Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Client SatisfactionAt Watson Farley & Williams LLP, practice head Julian Nichol has a stellar track record in development and limited-recourse financing for independent power projects, including those involving natural gas, coal, hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, waste-to-energy and biomass technologies. The 2023 hires of finance specialist Paul Simpson from CMS, and corporate partner Tony Edwards from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, significantly boost its capability in energy and natural resources projects in the Middle East and Africa.
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Key clients
- BW Energy Holdings Pte. Ltd
- San Cristobal Mining Inc.
- Mauritius Commercial Bank
- DNB Bank ASA
- CCC Oil and Gas Ltd and Massader (The Sovereign Wealth Fund of Palestine)
- Coastline Exploration (“Coastline”)
- Palestine Power Generation Company
- HSBC Bank plc
- QED Consulting
- The Republic of Guinea
- Star Energy
- Government of Namibia
- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Work highlights
- Advising the Republic of Guinea on the development, financing and corporate aspects of the US$15bn Simandou project, the world’s largest mining and related rail and port infrastructure project.
- Advising BW Energy on an up to US$300m new international reserve-based lending facility. The facility will be used initially to further finance and develop the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon.
- Advising CCC Oil & Gas and Massader (the Palestinian Sovereign Wealth Fund) on the development and financing of the integrated Gaza Marine gas project involving the development and financing of a gas field offshore Gaza, Palestine, and the development and financing of a gas processing plant at El Arish in Egypt.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Julian Nichol