Project Finance: Overview

Resource type: Practice note: overview

Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: USA

This Note is an overview of project financing and discusses the main characteristics of project financing, the principal project financing participants, including the project sponsor, contractors and commercial bank lenders. This Note also discusses the main agreements typically involved in a project finance project, including concession agreements, offtake agreements, construction contracts and operations and maintenance agreements.

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Resource ID: 7-382-7004
Products: PLC US Finance, PLC US Law Department
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