Orrick Advises Consortium on One of the First Road Concessions in Republic of the Congo


February.07.2019

Orrick Paris advised a consortium consisting of China State Construction Engineering and Egis Road Operation in the negotiation and conclusion of the national road concession contract, n°1 (Pointe Noire – Brazzaville), n°1 bis (Brazzaville – Mindouli) and n°2 (Brazzaville – Ouesso) in the Republic of the Congo.

A strategic project for the infrastructure development of the Republic of Congo, the concession covers the operation, major maintenance-renewal, maintenance and development of several hundred kilometers of road infrastructure. The Orrick team advised the consortium throughout the process of drafting, negotiating and finalizing the concession contract, as well as the corporate and project documentation.

The Orrick team was led by Yves Lepage and included Jean-Luc Champy, Geoffroy Berthon, Foucaud Jaulin, Quirec de Kersauson and Janina Dahmouh.