Mayer Brown's capabilities take in the range of financing and development transactions, acting on behalf of lenders, sponsors and governments. The team has particular experience advising on mining, oil-and-gas and renewables projects in the African continent. Practice co-head Alban Dorin, who specialises in advising banks, investment funds, sponsors and corporations on international asset and project finance transactions, garners client praise for his 'very effective collaboration'; Olivier Mélédo also co-leads and handles a similarly wide range of financing mandates. Elise Baha is an additional key contact.
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‘Very effective collaboration - Alban Dorin.'
Key clients
- Africa Finance Corporation
- Africa Legal Support Facility
- Caterpillar Financial Services
- Coris Bank International
- EcobankDevelopment Corporation
- En/Power
- Générale du Solaire
- Karadeniz Holding
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM)
Work highlights
- Advised Coris Bank International on the financing to gold mining company West African Resources Limited for the development of the Kiaka Gold Project in Burkina Faso.
- Advised Ecobank Development Corporation and a pool of lenders and local banks on the financing of the Lafigué mine in Ivory Coast for the Endeavour Mining group.
- Advised En/power RDC (EPDRC) on the development and financing of a high-voltage line between the Zambian border and the mining center of Katanga.
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Practice head
Alban Dorin; Olivier Mélédo
Other key lawyers
Elise Baha