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Direct agreements in project finance transactionsWhat is a direct agreement?Direct agreements are very common in project finance transactions.A direct agreement is an agreement which gives the lenders to the project direct rights in respect of a key project document (for the meaning of ‘project
Project finance—key finance documentsDocuments for a typical project finance transaction can be split into three broad categories:•finance documents—the finance documents govern the debt financing for the project including the senior debt and any related facilities (eg a cost overrun facility or
Project finance—undertakings (covenants)Undertakings, or covenants as they are sometimes called, are promises given by the borrower(s) and any obligors to the lender (or finance parties in a syndicated facility) to perform or not perform certain actions. The borrower may also undertake to procure
Offtake contracts—key issues for project finance lendersMost projects are underpinned by a complex web of contractual relationships between all the parties involved in the project (eg the project company, equity investors, contractors, sub-contractors, offtakers and suppliers). These documents are
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