We advise the world’s top energy and natural resources corporates, governments, regulatory bodies and investors on their most complex projects – including oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals, LNG, thermal power, renewables, nuclear and mining.
As well as our track record in developed economies our lawyers around the world have unrivalled experience in advising on transactions in emerging markets across Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Our clients recognise our reputation for delivering difficult, innovative, cross border transactions. Such transactions form the foundations of our clients’ strategic aspirations as global energy and natural resources markets evolve and cross border activity and interdependence increase. With our detailed understanding of the commercial environment in which our clients operate we are ideally placed to help our clients achieve their aims.
Recent deals include advising
the Schahin Group on a US$800m financing for the construction of two offshore drilling vessels (Oil & Gas Deal of the Year Project Finance International Awards 2007)
EBRD, EIB, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, DenizBank and HSBC on the project financing of Rotor Elektrik, a €220m wind farm being developed by the Zorlu group in Osmaniye - the first internationally financed wind farm in Turkey
the lenders to the Rijnmond 1 and 2 Independent Power Projects in the Netherlands
RWE on its acquisition of a 49% stake in the Belene Power Company, and subsequent advice on the design, construction and financing of Units 1 and 2 of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Belene, Bulgaria
the mandated lead arrangers in connection with the limited recourse financing of copper and cobalt mines and related infrastructure in the Katanga province, DRC
Reliance Petroleum Limited in connection with the financing of the US$6bn refinery and associated polypropylene plant at Jamnagar, Gujarat (Asian Petrochemical Deal of the Year Project Finance International Awards 2006)
the multi-lateral lenders on the US$ 500m project financing of the 250MW Bujagali Hydro Power Project in Uganda - the largest private investment in East Africa and largest ever IPP in Sub-Saharan Africa. (African Power Deal of the Year 2007 - Euromoney’s Project Finance Magazine)
