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Mayer Brown has a dedicated Africa practice group working on deals and cases in more than 35 countries throughout the continent. We offer practical experience, technical skills and commercial knowledge of the various African markets, culture and languages to our clients and understand the challenges and rewards that exist when doing business in Africa. These services are provided by lawyers who are qualified in a broad cross-section of jurisdictions and who, in many cases, have the ability to work in several languages including English, French and Portuguese.

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Projects & Energy: Power - Africa-wide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Mayer Brown maintains a distinguished mining practice across Africa. The team is also recognised for its representation of banks and financial institutions in various financing and development mandates relating to hydropower, LNG and green hydrogen projects. Additionally, the firm's expertise extends to energy-related disputes. The group is adept at handling corporate matters on behalf of petrochemical companies, as well as advising a long list of sponsors and governments on project development and regulatory energy matters. The team draws on its global network to support clients across anglophone, francophone and lusophone Africa.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mayer Brown acted for Centamin on the more than USD100 million financing arrangements for its Doropo gold mine located in Côte d’Ivoire.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers demonstrate a lot of availability and are quick in getting back to us with the required files.

    Projects & Energy: Power respondentGlobal

  • The level of responsiveness from the team is really good.

    Projects & Energy: Power respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Ian Coles
    Ian Coles

    Ian Coles

    Ian Coles is a well-known figure in the field of mining, and a former head of Mayer Brown's Africa group. He is a go-to adviser for mining finance, with recent experience concerning uranium and lithium projects. Coles also has notable experience advising African governments in the context of natural resources legislation. He is based in London.

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  • Olivier Mélédo
    Olivier Mélédo

    Olivier Mélédo

    Paris-based Olivier Mélédo has considerable experience acting for sovereign governments across francophone Africa on the development of major energy and infrastructure projects. He is also well versed in acting for EPC contractors and project companies.

    • Olivier Mélédo organises tasks well and he has very good coordination skills.

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  • Rachel Speight
    Rachel Speight

    Rachel Speight

    London-based partner Rachel Speight is a key figure in Mayer Brown's mining practice, with a wealth of experience advising on the financing of major projects throughout Africa. She is well respected in the industry and regularly acts on behalf of export credit agencies and leading commercial banks.

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