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Provided by Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney
Ashurst has a specialist mining offering, and our UK department plays a key role in advising on the full spectrum of legal advice through each stage of mining projects across the globe, with a particular focus on emerging markets and Francophone Africa.
A number of clients have reiterated to us that our London office is one the very few London offices in the market that has a 'core' mining team and real 'dirt' mining expertise, especially in project development and asset-level M&A.
We have a highly specialised private M&A and project development/finance capability – our experience spans projects relating to lithium, cobalt, iron ore, coal, gold, bauxite, uranium, copper, silver, nickel, zinc, potash and mineral sands.
Our international dispute resolution team has significant experience of advising mining companies in disputes related matters (e.g. tax, employment, environment and compliance), operating in domestic or international arbitrations, national courts or before specialist tribunals.
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Ashurst Perkins Coie houses a well-regarded mining practice known for its work on matters throughout the world, with a particular emphasis on Francophone Africa. The team capably leads on corporate transactions and M&A alongside asset-level project development mandates. The firm acts of operators large and small, alongside financial investors in the sector.
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Ashurst Perkins Coie advised Vedanta on USD485 million placing of shares in its India-based subsidiary Vedanta Limited.
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Ashurst Perkins Coie has expertise within West Africa. They are proactive and able to anticipate things. They knew exactly which experts to go to on the technical side, which is really helpful.
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Yann Alix has a respected Africa-focused mining practice advising clients on project development and M&A transactions. He is especially sought after for projects and deals in francophone regions, due to his dual qualification in both English and French law.
Yann Alix is very proactive and flagged issues we did not think of.
Nick Williamson focuses his practice on the energy and natural resources space. He often advises on the acquisition of large-scale mining assets and projects.
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: International
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: International
Provided by Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney
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