One of the leading departments of Yehuda Raveh & Co. comprises our Project Finance team. The firm has extensive experience throughout the process of Project Finance from the Term Sheet to successful Financial Close with extensive experience working both for the Lenders and the Borrowers, while the firm benefits from the experience of international bankers. Furthermore the department has impressive experience with a wide range of client sectors including Transportation, Construction, Real Estate Development, Water Desalination, Power Plants, and other Infrastructure projects.

The firm renders legal services to various Project Finance enterprises in Israel, amongst them:

• The Cross-Israel Highway, which is being built and financed on a B.O.T basis.

• Jerusalem Light Rail system (valued at over 400 million US$) - currently in final stage  of  selecting the preferred bidder in an international B.O.T. tender.

• Tel Aviv Mass Transit system (valued at over 1.5 billion US$) - currently on  international B.O.T. tender.

• A 118 million cubic meters desalination water project in Ashkelon (valued at approximately 250 million US $). The firm represents the consortium of lenders led by Bank Leumi, one of the two largest banks in Israel, and over 100 institutional investors (pension funds, Provident Growth, and insurance companies).

• Road 431 (valued over 500 million US$). The firm represents a consortium of lenders led by Bank Hapoalim.

• The Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem Fast Lane Project (valued over 150 million US$). The firm represents the lenders - Bank Leumi and Migdal Insurance Group.

• An 80 MW co-generation combined cycle power plant, operating on natural gas (Valued over 100 million US$). The firm represents the lender- Bank Leumi.

• A Natural Gas Pipeline across Israel (valued at over 500 million US$), now under international B.O.T. tender. The firm represents Bank Leumi, which is supposed to arrange the financing of the project.

• Development of students' dormitories at the University of Jerusalem, the largest of its kind in Israel, (valued at approximately 90 million US $). The firm represents the Hebrew University, the owner of the project.

• Development of student dormitories at the Technion in Haifa, an academic institution, which graduates comprise the majority of Israeli-educated scientists and engineers.

• A 1000 classroom project, built as a P.F.I project. The firm represents on of the largest building groups in Israel.

• An establishment of a 50,000 meter project which combines office buildings and a commercial center.

• A prison in Beer-Seva, built as a P.F.I project, which is now at the Pre - Qualification stages. The firm represents an international entity participating in the tender.

• Two protected tenant housing complexes built as a B.O.T projects. The first complex consists of 200 apartments and is valued at approximately 90 million New Israeli Shekels. The second complex consists of 126 apartments and is valued at approximately 30 million New Israeli Shekels. Both are currently in tender process.

• The construction of power plants in military bases.

• The construction of a new hospital in Jerusalem, valued at 180 million US $.

• The construction of a multipurpose complex in the Haifa University.

• Two new extensions of the Cross Israel Highway (valued at 350 million US$) - currently in the stage of financial closing - estimated

• Road  531 (valued at 2.3 million NIS), currently under tender. The firm represented one of the group participating in the tender.

• A 100 million cubic meters desalination water project in Hadera (valued at approximately 250 million US$). The firm represents a consortium led by General Electric and Africa Israel Group.

• Furthermore, the firm is involved in the funding of Israel Infrastructure Fund, aimed to finance infrastructure projects in Europe and Israel, which is expected to raise up to 200 million US$, 100 of which has already been raised.

• In addition, our firm is involved in the construction of major highways in Greece, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia, which are also B.O.T projects. For example the firm is involved in the financing of a dairy project in Romania, valued at 50 million US$ as well as the financing of a residential project in the Czech Republic, containing 200 residential units.