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What the Team is Known For

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has a multidisciplinary African finance group, calling principally on the expertise of partners based in London, Paris and Dubai. It is active on a variety of asset finance, trade finance and reserve-based lending mandates, and is often seen acting for financial institutions, including multilaterals. Other clients include commodity trading companies. The firm's trade finance expertise is complemented by experience in handling commodities trading disputes.

Work Highlights

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  • Watson Farley & Williams acted for the lenders on an acquisition finance facility provided to Trident Energy with the aim of financing Trident's acquisition of oil and gas assets located in the Republic of Congo.

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WFW are a great help with some of the more complex matters we have to work on and are always able to turn around sensible, commercially sensitive advice in a short space of time.

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Joe Levin
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Joe Levin is a London-based partner whose work encompasses project and trade finance, with the twin streams of his practice converging in the oil and gas sector.

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