Infrastructure & Project Finance
The firm advises sponsors, lenders, and government counterparties on public-private partnerships, infrastructure concessions, government procurement, and the financing arrangements that underpin large-scale projects.
The infrastructure and project finance practice at Lexacto & Co. operates at the intersection of commercial enterprise and the public interest. The firm advises on the structuring, documentation, and execution of infrastructure projects, including transportation, power, urban services, and social infrastructure, with engagements that span the development, construction, operation, and refinancing phases of a project lifecycle.
The practice extends to public-private partnership arrangements, concession and licence agreements, government procurement, and the financing documentation negotiated with domestic and multilateral lenders. The firm appears before statutory regulatory commissions, High Courts, and arbitral tribunals on disputes arising from project documentation, tariff determinations, and concession enforcement.
Scope of Services
- Structuring of public-private partnerships and build-operate-transfer arrangements
- Concession agreements, licence agreements, and operations and maintenance contracts
- Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract drafting and negotiation
- Project finance documentation including common loan agreements, security trustee arrangements, and intercreditor agreements
- Government procurement and competitive bidding advisory
- Tariff determination, regulatory representations, and commission proceedings
- Refinancing, project restructuring, and acquisition of operating assets
- Dispute resolution arising from concession agreements, including arbitration and writ proceedings
Forums & Authorities
The firm engages with regulatory and adjudicatory bodies that oversee infrastructure development and project finance.
- High Courts in writ proceedings concerning concessions and procurement
- Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions
- Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
- Arbitral tribunals constituted under project agreements
- Government procurement authorities and statutory project authorities
- Lender consortia and multilateral financing institutions
Sectors Served
The practice is engaged across infrastructure verticals where regulatory, commercial, and financing considerations intersect.
- Power generation, transmission, and distribution
- Roads, highways, and transportation infrastructure
- Urban infrastructure including water, sanitation, and waste management
- Renewable energy and green infrastructure
- Logistics, warehousing, and industrial parks
- Social infrastructure including healthcare and educational institutions
Why Engage Lexacto & Co.
Sponsors and lenders engage the firm for its capacity to navigate the regulatory architecture of Indian infrastructure while maintaining a sharp commercial focus on bankability and risk allocation. Senior counsel are involved in negotiation of concession terms and financing covenants, ensuring continuity from documentation through to dispute resolution.
The firm's integrated approach permits clients to receive coherent advice across procurement, financing, regulatory, and dispute dimensions of a project. That comprehensive perspective is particularly valuable in long-tenor infrastructure mandates, where the legal architecture must endure across changes in regulation, capital structure, and project circumstance.