Linklaters
Linklaters remains a dominant force within the energy and natural resources sector, providing a ‘one-stop-shop service’ that spans the full value chain, from M&A, banking, and finance to projects and dispute resolution. The team offers experience in Belt and Road Initiative deals, facilitating Chinese corporate investments across Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Xiaohui Ji heads the practice, with a focus on energy and infrastructure and a robust portfolio around sector investment, project development, and financing. His extensive collaborations include major Chinese policy and commercial banks, prominent Chinese corporates in the sector, as well as global ECAs and commercial banks. Counsel Jianbin Wang concentrates his focus on energy, natural resources, and infrastructure, particularly in the context of Belt and Road transactions. He regularly provides counsel to both international and Chinese banks on high-profile financing deals across diverse sectors, from oil and gas to energy, mining, and broader infrastructure.
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Testimonials
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‘Linklaters could truly offer a one-stop-shop service to our organisation. The quality of the team's work lives up to Linklaters' "best in class" standard, and the fee-earners that provide services to us are always willing to dig deeper with the company side, coming up with bold and creative solutions for the obligors and going the extra mile to bring additional value.’
‘Xiaohui Ji and her team members (Jianbin Wang, Daisy Liu and Michelle Ye) provide quality legal service that constantly goes beyond our expectations. Xiaohui really cares about her client - she would learn more about the industry/business sector, the structure of our organisation and the whole picture of the deals, then she could accurately pinpoint the client's "real needs" and offer her professional advice tailored for us.’
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Key clients
- China Development Bank
- The Export-Import Bank of China
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Work highlights
- Advising the lenders in relation to the financing of a multi-billion-dollar development, construction, ownership and operation of ferronickel processing lines, a deep-water jetty and ancillary facilities and infrastructure, including an LNG power generation solution in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, being developed by Vale and its Chinese partners.
- Advising Silk Road on its acquisition of 49% stake in the 1,500MW Sirdarya combined cycle gas turbine facility in Uzbekistan.
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