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Projects & Energy: Oil & Gas - Africa-wide

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What the Team is Known For

A&O Shearman is home to a renowned project finance practice which frequently advises major regional and international development finance institutions (DFIs) and banks on syndicated finance transactions in Africa. The team is notably active on the financing of mining and oil and gas projects, with extensive project development experience, including the negotiation of EPC contracts. A formidable presence in power projects with considerable experience acting for lenders, sponsors and developers, the firm holds additional expertise in infrastructure, wind, hydro and thermal.

Work Highlights

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  • A&O Shearman advised the IFC, Nedbank and Mauritius Commercial Bank on their provision of a USD207 million loan to SEACOM, financing the expansion of its broadband cable network throughout Africa.

Strengths

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Their strength lies in their ability to understand what we are trying to achieve and develop it commercially, and then translate that into legal concepts; their ability to do that is very good.

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Their lawyers have strong market knowledge and are oriented towards creative, practical solutions.

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The quality of the advice is reliable and always something we can act on. The team are very practical and open to conversation.

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Notable Practitioners

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Tim Scales
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Tim Scales
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Head of the firm's Africa group, London-based Tim Scales is highly regarded for his project finance expertise. He is respected for his activity on DFI and export credit agency-backed financings, with a wealth of pan-African experience across the power, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors.

Tim is a brilliant lawyer.

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Lachlan Poustie
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Lachlan Poustie
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Lachlan Poustie is based in Paris, from where he regularly advises on the finance aspects of significant energy and mining projects located in francophone Africa. He is also experienced in providing guidance on gas supply agreements and investments relating to the construction of manufacturing facilities.

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Lachlan Poustie
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Lachlan Poustie
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