A&O Shearman has suggested the profitable worldwide consortium on reaching monetary shut for the A12/A15 Ressen–Oudbroeken (ViA15) public-private partnership (PPP) venture within the Netherlands. This infrastructure venture will considerably enhance connectivity within the Arnhem–Nijmegen area and full the direct transport hall between the Port of Rotterdam and Germany.
The GelreGroen consortium consists of John Laing, HOCHTIEF PPP Options GmbH, Dura Vermeer Groep N.V., and BESIX Group NV/SA. The venture represents a important infrastructure milestone for the Netherlands and strengthens cross-border logistics between key European financial areas.
A&O Shearman acted as authorized adviser to the consortium on the venture financing, offering totally built-in, cross-practice assist throughout 4 jurisdictions. The crew suggested on all key authorized facets required to convey the venture to monetary shut, reflecting the agency’s depth in large-scale infrastructure and PPP transactions.
Lead companion Zeeger de Jongh commented: “We’re proud to have supported the GelreGroen consortium on this strategically vital venture. This transaction demonstrates the energy of our built-in European platform and our means to ship advanced, multi-jurisdictional infrastructure financings.”
The matter was led by a cross-border A&O Shearman crew together with:
- Dutch venture finance: Zeeger de Jongh, Koen de Wit, Cees van Ginneken, Dimitri Kolias, Nicolette van den Bosch, Wouter Groot
- Dutch public regulation: Jochem Spaans, Jasper Wesselman
- Dutch ICM: Aron Berket, Michaël Guenneguez
- Belgium: Filip Tanghe, Hélène Bauwens
- Germany: Wolfgang Melzer, Tobias Wintermantel
- England: Rob de Kort, Nicholas Ho
A&O Shearman thanks the GelreGroen consortium for its belief and all colleagues throughout the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and England for his or her dedication over the previous six years in bringing this landmark infrastructure venture to completion.
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