Edgar is an Of Counsel in our Energy Transition and Infrastructure Finance team in London.
Edgar has over 15 years' experience advising on the development, financing, restructuring and acquisition of projects and assets in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors. During his career, he has advised clients in multiple roles, including private and state-owned sponsors, commercial banks, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, private equity funds and governments. His experience spans projects and assets in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Adding to his knowhow in complex international transactions’ structures and documentation, Edgar possesses in-depth knowledge of regulatory matters and business practices in a number of mature and emerging markets. This is particularly the case with respect to Lusophone countries, including Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola and Cape Verde.
Edgar is qualified to practice English, New York and Portuguese law. He is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, as well as proficient in French.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- GuarantCo and British International Investment on a credit facility for Etana Energy with the purpose of issuing guarantees to back PPAs with greenfield wind and solar IPPs in South Africa
- CMOC Group on the development in joint venture with Lualaba Power SA of the 200 MW Nzilo II Hydropower Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- PowerCo (Volkswagen Group) in relation to the proposed acquisition of nickel sulphate by a pre-paid offtake structure as part of the acquisition funding for ACG’s acquisition of the Santa Rita nickel sulphide and Serrote copper mines in Brazil
- VTTI as sponsor on an acquisition financing arranged by Intesa Sanpaolo and Natixis in relation to the purchase from ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy of a 70% stake in Adriatic LNG terminal, a 9.6 bcm FSRU facility in Italy
- BNP Paribas, ING, Natixis and Société Générale on the project financing of the Muga potash project in northern Spain
- Mercuria on its debt and minority equity investments in Seacrest Petróleo, in connection with the US$699m acquisition of the Cricaré and Norte Capixaba oil fields onshore in Brazil
- Deutsche Bank, ING, Macquarie and Shell on a US$160m reserved based facility for Karoon for the development of the Baúna field, offshore in Brazil
- AfDB, ECIC, JBIC, NEXI, and a syndicate of commercial banks on the project financing of the US$4 billion Nacala Corridor Rail and Port project in Mozambique and Malawi *
- Eni, CNPC, KOGAS, GALP and ENH on the ECA-backed US$8 billion financing of the Coral South floating LNG project in Mozambique *
* Experience prior to joining the firm
Sectors
Background
Edgar graduated from Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2007. He holds a master’s degree in Business Law from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and an LL.M. with honours from Columbia University.
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