Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow’s team, which is led by Kim Hock Ang, often acts in project finance, project development, and EMI sector M&A mandates. The team stands out for its work with renewable and clean energy projects; across areas including wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, biomass, and waste to energy. Notably, Ang focuses on major infrastructure project development from the inception stage to project documentation, financing and sale. Andrew Zaw often represents sponsors, lenders, and governments in infrastructure projects in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Sun Kyun Lim often assists clients with the whole range of project documents throughout the value chain. Aaron Jones stands out for his expertise within the energy, renewables, and infrastructure sectors.
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Testimonials
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'The team is tight-knit - we find comfort in knowing that our instructions and questions (no matter how out of the box they are) would be handled in one way or the other, in a timely manner.'
'Baker have strong and deep projects knowledge, able to marry up construction, commercial, finance, corporate and M&A capabilities to provide a one-stop shop through the project lifecycle.'
'Kim Hock Ang has great focus to detail and is commercial.'
'Baker met and exceeded our expectations for the execution of our international projects. We had multiple parties from different countries and Baker was an asset in managing all these different cultures and business practices.'
Key clients
- PT Vale Indonesia Tbk
- Vale Canada Limited
Work highlights
Advising PT Vale Indonesia Tbk on the development and project financing of an LNG-powered nickel smelter project in Sulawesi, Indonesia together with Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co Ltd (a subsidiary of Baowu) and Shandong Xinhai Technology Co Ltd.
Advised PT Vale Indonesia Tbk on the development of an LNG-powered nickel smelter project in Sulawesi, Indonesia together with Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd and Ford Motor Company, including the completion of Ford's investment into the joint venture and associated amendments and restructuring of the suite of transaction documentation.
Represented Vale Canada Limited in relation to Vale Canada Limited's and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd's divestment of an approximately 14% equity interest in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk to Indonesia's state-owned mining company PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (Persero).
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Kim Hock Ang
Other key lawyers
Andrew Zaw; Sun Kyun Lim