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Energy and Natural Resources

JLD & MB Legal Consultancy

Accra, Ghana
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Deals

Advised Asante Gold Corporation, a Canadian-listed mining company, on its listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange.

Provided legal advisory services and conducted due diligence in respect of the acquisition by Asante Gold Corporation of hundred percent (100%) of the shares held indirectly by Kinross Gold Corporation in Chirano Gold Mines LTD, a Ghanaian-incorporated mining company, representing ninety percent (90%) of the issued equity shares in the local company.

Provided legal advisory services to Asante Gold in respect of a USD140,000,000 financing package from strategic financial institutions in Ghana in a forward gold purchase agreement.

Advised AngloGold Limited in respect of its USD 1.89 billion merger with Ashanti Goldfields Ltd, Ghana’s largest gold producer at the time.

Advised Cardinal Resources Limited and structuring the transaction on the acquisition of mineral rights in Ghana.

Advised Atlantic Lithium with respect to acquisition of lithium mineral rights in Ghana and conducting due diligence on a number of potential targets.

Advised ExxonMobil on its entry into the Ghanaian upstream market, including advice on Petroleum Agreement negotiations, local content and other matters.

Provided legal and regulatory advice with respect to the West African Gas Pipeline for the transmission of natural gas in West Africa.

Advised BP Oil International Plc on its downstream activities in Ghana.

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Team Services

Our lawyers have significant expertise in advising clients on the legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to the Minerals and Mining industry in Ghana and we have participated in several notable transactions in the Mining Sector. Our experience encompasses, inter alia, regulatory and licensing matters, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and labour issues. In the Mining sector, the Firm’s wealth of experience is demonstrated by market-leading multi-million transactions involving companies such as Asante Gold Corporation and Atlantic Lithium Resources, including acquisitions, secondary listings and financings.

JLD & MB has a particularly strong Oil and Gas practice and has significant experience in both the upstream and downstream sectors. The Firm provides advice to some of the world’s foremost oil and gas companies on the legal and regulatory framework governing the oil and gas industry in Ghana. In the Energy and Petroleum sectors, the Firm has advised and continues to act as advisers to, amongst others, Tullow Ghana Limited, Vantage Drilling, Heritage Oil and Yinson in respect of various oil-producing fields and offshore installations in Ghana; and, in the downstream sector, to BP Oil International Limited.

Our Firm has advised a number of local and international companies on transactions involving the production and supply of energy and other natural resources. In particular, we have relevant expertise in advising on renewable energy projects – including solar energy. The Firm has developed an excellent working relationship with the regulatory authorities with oversight in the sector including the Energy Commission.

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