Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP‘s energy and project development team supports clients including investors, banks and state-owned enterprises in energy-related projects and commercial real estate transactions, such as assisting the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in their major financing project of five wind farms in Kazakhstan. Experienced lawyer Aset Shyngyssov advises on construction and commercial real estate issues, particularly in the energy sector. Bakhytzhan Kadyrov and Asem Bakenova support the practice.
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Key clients
- Power International Holding W.L.L.
- Asian Development Bank
- Sungrow Renewable Energy Investment Pte Ltd.
- ArcelorMittal Netherlands B.V.
- Arm Wind LLP
- Sunrise Foods International Inc.
- Alsera Jeotermal Tarim Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Cia Electra Metalurgica SA (ME Elecmetal)
Work highlights
Represented Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in connection with a major financing project relating to five wind farms in Kazakhstan, with a combined capacity of 221 MW secured by wind farm companies’ property.
Representing Alsera Jeotermal Tarım Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a subsidiary of Alarko Tarım Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., in connection with a large-scale agricultural investment project in the city of Shymkent, involving the development of industrial greenhouses.
Represented YILDIRIM International Investment Holding on a US$ 286 million cross-border corporate syndicated loan from a bank syndicate to finance Yildirim’s Qazaq Soda project in Zhambyl region in Kazakhstan with capacity of up to 500,000 tons/year.
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Practice head
Aset Shyngyssov
Other key lawyers
Bakhytzhan Kadyrov; Asem Bakenova