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Ashurst LLP’s ‘truly first class’ projects and energy transition department is highly sought-after by leading global financial institutions and energy groups on project development and financing mandates. Project finance team co-lead Mark Barges counts leading domestic banks among his clients, regularly assisting in the financing and refinancing of operational and under-development clean energy assets. Tom Longmuir, also co-leading the project finance team, brings further expertise on the lender side of deals, particularly concerning the financing of renewable energy and electricity projects in emerging markets. A key contact across African markets, Yann Alix complements longstanding experience in the mining sector with expert knowledge of the development and financing of green and conventional energy assets.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very strong team, with great experience and expertise, which is a great asset in negotiations.’

  • ‘The team always provide excellent service. Truly first class.’

  • ‘Mark Barges stands out.'

  • ‘Yann Alix is an excellent negotiator, really connects France, England and Africa - a great lawyer to have on board for all our Africa related transactions. He understands the oil and gas sector in all its aspects.'

Key clients

  • GuarantCo
  • Proparco
  • African Development Bank
  • J.P. Morgan
  • UK Export Finance
  • Citi
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
  • BNP Paribas
  • Natixis
  • Deutsche Bank
  • African Development Bank
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
  • Banco Santander
  • ING Bank
  • Banque Centrale Populaire (Morocco)
  • La Banque Postale
  • Bpifrance
  • Attijariwafa Bank
  • Octopus Investments
  • Kasada Capital Management
  • Engie
  • Skyborn Renewables (fka wpd Offshore)
  • Managem
  • Société Générale
  • ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (IIP)
  • EIB
  • Chariot Ltd.
  • AFD
  • NSIA Banque Bénin
  • Banque Internationale pour l'Industrie et le Commerce (BIIC)
  • Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
  • Vinci
  • BGFI Bank Bénin

Work highlights

  • Advising Chariot on the development and financing of Project Nour, a green hydrogen project in partnership with TotalEnergies.
  • Advised the lenders in relation to the €1.8bn refinancing of existing capital structure of Idex owned by Antin Infrastructures Partners.
  • Advised Africa Finance Corporation, the leading African infrastructure financier and solutions provider, on its role as re-guarantor to the Arab Republic of Egypt for its private placement offering of 75 billion Japanese yen five year Samurai bonds to finance electricity infrastructure for agricultural projects.

Lawyers

Leading partners: Energy projects
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Mark Barges
Ashurst LLP
Vincent Trévisani
Ashurst LLP
Leading partners: Mining, oil and gas and natural resources
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Yann Alix
Ashurst LLP

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mark Barges, Tom Longmuir, Yann Alix, Vincent Trévisani