作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons
金杜律师事务所（金杜）宣布加入香港基建融资促进办公室（IFFO），成为IFFO的合作伙伴。IFFO创建于2016年7月，是由香港金融管理局牵头成立的平台，旨在促进基础设施投资及其融资，并在中国“一带一路”计划的带动下促进香港发展成为基建融资枢纽。随着中国企业不断谋求“走出去”战略，香港日趋有望成为融资枢纽，为中国企业交易提供资金。
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) announced today that it has joined the Hong Kong Infrastructure Financing Facilitation Office (IFFO) as a partner. The IFFO is a platform established by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in July 2016 to facilitate infrastructure investments and their financings. It supports Hong Kong’s development as an infrastructure financing hub under China’s Belt and Road initiative. As Chinese enterprises pursue their “going out” strategies, opportunities for Hong Kong as a fund raising hub for these transactions will increase.
金杜成为首批受邀加入IFFO的律师事务所之一。此项殊荣不仅充分肯定了金杜的专业水平和它在香港占据的重要地位，更证明香港法律界能在“一带一路”事业中发挥更重要、更广泛的作用。
KWM is one of the first law firms invited to join the IFFO which recognises the firm’s expertise and standing in Hong Kong as well as the important, broader role the Hong Kong legal sector plays in this initiative.
金杜香港办公室合伙人林永耀表示：“香港素有国际金融中心美誉，是’一带一路’相关融资活动的最佳目的地。我们已为’一带一路’中的能源投资项目完成一系列融资交易。在其中多项交易中，香港都扮演了不可或缺的角色，因此需要香港本地律师提供专业意见。通过与中国国内团队合作，我们既拥有国际项目融资的丰富经验，又可在合作中发挥我们对中国企业深入了解的显著优势，从而成功保证每项交易顺利完成。”
KWM Hong Kong partner David Lam comments, “Hong Kong’s reputation as an international financial centre makes it an ideal destination for Belt and Road-related fund raisings. We have advised on a number of financings for energy investment projects along the Belt and Road. In many of these deals, there is a significant Hong Kong component which requires expertise from Hong Kong lawyers. Working with our China team, we combine our experience of international project finance together with our familiarity in collaborating with Chinese enterprises to bring these transactions to a successful completion.”
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