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Conference Documentation: Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships in FranceProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: SMI Publishing, Ltd Published: February 2002 Product Code: R215-128 Description Missed an SMi Conference? Of course nothing compares with being there. But if you missed the recent SMi Conference on Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships in France did you know you can still benefit from the event?What the information package includes: Events are now available on CD-ROM, via .pdf, in hardcopy documentation and on audiocassette. There's no need to miss out on any key industry conferences - whether you could not make the dates, or you got tied up in last minute business meetings, you and your colleagues can still benefit. Take this unique opportunity to benefit from the market leaders' strategies. You can work through the conference materials at your leisure, whenever you want. The packages are now available in hardcopy or electronically. All conference documentation packages are dispatched once payment has been received after the event. Order online today to secure your copy. Conference documentation features all the PowerPoint presentations and handouts from the event. Whether you're writing a report based on the latest industry trends, training colleagues or undertaking research, the documentation offers an invaluable source of leading edge knowledge. Or capture all of the information presented at our conferences on professionally recorded audiocassettes. Your purchase includes a permanent reference of audiocassettes and the complete conference workbook. Table of Contents Day One 8.30 Registration & Coffee 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks Laurent Vandomme, Partner, Herbert Smith. 9.10 PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS What about PPP in the economy at the beginning of the 21st Century What are public private partnerships? The jargon: BOT’s, BOO’s, concession, PFI…, distinctions which it is necessary to know how to recognise What sectors and areas are more involved in PPP finance The place within project finance for delegated management How can PPP projects be utilised to benefit the public? PPP’s potential in the European Union Christian Bettinger, Director of Publication, Revue des Concessions et des Délégations de Service Public. 9.40 THE USE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECT FINANCE IN TRANSPORT AND URBANISATION PROJECTS A Ministry Perspective Experience in France Different examples of PPP in France Future perspectives A Representative of the French Ministry of Economy, Finance & Industry, , . 10.20 FINANCING A PPP DEAL The view of the commercial bank Reasons for investing in the public private partnership sector Project selection - the most attractive areas within the public sector for investment Different approaches to private finance involvement and varying roles - how it differs from the UK PPP system The future of PPP in France Patrice Vabre, Head of Structured Finance, Dexia Credit Local. 11.00 Morning Coffee 11.20 HISTORICAL ORIGIN & LEGAL SITUATION OF FRENCH PPP CONTRACTS An EGF BTP perspective Xavier Bezancon, Delegue General, EGF BTP. 12.00 TURN KEY PROJECTS IN FRENCH TRANSPORT The role of PPP in public rail infrastructure Reasons for using private finance in the railway industry Different roles a private company/organisation can take within the public rail industry in France Examples of French and European PPP projects Success and lessons learnt Strategies to further develop the French rail industry Antoine Bresolin, Vice-President Finance & Investment Systems, Alstom Transport. 12.40 Lunch 2.00 RISK ALLOCATION Principle risks allocation in French PPP projects The transference of risk from the public to the private The roles - the concessionaire and the authority Claiming compensation - the Fait du Prince doctrine Concessionaire protection - the law principle of Imprevision The Force Majeure principle explained The concessionaire’s obligation to ensure ‘Service Public’ Comparison with Uk PFI practise Bertrand Andriani, Partner, and Simon Ratledge, Managing Associate, Linklaters & Alliance. 2.40 PPP IN FRENCH INFRASTRUCTURE The A28 motorway project - a case study A new approach to motorway concessions in France A28: project description An innovative financing challenge A benchmark for future projects in France? Thierry Deau, Head of Project Finance, Egis Projects. 3.20 Afternoon Tea 3.40 PRIVATE FINANCE IN THE FRENCH PUBLIC SECTOR - THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK Contractual Issues in a PPP project The concept of ‘service public’ The concession Allocation of risk The contractual framework Examples of concession-based financing in France Tim Scales, Partner, Allen & Overy. 4.20 PROJECT FINANCE AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES The adoption of a new public procurement code in France What is covered by the new regime? Entities concerned Public procurement as distinct from delegations of public services How does this new regime operate? Thresholds and procedures of award Substantial innovations (pre-contractual procedures, terms of payments) Where does this leave us with respect to the legal environment for PPP projects? No real change to the regime of typical PPP contracts The remaining specifics of administrative contracts Gautlier Martin, Lawyer, and Jacques Bertran de Balanda, Partner, Lovells. 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One Day Two 8.30 Re-registration and Coffee 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks Michael Polkinghorne, Partner, Coudert Brothers. 9.10 THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK The role of the EIB in PPP in the European Union The role of the EIB in financing PPP projects How EIB can help to optimise the financing of projects - for example infrastructure Key sectors involving PPP PPP’s potential in the European Union Thoughts and predictions for PPP in France Henry Marty-Gauquie, Director of Communications, European Investment Bank. 9.40 SCOPE FOR FUTURE PROJECT FINANCE AND PPP IN FRANCE An overview and summary Project finance & public private partnerships in France : where do we come from? A comparison between French and international markets Key sectors for future developments Barriers to be overcome A case study Lionel Walter, Head of Project Finance, CIC. 10.20 PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE Project finance and PPP in motorway infrastructures The concession of Toll-Highways Overview of the French experience A short presentation and history of the French experience The major evolution of the last decade A new approach of the public-private partnerships Patrick Vieu, Directorate of Roads, Motorway Concession Department, The Ministry of Public Works. 11.00 Morning Coffee 11.20 PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN FRANCE AND SODEXHO ALLIANCE Sodexho Alliance Involvement Central kitchens Prison mixed management Laurent Detrie, Head of Financial Engineering, Sodexho Alliance. 12.00 PORTS AND HARBOURS Dunkirk harbour - west heavy goods quay case study An overview of PPP opportunities in ports and harbours The reasons behind the Dunkirk harbour west heavy goods quay partnership How the partnership was initiated and managed Different methods of introducing public-private partnerships into port management The responsibility of the port authority and the concession to the public Ports - an expanding opportunity for public private partnerships? Bruno Vergobbi, Managing Director, Dunkirk Port Authority. 12.40 Lunch 2.00 PROJECT FINANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY The Vasco de Gama Bridge of Lisbon - a VINCI case study The role of the constructor in project finance Understanding the obligations as a consortium Bidding for a project - providing what the public wants, what makes a project worth bidding for Delivering the operational results - deadlines and cost control in PPP initiatives The future position of the contractor in public private partnership schemes Gilles Breem, Managing Director Road Infrastructures, Vinci Concessions a division of VINCI. 2.40 THE ALLOCATION OF RISK Principles of risk allocation in French PPP projects Allocation by law of external risks: fait du prince, imprévision, force majeure Unilateral termination and modification: the principle of mutabilité Modification by contract of the legal allocation of risks How does French practice in risk allocation measure up to UK PFI practice? Michael Elland-Goldsmith, Co-Head of Paris Projects Practice, Clifford Chance. 3.20 Afternoon Tea 3.40 PROJECT FINANCE AND PPP IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY An EOLE-RES case study on wind power in France An overview of the former wind power programme ‘EOLE 2005’ How the project tender was initiated, managed and won Completing the project - how the project was financed on a ‘non-recourse’ basis An overview of the new French legal framework to promote renewable energies Jean-Marc Armitano, Chief Executive Officer, EOLE-RES. 4.20 HOW PPP DIFFERS IN FRANCE FROM THE UK An overview Key differences between the French and UK PPP concepts The governmental structure in France and how this affects the use of PPP in France Important differences in French legal framework and practise sensitivity Jean L’Homme and Nicholas Bliss, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. 5.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference |
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