Rachel Speight
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: International
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About
Provided by Rachel Speight
Practice Areas
Banks and sponsors seek out Rachel Speight for representation in international project and alternative financings. She particularly advises clients in the mining finance sector and infrastructure finance in the road, rail and healthcare sectors, including work on PPP projects.
Rachel has served clients including Africa Finance Corporation, Société Générale and the Development Finance Corporation. Rachel is a non-executive director for Women in Mining (UK) - a not- for -profit organization that seeks to promote the employment, retention and progress of women in the mining industry. She is also the partner in charge of both Graduate Recruitment and Pro Bono for the Mayer Brown London office and is the client- relationship partner for The Alzheimer’s Society.
Chambers Review
Global
Rachel Speight is well regarded for her finance practice and regularly advises banks and investment funds on the acquisition and financing of mining projects. Her international practice includes advising on transactions across Africa and the Americas.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rachel has very good relationships with banks. She's very thorough and can bring lenders together."
"She is responsive and extremely helpful on how best to move forward to progress a transaction."
"Rachel is extremely sound and her experience in mining is second to none."
"Rachel has very good relationships with banks. She's very thorough and can bring lenders together."
"She is responsive and extremely helpful on how best to move forward to progress a transaction."
"Rachel is extremely sound and her experience in mining is second to none."
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