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Infrastructure & Projects

As a sponsor, lender or public sector organisation, you require legal advisors who can help you succeed in complex infrastructure and project financing transactions. Whether you are involved in public works programmes or private sector financing in the areas of transport, health, education, waste, energy, defence, IT/telecoms, leisure, custodial & justice, ports, rail, roads or water, you can depend on the leading lawyers in major infrastructure projects and related project financing throughout the world.

In Central and Eastern Europe, CMS has valuable experience of the successful procurement and implementation of infrastructure projects, including providing key advice on procurement, project documents and financing strategy.

We have delivered deals in a range of sectors with a combined value of many billions of euros, advising on public private partnerships, energy and renewables projects, including the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, infrastructure and utilities investments and a range of other development and corporate finance transactions. If you are an investor selling or buying an interest in a concession, a utility business or a PPP deal, you need expert guidance through the complex bidding process. Our lawyers have helped shape transactions across these sectors, ensuring quick deal completions on terms that optimise your returns.

If you are facing a potential dispute, we have the experts to support you through dispute resolution procedures or litigation action. Whatever your situation, we have the track record and the people to help. With over 200 lawyers working in this sector, we can support your transaction in virtually any part of the world including the UK, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the Middle East, Turkiye, India, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Our dedicated Polish infrastructure team has the breadth and depth of resources to take on any project, whatever its size or complexity. We are equally experienced in acting for public authorities, sponsors and lenders, and we have a keen appreciation of their respective requirements. The group is integrated with the UK team to provide a seamless and comprehensive service in relation to both Polish and other issues. 

Each member of the team understood our needs, which translated into effective collaboration.

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"The advice was always to the point, there was no need to explain our needs, so it was very efficient."

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"Clients highlight that practice head, Marcin Bejm "provides out-of-the-box thinking, understands what we are trying to achieve commercially and is a pleasure to work with."

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Highlights of our experience in Infrastructure & Projects in Poland
International consortium Gdańsk Transport Company S.A. as a con­ces­sion­aire on the construction and operation of the A1 Motorway, Gdańsk – Toruń section, on both phases of this project, based on...

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23/02/2024
The CBAM – what is it and how will it affect the market?
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) entered into force on 17 May 2023. The implementation of the CBAM has been divided into a transitional period (from 1...
25/01/2024
Emerging Europe M&A Report 2023/2024
Despite geopolitical tensions, fears of recession and strong inflationary pressures across the EU, as well as the fiscal tightening needed to contain them, M&A in the CEE region has remained reasonably buoyant. Findings from the CMS Emer­ging Europe M&A 2023/24 report, published in cooperation with EMIS, demonstrate the resilience of the Emerging Europe deals market as activity holds firm against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and strong inflationary pressures. Welcome to the 2023/24 edition of the Emerging Europe report.
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Polish ‘Spatial Planning’ amendment facilitates cooperation between business...
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22/12/2023
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CMS Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments: An International...
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30/08/2023
CBAM Implementing Regulation and Extensive Additional Reporting Guidance...
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Resource Nationalism in Battery Metals: Risks and Mitigation
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22/05/2023
Poland proposes new regulations on electricity direct lines, offering opportunities...
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12/05/2023
Consultation on the EU’s interim emissions reduction target for 2040
Until 24 June 2023 the European Commission is consulting to gather views on the EU’s climate target for 2040.Since the Communication of the European Green Deal in late 2019, there have been a raft of...