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FINANCE – OVERVIEW

Projects are among the most complex and challenging transactions to finance because a successful structure must be fully consistent with the fundamental features of the project and, at the same time, satisfy the requirements of the financial markets.

All the financial resources and expertise required for a successful limited recourse financing are available at NORD/LB: innovative ideas, skilled specialists, knowledge of local markets, and access to capital. Customizing our services to our client’s unique requirements, we develop and execute financing that will maximize the economic value of any given project.

More specifically, project-related financial services which are tailored to individual client requirements, range from providing financial advice, to structuring and arranging debt and equity financing, loan syndication and participation in project funding. Our teams of experts design specific financing structures, taking social/corporate factors and the optimum equity structure. We model project objectives and cash flow structures to particular market requirements and take into account the equity returns and capital recovery strategies of public and private sponsors.

Our seamless project finance organization with offices around the world allows us to be responsive and sensitive to our clients’ global project finance needs. This, coupled with expertise in developing complex and innovative solutions and close partnerships with public and private project development enterprise, makes NORD/LB an ideal partner for project financing in a large number of sectors.

SCOPE OF PROJECT FINANCE SERVICES

  • Financial Advisory and Consulting: Solutions to specific customer problems, development of optimal implementation strategies
  • Structuring and Arranging: Preparation of financing structures and models, integrating variables such as economic and political risk, legal matters, taxation, environmental and social concerns, optimal debt/equity structure
  • Underwriting and Syndication: Match project needs and cash-flows with structures responsive to market requirements; meet debt/equity objectives of private and public sponsors; provide the necessary financial commitments.
  • Loan Participation: Financial support for projects of the bank's key clients from the private and public sectors, primarily through senior secured loans
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NORD/LB HAS DECIDED TO FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY & SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

NORD/LB has experience across diverse industries: Conventional Power, Infrastructure, Transportation, Oil/Gas/Petrochemicals, Biofuels, Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment/Recycling, and Telecommunications. However, in the Americas, NORD/LB decided two years ago to focus exclusively on the financing of renewable energy and social infrastructure projects.

 

NORD/LB's COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS

The financial strength of NORD/LB Group, our wide reach with public and private companies, our experienced international team and our access to the global NORD/LB project finance network are the key factors for delivering successful solutions to our clients. Our aim is to develop solid and mutually beneficial long-term client relationships.

Notable long-term credit ratings (Aa3 by Moody’s, A by Fitch) Presence in the main project finance markets (Americas, Asia, Europe) Syndication capability in the U.S. and European financial markets

NORD/LB’s PROJECT FINANCE TEAMS

We have offices working in structured finance in New York, London, Singapore, and out of our head office in Hannover.