尼日利亚规模最大海港莱基深水港近日获得中国国家开发银行6.29亿美元的长期商业贷款，在此次交易中，安理国际律师事务所及尼日利亚Templars律师事务所为莱基港自贸区公司提供了法律意见，年利达律师事务所及尼日利亚Aluko & Oyebode律师事务所则为国开行提供了法律意见。 

莱基港位于拉各斯自贸区内，是尼日利亚第一座深水港。根据年利达的一份新闻稿，该项目于2011年启动，但由于缺乏资金不断遭遇延误，此次融资终于使项目能够真正启动，第一期工程将建造拥有两个泊位的集装箱码头等设施，尼日利亚也有望成为非洲热门的新船舶转运地。

莱基港由新加坡托拉罗姆集团开发，中国港湾集团修建，完成后将由中法合资控股公司运营。该项目属于中国“一带一路”倡议投资的一部分。

安理国际律师事务所团队此次牵头律师为伦敦办公室合伙人Tim Scales和北京办公室合伙人何宛文；年利达的牵头律师为巴黎办公室合伙人Stephen Le Vesconte及北京办公室合伙人纪晓晖。

Linklaters, A&O advise on $629 mln Nigerian port financing

Linklaters and Nigerian law firm Aluko & Oyebode have advised China Development Bank as the lender on the $629 million financing of the Lekki Port project in Nigeria, with Allen & Overy and local law firm Templars advising the borrower. 

Situated in the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki is Nigeria’s first deep-sea port. The project was initiated in 2011, but has been long delayed by a lack of finance. The new financing is for the development and operation of a container terminal with two berths, the completion of which will make Nigeria the primary trans-shipment hub in the region.

The Linklaters team was led by Paris-based partner Stephen Le Vesconte and Beijing partner Ji Xiaohui. Meanwhile, the Allen & Overy team was led by London-based partner Tim Scales and Beijing-based partner Yvonne Ho. 

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