Project finance: principais aspectos e vantagens desse modelo de financiamento
Project finance: principais aspectos e vantagens desse modelo de financiamento
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1591125170312
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Palavras-chave: covenants, financiamento de infraestrutura, modalidade financeira, project finance, sociedade de propósito específico (SPE).
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Keywords: covenants, infrastructure financing, financial modality, project finance, special purpose company (SPC).
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Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss the main advantages and elements related to the structuring of the financial modality known as project finance. After defining the concept, the discussion focuses on its key characteristics, the complexity involved in structuring this type of financing, and the main advantages and disadvantages of its implementation. Its structure segregates the project’s risk from that of the sponsoring corporation, allowing for the attainment of a lower interest rate compared to those usually obtained through traditional corporate financing. On the other hand, assembling such an operation entails high transaction costs, involving multiple stakeholders and requiring the negotiation of complex conditions supported by restrictive contractual clauses, known as covenants. This is a financial modality that is not yet widely known or used, but it presents strong appeal for capital-intensive projects with predictable and regular cash flows, typically found in infrastructure ventures such as energy, transportation, logistics, and sanitation.
- Juliane Albuquerque
- Virgilius de Albuquerque