Dentons is sought after for its experience in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate M&A, and TMT projects in emerging markets. The work of the London group spans Africa, the Middle East, CEE, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the CIS region. The firm’s ‘fantastic team with great market and commercial knowledge’ is led by head of banking and finance Paul Holland, who is an expert in export credit, trade finance and asset finance. Debt capital markets specialists Nick Hayday, Cameron Half, and David Cohen devote much of their time to deals in the developing world. Colm Ó hUiginn is ‘one of the genuine legal experts in the nascent green hydrogen sector’. John Inglis is ’an exceptional energy project finance lawyer in London, with a track record of successfully structuring and executing complex financing deals‘. Banking partner James Ingham advised an international bank on a $100m and €93m dual-currency facility agreement for The Government of The Republic of Kenya.
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‘Fantastic team with great market and commercial knowledge. Excellent value for money.’
‘James Ingham and Joe Byron-Evans are great partners and focussed on getting deals done in a smooth and value-add manner.’
‘The green hydrogen industry is very new, and very few countries have settled regulatory structures, clear fiscal regimes or arrangements to support the production of this new commodity. Dentons is already a leading firm in this sector. Dentons' USP is the seamless integration of cross-border advice.’
‘Colm Ó hUiginn is one of the genuine legal experts in the nascent green hydrogen sector; his insights were invaluable.’
‘John Inglis has a proven track record of being an exceptional energy project finance lawyer in London, with a track record of successfully structuring and executing complex financing deals in the energy sector. I highly recommend John Inglis for his expertise, professionalism, and dedication.'
‘The people and expertise are very strong. They are engaged and good to work with. Some firms I have worked with will put in less effort immediately after the original mandate/pricing has run its course, but this team keeps going at maximum effort until the job is done.’
‘Working with Paul Holland and James Francis at Dentons has been very enjoyable. They are highly capable. Their understanding of my position and points has meant that they have effectively been able to predict where I would go as work continued. This has made the project we're working on go much smoother.’
- 'Colm Ó hUiginn is an excellent energy projects lawyer who is widely appreciated for his commercial approach to navigating the complex issues. He has a collaborative approach which is solutions-based. His client-focused approach leads to practical solutions that work for all parties.’
Key clients
- Standard Chartered Bank
- HSBC Bank
- Ghana Cocoa Board
- ING Bank N.V.
- CPI Property Group
- Société Générale
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Republic of Lithuania
- Emirates NBD
- Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-EXIM)
- Eskom Holdings
- UniCredit Bank
- Qatar Airways
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Fortesque
- Masdar
- Actis
- Mizuho Bank
Work highlights
- Advising the national airline of Kazakhstan, Air Astana, on its privatisation and proposed Rule 144A/Reg S IPO and triple listing on London Stock Exchange, KASE and the AIX.
- Advising Masdar on all aspects of the development and financing of the sixth phase of the largest single-site solar park in the world using the Independent Power Producer model, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Dubai.
- Advising the senior lenders Africa Finance Corporation, Afreximbank and other Pan-African Multilateral Development Financial Institutions on the US$335 million project financing of the Cabinda oil refinery in Angola.
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