Petrochemicals & Refining


Petrochemicals

  • Secured mandate for proposed quasi-equity financing for a c.$11 billion petrochemical investment in Egypt
  • Performed due diligence and structuring for a proposed bi-lateral loan to the largest petrochemical producer in Nigeria
  • Led due diligence and structuring for a bi-lateral mezzanine investment in a petrochemical operator producing polypropylene and ammonium nitrate in two separate plants in Egypt

Refining

  • Led the €600 million multi-currency refinancing mandate for the Société Ivoirien de Raffinage in Cote d’Ivoire for Africa Finance Corporation (Deal of the Year), including drafting and negotiating term sheet, negotiating mandate, negotiating finance documents, coordinating due diligence, writing information memoranda, coordinating syndication requirements for approvals and disbursement for six lenders and multiple insurers.
  • Advised U.S. Ex-Im Bank on the financing of the $6.5 billion SOCAR and TURCAS Aegean Refinery Project in Turkey with capacity of 214,000 barrels per day
  • Advised U.S. Ex-Im Bank on the financing of the $14 billion Yanbu export refinery project in Saudi Arabia, sponsored by Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips