S. Horowitz is recognized as a top-tier firm for project finance in Israel, providing comprehensive legal support throughout the lifecycle of major infrastructure and energy projects. Our experienced team advises local and international entities, including banks, lenders, insurance companies, infrastructure funds, private equity funds, concessionaires, consortiums, sponsors and governmental organizations on complex projects across diverse sectors.
We have led or been key advisers in the financing of numerous transformative projects that have shaped Israel’s landscape, including the Cross-Israel Highway, Jerusalem Light Railway, Dalia power plant, Ashdod Assuta Hospital (the first hospital PFI project in Israel), Tamar Gas fields (valued at over $8 billion), Ramat Negev and Ashdod Energy power plants, and the construction of Amos-2 and Amos-6 telecommunication satellites. Our expertise spans transportation, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, telecommunications, desalination, aerospace and defense.
Our approach combines deep industry knowledge with practical solutions, enabling us to understand project risks and allocate them fairly across project stakeholders. We handle financing, tender processes, risk analyses, project structuring, and regulatory compliance for the most complex and innovative infrastructure developments.
Acting for lenders, including local and foreign banks and financial institutions, as well as export credit financiers, as well as for borrowers, on all aspects of PPP and PFI project financing, including drafting and negotiation of financing documents, performing risk analyses of all project documents, whether on a BOT, BOO, DBFO, BOOT or any other basis. This includes conducting legal due diligence and analysing project agreements, preparing and negotiating letters of intent, negotiating project agreements with the authorities and other tender issuers, as well as with the other project parties, such as concession agreements, EPC contracts, O&M contracts, interface agreements, direct agreements, as well other related documentation.
In performing the above, we are assisted by our multidisciplinary team which includes experts in tenders, regulation, tax, real estate, infrastructure, energy, environmental and construction law who enable our project finance time to provide integrated service and expertise at each stage of the project finance process. This collaborative approach allows us to deliver tailored solutions for financing of complex infrastructure projects across all industries.
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