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• Crossrail re-developemnt area on London's Oxford Street

  Advised on the property acquisitions, due diligence, purchase contracts, transfers and the potential re-development of acquisitions on Oxford Street, which have significant re-development value in view of the areas new connections with Crossrail

  United Kingdom

  Establishing a Sharia compliant investment vehicle in Jersey

  Advising on establishing and structuring of a Jersey-based Sharia compliant investment vehicle facilitating Qatari investment in prime London property assets

  Qatar

  Flat disposal for Hong Kong stock exchange listed group

  Advising one of the largest commercial real estate companies based in China in connection with the disposal of flats being sold 'off plan' at a development in Nine Elms, London.  This was the first residential UK project for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed group and was the most successful UK residential property launch in China (in terms of GDV) to date.

  United Kingdom

  GBP 80,000,000 portfolio of retail development schemes

  A comprehensive redevelopment scheme including a new, modern 100,000 sq.ft. food store, petrol filling station, new business units and investment in local infrastructure.  This forms part of a wider portfolio of retail development schemes in the UK for this client equating to around GBP 80,000,000 in acquisition value

  United Kingdom

  Joint ventures and financing for luxury accommodation owners

  Advising the owners of a five-star hotel and apartment complex in Doha’s West Bay area on joint ventures and financing arrangements with a consortium of banks (led by Commercial Bank) and on the hotel management suite of agreements.

  Qatar

  Mixed use development of former bus depot

  Acting on a mixed use development of the former town centre bus depot site into a vibrant, and accessible leisure quarter in Darlington, UK.  The scheme involves a cinema, hotel, restaurants and bars.

  United Kingdom

  Multi-jurisdictional joint venture investment structuring

  Advising on a multi-jurisdiction investment structure spanning the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong and China to enable a joint venture between US and Italian investors to invest in Chinese real estate opportunities

  British Virgin Islands

  Significant London office letting

  Acted on the grant of the new lease of our client's newly refurbished offices at Africa House, London, to the incoming tenant.  This was one of the most significant lettings in the London office market in 2014 due to the value of the rental income, the location of the property and the identity of the tenant

  United Kingdom

  USD 1 billion acquisition financing for 15 plots on The Pearl-Qatar

  Negotiating USD 1 billion facilities for developers to acquire 15 plots on The Pearl-Qatar, an artificial island spanning nearly four million square metres, including drafting a security package involving assignments, refund guarantee's, and escrow arrangements

  Qatar

  Acquisition and sale

  Acting for Renaissance in its USD 150 million acquisition of BUE Marine Group, involving a fleet of nearly 50 vessels, to create one of the top 10 offshore support vessel operators, and assisting in the sale of an FPSO unit to a consortium of buyers for development of an offshore oil field

  United Kingdom
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• Suez Industrial Free Zone

  Advising on the negotiation of the USD 230 million project financing, EPC construction, port use and plant facilities in the Suez Industrial Free Zone

  Egypt

  Financing the sale and leaseback of 20 aircraft

  Acting on the financing of 20 E190 aircraft for Kenya Airways by way of sale/leaseback from a range of operating lessors.

  Kenya

  ICC arbitration regarding the termination of a joint development and funding agreement

  Advising a Moroccan real estate developer in an ICC arbitration regarding the termination of a joint development and funding agreement

  Morocco

  Financing of banana plantations with Chiquit

  Acting for the promoters in the development and financing of banana plantations and the negotiation of a ten year off take agreement with Chiquit in Mozambique

  Mozambique

  Development and financing of banana plantation

  Acting for the promoters in the development and financing of banana plantations and the negotiation of a ten year off take agreement with Chiquit in Mozambique

  Mozambique

  Dakar Port Project

  Advising African Development Bank on a EUR 47 million investment for the Dakar Port Project, Senegal

  Senegal

  Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Limited USD 142 million secured loan

  Advising Standard Bank of South Africa on its USD 142 million secured loan to Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Limited

  South Africa

  Tanzanian conglomerate USD 20 million secured loan

  Advising Standard Bank (Mauritius) Limited on its USD 20 million secured loan to a Tanzanian conglomerate

  Tanzania

• Multi-jurisdictional joint venture investment structuring

  Advising on a multi-jurisdiction investment structure spanning the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong and China to enable a joint venture between US and Italian investors to invest in Chinese real estate opportunities

  British Virgin Islands

  Hard commodities pre-IPO private placement

  Advising a Canadian iron-ore company in relation to pre-IPO private placement

  Canada

  Virgin America aircraft acquisition

  Acting for the lenders, financing the acquisition of two A319-100s by way of operating lease.

  United States

• Australian Airlines acquiring an aircraft on an operating lease

  Acting for the lenders financing the acquisition of an A34-300 on operating lease.

  Australia

  Debt and equity limited recourse trade financing

  Advising an international trader in connection with its debt and equity limited recourse trade financing of an Australian scrap-steel recycler including in connection with its ongoing working capital trade finance lines

  Australia

  Debt and equity limited recourse trade financing

  Advising an international trader in connection with its debt and equity limited recourse trade financing of an Australian scrap-steel recycler including in connection with its ongoing working capital trade finance lines

  Australia

  Structured trade pre-payment financing

  Acting for a regional development financial institution in its structured trade pre-payment financing of the export of furniture from China

  China

  Hong Kong Airlines aircraft acquisition

  Acting for the lender, financing the acquisition of two new 737-800s subject to Hong Kong Airlines operating leases.

  Hong Kong

  Advising Silverdale Services on multiple convertible bond issues

  Advising Silverdale Services on a number of transactions on foreign currency convertible bond and GDR offerings for various large Indian companies listed in Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Singapore

  India

  Secured trade finance facilities

  Advising a leading international steel trader in connection with its trade finance operations in particular on secured trade finance facilities, comprising a Letter of Credit Facility / Buyer's Credit Facility for up to 2.5 billion rupees, secured against receivables and commodities

  India

  Borrowing base financings

  Advising an international steel trader on its key core borrowing base financings in South East Asia, the UK, Germany, France and India

  India

  Kazakhmys plc's secondary share placing

  Advising Kazakhmys plc on a secondary placing of their shares through an accelerated book build process raising in order to raise GBP 500 million

  Kazakhstan

  Secure financing to a Kazak copper company

  Advising a bank on USD 125 million secured financing to a Kazakhstan copper mining-smelting enterprise (involving collateral including the pledge of raw materials, bank accounts and vehicles)

  Kazakhstan
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• USD 1 billion acquisition financing for 15 plots on The Pearl-Qatar

  Negotiating USD 1 billion facilities for developers to acquire 15 plots on The Pearl-Qatar, an artificial island spanning nearly four million square metres, including drafting a security package involving assignments, refund guarantee's, and escrow arrangements

  Qatar

  Establishing a Sharia compliant investment vehicle in Jersey

  Advising on establishing and structuring of a Jersey-based Sharia compliant investment vehicle facilitating Qatari investment in prime London property assets

  Qatar

  Joint ventures and financing for luxury accommodation owners

  Advising the owners of a five-star hotel and apartment complex in Doha’s West Bay area on joint ventures and financing arrangements with a consortium of banks (led by Commercial Bank) and on the hotel management suite of agreements.

  Qatar

  Letters of credit, asset seizure and insolvency

  Acting for a major European bank, which had confirmed several letters of credit, regarding the default of the issuing bank incorporated in Bahrain. This matter involved obtaining a freezing injunction to seize assets in England, considering cross-border insolvency issues and an application by the administrator for recognition of the Bahraini administration

  Bahrain

  Letters of credit

  Acting for a major European bank, which had confirmed several letters of credit, regarding the default of the issuing bank incorporated in Bahrain; obtaining an freezing injunction to seize assets in England; considering cross-border insolvency issues and an application by the administrator for recognition of the Bahraini administration

  Bahrain

  USD 100 million sukuk restructuring

  Advising International Investment Group on the restructuring of its USD 100 million sukuk

  Kuwait

  Highway connecting Abu Dhabi with Saudi Arabia and Qatar

  Acted for the operations and maintenance provider within a consortium team, in connection with the team’s bid to design, build, finance and operate the Mafraq-Ghweifat Highway which will connect Abu Dhabi with Saudi Arabia and Qatar under a PPP arrangement

  Qatar

  First ever Sukuk to be approved by the KSA capital markets authority

  Structuring a landmark USD 800 million sukuk, which was the first transaction to make the 'Islamic bond' accessible to KSA investors and was awarded Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News

  Saudi Arabia

  Largest Islamic financing in a multi-sourced project financing

  Acting as senior KSA common counsel to the conventional and Islamic lenders for a KSA petrochemical project, including assisting with structuring and devising novel Islamic compliant structures to fit into a larger conventional financing worth USD 847 million. This transaction was awarded Petrochemicals Deal of the Year by Euromoney Magazine Middle East as it featured the largest ever Islamic financing in any multi-sourced project financing globally

  Saudi Arabia

  First privately funded IWPP in the KSA

  Acting as lead counsel to a consortium and advising on all Islamic financing aspects for a USD 3.6 billion Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP)

  Saudi Arabia
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• Crossrail re-developemnt area on London's Oxford Street

  Advised on the property acquisitions, due diligence, purchase contracts, transfers and the potential re-development of acquisitions on Oxford Street, which have significant re-development value in view of the areas new connections with Crossrail

  United Kingdom

  Flat disposal for Hong Kong stock exchange listed group

  Advising one of the largest commercial real estate companies based in China in connection with the disposal of flats being sold 'off plan' at a development in Nine Elms, London.  This was the first residential UK project for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed group and was the most successful UK residential property launch in China (in terms of GDV) to date.

  United Kingdom

  GBP 80,000,000 portfolio of retail development schemes

  A comprehensive redevelopment scheme including a new, modern 100,000 sq.ft. food store, petrol filling station, new business units and investment in local infrastructure.  This forms part of a wider portfolio of retail development schemes in the UK for this client equating to around GBP 80,000,000 in acquisition value

  United Kingdom

  Mixed use development of former bus depot

  Acting on a mixed use development of the former town centre bus depot site into a vibrant, and accessible leisure quarter in Darlington, UK.  The scheme involves a cinema, hotel, restaurants and bars.

  United Kingdom

  Significant London office letting

  Acted on the grant of the new lease of our client's newly refurbished offices at Africa House, London, to the incoming tenant.  This was one of the most significant lettings in the London office market in 2014 due to the value of the rental income, the location of the property and the identity of the tenant

  United Kingdom

  Financing the purchase of Germany's largest cruise ships

  Acting for a leading cruise ship owner as borrower in relation to financing the purchase of new build cruise vessels including the largest cruise ships to be built in Germany

  Germany

  Shipping and oil trading company's trade finance facilities

  Advising a Greek shipping and oil trading entity on its trade finance facilities with ABN Amro and Standard Chartered Bank

  Greece

  Trade finance facilities

  Advising a Greek shipping and oil trading entity on its trade finance facilities with ABN Amro and Standard Chartered Bank

  Greece

  Ireland's Schools PPP Programme

  Advising Sodexo Ireland Limited as O&M Contractor on the second bundle of Ireland's Schools PPP Programme

  Ireland

  Offtake agreements and financing arrangements over Serbian steel mill

  Advising a commodities trader on the supply and offtake agreements and financing arrangements in respect of a steel mill in Serbia

  Serbia
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