Clifford Chance has advised DVB Bank SE, Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and BNP Paribas on the financing of Korean Air Lines' first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

The transaction was led by Bangkok Office Managing Partner Fergus Evans, supported by senior associate Daniel Konig, associate Nattawat Vilasdechanon and paralegal Pauline Debrand in Bangkok. Partner Emily DiStefano, associate Olga Miller and Transactional Paralegal Specialist Jill Ruderfer acted as New York counsel.

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) acted for ING Bank on its ground-breaking transaction with a PRC state-owned-enterprise lessor on the refinancing of the lessor’s acquisition and leasing of a wide body aircraft to an Indonesian airline.

This cross-border transaction required English law, PRC law and New York law expertise which KWM was able to provide as a one-stop-shop service to ING.

Baker McKenzie has advised Neoen, a leading French renewable energy company, on the financial close of the final stage of the Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia, one of the most competitive renewable energy projects in Australia.

Siemens will supply and erect 99 wind turbines alongside South Australian firms Catcon and CPP, with the local economy to benefit from a global investment of more than $870m for the 3 stages of the Hornsdale project.

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised CEFC China Energy Company Limited on its investment in Abu Dhabi's largest oil concession.

CEFC China will take a 4 per cent stake in oil-production joint venture Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations (ADCO), which produces around half of Abu Dhabi's daily crude output.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company awarded the stake to CEFC China in the agreement signed on 20 February 2017.

Clifford Chance has advised the developers (Hakan, Quantum Power and Themis Energy) on the development and financing of an 80-120MW (gross) peat fired power plant in Rwanda, which reached financial close for its first 80MW phase on 31 January 2017.

Jones Day represented Banco de Sabadell, S.A. and Caixabank, S.A. in the refinancing of ten wind parks located in Spain, sponsored by Eolia Renovables.

For additional information about this matter, please contact: Fernando Lillo
Client(s): Banco de Sabadell, S.A. and Caixabank, S.A.
Practice(s): Projects & Infrastructure
Office(s): Madrid

Norton Rose Fulbright advises on ground-breaking mining projects in Guinea

Norton Rose Fulbright’s teams in London, New York, Paris, Singapore and Washington have successfully advised on two trailblazing mining projects in Guinea. The team assisted CBG in reaching financial close in connection with the financing of the expansion of its Sangaredi Bauxite Mine and also advised Alufer Mining Limited on the signing of the debt, equity and offtake documentation in connection with its Bel Air asset.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) lawyers in Beijing, Abu Dhabi and London advised China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on its investment in a major multi-billion barrel concession project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Clifford Chance has advised Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) on the development and financing of an 89.1MW wind power plant in the Fujeij area in Jordan.

It is one of the largest renewable energy projects in Jordan, and will contribute to boosting the country's reliance on domestic energy sources. The total construction cost of the project is estimated at US$184 million and the plant is scheduled to start operating at the end of 2018.