Finance

Advising a coffee company on the successful refinancing of its pioneering USD 700m sustainability-linked senior secured borrowing base facility led by a bank and a syndicate of global banks.

Advising a global bank in relation to a global rollout of their Global Trade & Receivables Finance product lines to over 35 jurisdictions.

Acting for the facility agent and lenders on pre and post-delivery financing to a shipping company for the purchase of three eco-friendly cement carriers under construction in the Netherlands.

Advising a leasing company on a financing by a bank of a portfolio of ten aircraft on lease to five airlines, operating across Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Advising a bank on commercial financing for a portfolio of 14 spare engines to an aviation capital company, the leasing arm of an airline.

Advising a major international container terminal operating company on an agreement for the development, financing, operation and maintenance of a new bulk cargo facility and a new container terminal.

Acting for a large offshore marine operator in the cross-border financing of over 40 offshore supply vessels flagged in over five jurisdictions and financed by multiple local, Islamic and international banks.

Acting on a USD 838m facility to finance eight newbuild container vessels to a global shipping company – a first-of-its-kind export credit agency covered financing that includes a Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option.

Acting for a bank in relation to a EUR 600m CESCE and SACE backed export credit facility for an energy company.

Advising a digital trade company in relation to the implications of the UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023.

Advising clients on digital technologies, including electronic trade documents, distributed ledger technology, smart contracts, digital currencies, and the Internet of Things.

Advising a private equity manager on a leveraged buy-out of a marine and logistics services holding company, creating the world’s fourth largest offshore support vessel operator.

Advising a leading shipowner in the UAE on a first-of-its-kind synthetic ijara, a leasing agreement, via an Islamic leasing structure for three Very Large Gas Carriers to be constructed in Korea.

Advising on a coverage dispute concerning global debts faced by a Swedish insured with trading debts of approximately EUR 100m.

Advising a commodity risk management company in connection with its commodities derivatives trading activities, including its impressive portfolio of European weather derivatives transactions.

Advising various clients, including insurers, brokers, banks, and commodity traders, on the impact of international sanctions regimes, including at US, EU, UK, Swiss, UAE, French, Singaporean and Australian levels.

Advising a Swiss bank on its interest in a collapsed offshore fund with a USD 250m deficit, including litigation against the fund’s administrator for misrepresentation and statutory and fiduciary breach.

Acting for a commodity financier in recovering losses – in excess of USD 100m – from the restructuring of a commodity trading firm, including enforcement of receivables and winding up subsidiaries.

Advising a trading major on a USD 200m prepayment for copper anodes from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Advising a trader major on a USD 40m prepayment for metal products from Oman.

Advising an energy trader on its innovative USD 232.5m syndicated conventional and Islamic export finance and revolving credit facility, led by an exports office and a bank.

Advising a grain major on English and Swiss law aspects on its USD 90m pre-export finance restructuring with a bank and other European banks.

Advising a global coffee company on its up to USD 400m secured sustainability-linked syndicated loan to finance coffee origination in Brazil and Colombia.

Advising a global agri trader on its worldwide structured trade finance and letter of credit activity involving support across more than 50 jurisdictions and multiple structures.

Advising a global agriculture trader on receivables purchase agreements with various global banks, including consideration of true sale aspects.

Providing advisory services to a major trading company on a syndicated gas repurchase agreement transaction with a bank.

Advising a global sugar trading company on financing a structured prepayment in Kazakhstan involving funding from a non-bank trade finance fund under a Swiss law Murabaha agreement.

Advising a Swiss trade finance bank on taking security over commodity stocks in various jurisdictions including Namibia, Tanzania, Australia, Brazil, US, Netherlands, Belgium, and Lithuania.