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Colin & Colin Law Advocates

Project finance and infrastructure development in Rwanda has grown considerably since 2000. At Colin&Colin, we recognize that through the effective participation of the private sector in infrastructure development and the implementation of limited-recourse projects, the government can more effectively achieve its economic and social goals. Colin&Colin is ready to assist both the private sector and public agencies in their efforts.

Colin&Colin’s Project Finance and Infrastructure Development Practice team uses its knowledge and experience to provide clients with the highest quality in-depth legal and strategic advice on all aspects of the development, financing and operation of a project from implementation to completion.

Our lawyers are incredibly experienced in advising sponsors, creditors, banks, credit agencies, underwriters, advisors, special purpose vehicles, construction companies, multilateral institutions and public sector bodies. Colin&Colin’s professionals have extensive experience in the infrastructure development and financing of projects across a wide range of industries, including transport, energy, water and wastewater management, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, construction, and social infrastructure. Given the size of the financial resources committed and the impact that these projects regularly have on the local economy, along with the number of local and foreign parties involved in the project development and implementation, many of the projects involving our specialists can be described as high-profile and complex.

Project Finance Legal Services

  • Legal due diligence

  • Project structuring

  • Structuring and negotiation of financing and securitization

  • Establishment, operation, and liquidation of all project financing related legal entities

  • Preparation and negotiation of all project related contracts (shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, investment agreements, contract agreements, off-take agreements, supply agreements, concession/licensing agreements, product sharing agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, technical service agreements, etc.)

  • Advice on all financing documents (inter-creditor agreements, loan agreements, facility management agreements, security agreements)

  • Advice on legal and administrative regulations

  • Permits and licences related to project development and implementation

  • Dispute resolution