Experience

BTMU, Vitol and the other lenders

Advising on a US$3 billion prepayment financing and the subsequent upsizing of the facility by US$1 billion to KazMunayGas, the Kazakh state oil and gas company (APAC Structured Trade – Oil & Gas Deal of the Year: Trade Finance Awards 2017 and European Structured Finance Deal of the Year – EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2016)

BNP Paribas and group of 27 lenders

Advising on the US$3.5 billion reserve-based credit facility for Tullow Oil, including the subsequent upsizing and refinancing of its secured multi-tiered reserve based and corporate facilities

EDF and wholly owned subsidiary NNB

Advising on the IUK backed project bond finance for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power project in the UK (estimated capital cost of £18 billion nominal)

Intesa Sanpaolo and the other lenders

Advising on a US$4 billion PXF facility for Petroleum Development Oman (Trade & Export Finance Deal of the Year: Bonds, Loans and Sukuk Middle East 2016, EMEA Structured Trade – Oil & Gas Deal of the Year: Trade Finance Awards 2017 and Middle Eastern Commodities Finance Deal of the Year – TXF Perfect 10 Commodity Finance Awards 2016)

Lundin Petroleum

A group of 23 lenders up to US$5 billion secured loan and letter of credit facility for Lundin Petroleum, based on oil and gas assets in France, Malaysia, Norway and The Netherland

Nord Stream 2 AG

Advising on the financing of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, running between Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea

Key contacts

Adrian Cheng photo

Adrian Cheng

Consultant, Singapore

Gerard Pike photo

Gerard Pike

Partner, Melbourne

William Breeze photo

William Breeze

Partner, London, Africa Group, Kazakhstan Group, Latin America Group and Central Asia Group