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Projects & Energy - Africa-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst fields an established team in the Africa projects space which acts on developments in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. The firm's robust workload in the oil and gas sector covers upstream, midstream and downstream matters. Equipped to handle corporate transactions as well as disputes, the group also offers strong capabilities in OHADA-governed matters.

Work Highlights

  • Ashurst advised a consortium consisting of EDF, TotalEnergies and Sumitomo Corporation on the development of the Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project in Mozambique.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Yann Alix
3
Yann Alix
3
Band 3

Head of the firm's Africa group, Yann Alix handles a breadth of commercial and transactional mandates on behalf of clients engaged in the oil and gas, mining and infrastructure spaces throughout Africa. He is dual-qualified in France and in England and Wales, and is based in London.

He is very proactive. He flags issues we might not otherwise think of.

Mark Barges
5
Mark Barges
5
Band 5

Paris-based Mark Barges has notable expertise in project financing and refinancing, with a particular focus on renewable energy projects. He offers extensive experience advising on power purchase agreements and the development of solar power projects.

Mark really understands all the complications on projects matters and is really involved in the details. He knows projects documents inside and out.

He is very technical and also very commercial, meaning he can negotiate with other parties well.

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Africa-wide

Projects & Energy

Yann Alix
3
Yann Alix
3
Band 3
Mark Barges
5
Mark Barges
5
Band 5
Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals

Yann Alix
3
Yann Alix
3
Band 3