White & Case has a strong historical position within the Saudi Arabian project and energy market, notably advising the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Aramco, NEOM and many other state agencies. Backed by the bench strength of partners in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and London, Alec Johnson and Waad Alkurini anchor the firm’s office in Riyadh. Johnson specialises in advising sponsors, lenders and procurers on a variety of projects, with a focus on energy infrastructure, while Alkurini brings experience to advising financial institutions and borrowers on financing transactions based on both conventional and Shari’ah structures, including restructuring and syndicated financing.
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Key clients
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
- Red Sea Development Company
- NEOM Company
- Public Investment Fund (PIF)
- The Lenders to Advanced Polyolefins Company
- Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC)
- Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
- Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
- National Center for Privatization & PPP
Work highlights
- Representing the project company in connection with the financing of a greenfield facility powered by renewable energy sourced from wind, solar and battery storage for the production and export of hydrogen to global markets to be located in the Middle East.
- Advised a consortium of nine Saudi and regional banks in connection with the SAR 6.1bn Islamic project financing of Advanced Polyolefins Industry Company's new petrochemicals complex located in Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Advising Saudi Aramco on the structuring, tendering, development and financing of a 320MW Jafurah cogeneration power project to provide power and steam to support the Jafurah field development program in Saudi Arabia; and a 185,000 m3/day Zuluf water treatment plant to support water injection for the Zuluf onshore oilfield project in the Arabian Gulf.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alec Johnson, Waad Alkurini