Martin McCann > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

‘Highly professional, pragmatic with a global reach‘, Norton Rose Fulbright is truly embedded in emerging markets work for major corporates, borrowers, sponsors, investment banks, government bodies, ECAs, multi-laterals and off-takers. Leveraging its extensive global network of offices, the firm is prominent in mining, oil and gas, power and renewables, infrastructure development, and commodity trading in jurisdictions across Africa, the Middle East and CIS region and Latin America. Martin McCann, who has extensive experience in infrastructure, mining, commodities and project finance, is head of the London emerging markets group. Madhavi Gosavi and Daniel Metcalfe are key advisers on the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, and Charles Whitney handles project financings involving ECAs, particularly in the CIS region, Central Asia and the Middle East. Corporate partners Raj Karia, who is part of the firm’s mining and minerals practice, and Bayo Odubeko are among the many partners keenly focused on emerging markets work.

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s multidisciplinary team brings financing, development, construction and regulatory expertise to bear on a range of asset types. Practice head Robert Marsh is a key figure for renewables financings and development, recently advising on large-scale offshore wind projects and battery storage facilities. Martin McCann leverages over twenty years of experience at the firm to advise a group of key clients on both project finance and debt finance, particularly in the mining sector. Project and structured finance lawyer Madhavi Gosavi is noted for the scale of her international network, working on landmark transport, energy and social infrastructure builds in the Middle East and Africa. Andrew Buisson provides construction and finance counsel to clients, and is highlighted for his strength on PPP projects and in the rail sector. Providing further PFI/PPP expertise, Melusi Dlamini‘s workload includes renewables, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure builds, while Jessica Melville is chiefly noted for her finance work with commercial lenders, sponsors and government agencies.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises across the full life cycle of mining projects. With its ‘strong knowledge of the mining industry’, the team strives to be at the forefront of developments within the mining industry, with strength in matters relating to non-traditional sources of funding, critical minerals, and the energy transition. The team is led by Martin McCann, who specialises in debt financing. Raj Karia has a wealth of experience advising companies and investment banks on M&A, equity capital markets, joint ventures, and restructuring transactions. Daniel Metcalfe is knowledgeable in advising lenders and borrowers on complex cross-border finance transactions in emerging markets. The ‘intelligent, diligent and efficient’ Felicity Brown advises on project finance and alternative finance transactions with a particular focus on offtake transactions and private capital into mining.