12月23日，国企招商公路公告宣布其将联合沪杭甬高速、宁沪高速、皖通高速、四川成渝及招商联合共同组成六方联合体，收购土耳其交通建设巨头ICA公司51%股份，收购额为6. 88亿美元。环球律师事务所、国浩律师事务所及高伟绅律师事务所在交易中分别担任买房的中国法律顾问及外国法律顾问。

根据环球的一份新闻稿，此次收购标的为ICA公司投资建设的伊斯坦布尔第三大桥及北环高速公路，它们是土耳其重要的交通基础设施，是连接欧亚大陆唯一的陆路货运通道。这次交易也是迄今为止土耳其最大的基础设施并购交易、中国在土耳其最大的跨境投资项目，以及中国首单海外公路并购项目。六方联合体将在香港设立特殊目的实体，招商公路拥有新实体31%股份，出资额约为2.13亿美元。

环球团队此次项目牵头人为合伙人刘劲容律师、秦伟律师和郭仕芳律师。国浩团队牵头人为合伙人刘向明律师、王重律师及赵宸律师。

Global, Grandall, CC advice on China Merchant Expressway's $688 mln Turkish deal

Global Law Office, Grandall Law Firm and Clifford Chance have advised a Chinese consortium led by China Merchants Expressway on its $688 million purchase of 51 percent stake in Turkish infrastructure company ICA, aiming at the third Bosphorus bridge and North Marmara Motorway project.

Global says in one press release that the target is important transport infrastructure in Turkey, being the only land freight passage connecting Eurasia. The deal represents the largest infrastructure M&A transaction in Turkey and the largest cross-border investment by China-based investors in Turkey to date. 

The Global team was led by partners Liu Jinrong Liu, Qin Wei and Guo Shifang. The Grandall team was led by partners Liu Xiangming, Wang Zhong and Zhao Chen.

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