertise in joint venture arrangements (both with government and private sector projects), creating structures for investment funds, advising on issues relating to real estate funds management, the sale and acquisition of companies and interests, project finance, structured finance and leasing, planning and regulatory approvals and dealing with governmental agencies. Our offices throughout Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe have particular expertise in assisting clients on major infrastructure projects in key emerging markets forming part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Founded in Los Angeles in 1890, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is one of the most prestigious of the truly global law firms. With more than 1,200 attorneys in 18 offices, Gibson Dunn is committed to providing top-tier legal services – wherever your business may take you. We are proud to represent over half of the Fortune 100 companies in a wide variety of legal matters.

Our Asia-based attorneys have all lived and worked in the region for many years and possess an in-depth understanding of the legal and business cultural environment. They have the capacity to handle the most challenging and substantial transactions anywhere in Asia.

Gibson Dunn maintains a leading infrastructure and project finance practice, with experience in more than 60 countries and deep familiarity with the industrial, commercial, financial and political issues that are inherent in the development, financing, construction and operation of major infrastructure facilities around the world. The group has been widely recognized as one of the top 15 project finance practices worldwide. Our infrastructure team has been involved in major infrastructure facilities including toll roads, airports, parking facilities, ports, pipelines, water and waste-water projects, stadiums, tourism and other public use facilities around the globe. We represent sponsors and developers, governments, contractors, commercial and investment banks, institutional lenders and equipment suppliers in connection with all aspects of project development, including bid preparation and qualification, contract negotiation and drafting, financing arrangements, construction and operation-related issues, licensing and establishment of local offices and, when necessary, claims preparation, negotiation and dispute resolution, including arbitration. We also frequently represent clients in the acquisition or disposition of infrastructure assets.