Olivia Caddy > Bracewell (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bracewell (UK) LLP Offices
TOWER 42
25 OLD BROAD STREET
LONDON
EC2N 1HQ
England
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Olivia Caddy
Work Department
Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Ms. Caddy has been a leading energy finance lawyer for nearly 20 years, advising banks, financial institutions, private equity funds and E&P independents on upstream debt financings and restructurings. Her experience spreads from traditional corporate syndicated lending, pre-payments, and acquisition financings to, more particularly, reserve-based lending. Ms. Caddy advises on multi-jurisdictional transactions across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. Her specific knowledge of local law issues combined with her ability to work in both her native French and English makes her a unique fit for Francophone Africa projects.
Languages
English, French
Education
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales; College of Law, UK, L.P.C., 2001 – with commendation; College of Law, UK, C.P.E., 2000; Kings’ College, UK, LL.M., International Business Law, 1999 – with merit; Université Jean Moulin Lyon Ill, France, Master in Private Law, 1993 -1998
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
Bracewell (UK) LLP‘s core oil & gas practice is extremely active across the sector, with the team’s deal flow seeing high-profile transactions in the space. The London-based team continues to advise oil & gas companies on business-critical energy transition matters, alongside leveraging the vast experience of the disputes practice to advise on international arbitration and litigation arising out of energy projects. Managing partner and practice head Jason Fox has more than 35 years of experience as an energy finance lawyer, focused on upstream oil & gas. He is praised for his ‘exceptional knowledge of the industry, with corresponding advice’. Olivia Caddy advises oil and gas upstream debt financings, with particular experience in reserve-based lendings. Adam Blythe is experienced across the upstream, midstream and downstream spectrum in M&A, project development and other commercial arrangements in the industry.
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
At Bracewell (UK) LLP, energy and natural resources are the core areas of focus, and the firm’s oil and gas practice remains central to its emerging markets offering. It has nevertheless continued to branch out into new areas, notably renewable energy. Jason Fox leads the practice and in his long career advising on upstream oil and gas matters he has advised on more than 150 reserve based lending (RBL) financings, as well as numerous other financings. Oliver Irwin and Eimear Murphy are recommended for cross-border financings and upstream oil and gas. Fox and Irwin acted for BP Exploration Operating Company Limited and Eni S.p.A. on their project to combine all of their Angolan oil and gas assets into a new incorporated joint venture, which included advice on a $2.5bn senior secured term loan facility structured as a pre-export financing. Olivia Caddy and Tom Jamieson also has extensive project development and finance experience in the energy sector. Solicitor advocate John Gilbert is among the partners who handle both conventional and renewable energy projects. Key partner Adam Blythe handles upstream, midstream and downstream M&A, project development and other commercial arrangements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
- Oil and gas London > Projects, energy and natural resources
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Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration