At Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP, the banking, finance and capital markets handle major transactions across a range of jurisdictions, among them Africa, Turkey, and the CIS region. The work encompasses project and trade finance, aviation finance, and sovereign bond issuance. The firm is also active in international commercial disputes, international arbitration, insurance recovery, and white-collar matters in emerging markets. Its dedicated Africa practice brings together a multidisciplinary team to handle investment agreements, trade, construction, project finance, joint ventures, capital markets issuances, regulatory matters and more. It has particular expertise in the LNG, mining, power, and telecommunications sectors. Carter Brod, who is dual-qualified in US and English law, advises on high-profile bond offerings. Brod worked on the first ever debt-for-nature swap in Africa. Bruce Johnston handles banking and finance matters in EMEA.
Key clients
- Bank of America
- Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş.
- Yildirim International Investment Holding
- Enabling Qapital
- Yilport Holding
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Work highlights
- Represented Bank of America as sole lead manager and structuring agent on a US$500 million “blue bond” transaction for the Republic of Gabon, the first ever “debt-for-nature swap” from Africa.
- Advised the lenders: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Asian Development Bank on their senior loan of up to $500 million provided to JSC "Almaty Power Plants" for the modernisation of the Combined Heat and Power Plant 2 (CHP2) in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Represented Yilport Holding in connection with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Takoradi Port in Ghana and in connection with the financing for the acquisition.
