Watson, Farley & Williams has advised Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (“LMF”), a portfolio company of private equity company Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA (“EQUITA”), on a new financing agreement with pan-European private capital fund manager Metric Capital Partners (“Metric”).

The financing by Metric is expected to support further international growth to reinforce LMF’s positioning as a global provider of premium compressor systems.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has represented international lenders Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Itaú BBA International plc in providing approximately $150 million in financing for the purchase of an innovative compact semi-submersible multi-service vessel destined for Brazil’s most productive offshore oil and gas location.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Standard Bank Group and CfC Stanbic Bank on the project financing of the US$150 million Kinangop wind farm project under development in Kenya, which reached financial close last month.

Taylor Wessing advised HSH Nordbank AG, as lender, in connection with the financing of three wind parks located in Migé, Escamps and Clamecy-Oisy (Burgundy, France), consisting of 13 wind turbines with an aggregate nominal power capacity of 26.65 MW.

LatinFinance named Red de Carreteras de Occidente’s MXN7.5 billion euro-peso project bond as its Structured Financing Deal of the Year for 2013.  The publication stated, “Project bonds and local currency debt have each drawn growing appetite from investors.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Standard Chartered Bank as joint lead arrangers on a US$100 million secured borrowing base facility to fund the development and operation of the Panzhuang coalbed methane (CBM) block in China.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has represented Morgan Stanley as the debt provider to finance construction of a major new wind farm under development in Carson County, near Amarillo, Texas.

Ashurst has advised JBIC and a group of commercial lenders comprising SMBC, Mizuho, Bangkok Bank, OCBC and BTMU as common counsel in relation to the US$622 million financing of the 920 MW gas fired combined cycle power project developed by Khanom Electricity Generating Company Limited ("KEGCO").

The Nabarro Projects team has advised the winning consortium, led by infrastructure fund Equitix, on the £83 million bond financed Brunswick (Manchester) social housing PFI Project which achieved financial close on 20 December 2013.

The 25-year concession will establish 1,350 housing units, including 850 for social housing and 500 for private housing. Existing retail shops will be relocated and the Project also involves the construction of an extra care facility.

King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has advised GCP Infrastructure Fund (GCP) and the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) on their project financing of a £47.8 million waste wood biomass plant in Tyseley, Birmingham.

Over its expected 20 year lifetime the 10.3 MW plant is forecast to supply enough renewable electricity to power 17,000 homes each year and is expected to save around 2.1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent and divert up to 1.3 million tonnes of recovered wood from landfill.