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Mayer Brown International LLP
Mayer Brown International LLP is noted for possessing ‘unrivalled experience of the full oil & has value chain, with the bench strength to advise on M&A, projects, ECM, disputes and commercial matters’. The team is frequently instructed on strategic mandates involving both public and private M&A, alongside debt and equity fundraising in the up, mid and downstream spaces including refining and petrochemicals. On the contentious side, the team has the capability to handle international litigation and arbitration. ’Outstanding practitioner’ Bob Palmer co-heads the team and is a go-to name for global oil & gas upstream and midstream projects and transactions, including M&A. Fellow co-head Rob Hamill is an expert in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
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Testimonials
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‘The Mayer Brown team has an unrivalled experience of the full oil & has value chain, with the bench strength to advise on M&A, projects, ECM, disputes and commercial matters.’
‘Bob Palmer is an outstanding practitioner, and one you want on your side of the table. Rob Hamill is calm, immensely experienced and knowledgeable. On the disputes side, Mark Stefanini is a superb.’
‘Extremely competent and always available to sort out problems or developing new ideas how to get a deal done.’
‘They are acting like it would be their own project means thinking and finding solutions for practically every thing, but in a very discreet way.’
Key clients
- Vaalco Energy, Inc.
- Petronas
- QatarEnergy
- Capricorn Energy PLC
- ONE-Dyas BV
- HSBC
- Seplat Energy plc
- Velocys plc
- Karoon Energy Ltd
- Viaro Energy Limited/RockRose Energy Limited
Work highlights
- Advised PETRONAS on the sale of a subsidiary holding its upstream business in South Sudan to Savannah Energy plc for £1.25bn.
- Advised VAALCO Energy on its business combination with TransGlobe Energy Corporation to create a world-class African-focused E&P Company listed in New York and London.
- Advised Klesch Group on the acquisition of the Kalundborg refinery and related assets in Denmark, together with its subsequent inventory financing and factoring.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bob Palmer, Rob Hamill