At Fasken, the ‘strong and reliable’ finance and projects team is highly regarded for its strength in acting for sponsors, borrowers, government entities and lenders in project finance transactions. The ‘outstanding’ Lara Bezuidenhoudt heads up the practice, and brings expertise in advising telecoms, energy, transport and mining sector entities on infrastructure development financings, as well as handling public-private partnerships. Simone Bryson assists sponsors and lenders with energy and power transactions, and Ashen Jugoo‘s broad workload takes in power purchase agreements, limited recourse financing matters and cross-border transactions. Sandika Ramjanum is very experienced in representing lenders in renewable energy sector transactions. Onalerona Phiri left the firm in November 2024.
Testimonials
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‘Fasken has a strong and reliable projects team who work seamlessly with colleagues from other practices to provide the best overall service to clients.’
‘Simone Bryson - an outstanding partner who gives clear and direct advice. It is always a pleasure working with Simone.’
Key clients
- Absa Bank Limited
- Nedbank Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for Nedbank, Rand Merchant Bank, and the Development Bank of Southern Africa as lenders relating to the development of the Umoyilanga hybrid power plant project.
- Acted for Absa Bank Limited, Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited and Nedbank Limited, as lenders, on the portfolio project financing of the development, construction, operation and maintenance of three wind farms with a combined capacity of 330 MW in the Eastern Cape.