Acting on its own as well as often alongside lawyers across the firm’s broader international network, Norton Rose Fulbright is very well-equipped to handle cross-border acquisition finance work for borrowers and lenders, particularly in the emerging markets. In this context, Neha Khosla and Alex Dunn are both very well-versed in advising on energy deals involving both commercial bank as well as export credit-backed debt. For domestic and European work, Chris Akinrele has a strong reputation for funds as borrowers and lenders engaged in mid-market leveraged finance deals, and James Dunnett has a market-leading niche advising financial advisors on cash confirmation due diligence associated with public bid financing. Michael Black, who co-heads the general banking team with Madhavi Gosavi, has niche ABL prowess, which he frequently incorporates as part of the debt in the context of sponsor-backed leverage finance deals.
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  • ‘Neha Khosla and James Dunnett are seasoned partners in this space.’
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Key clients

  • ABN AMRO Bank
  • Accel-KKR Credit Partners, LP
  • Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
  • ASB Bank Limited
  • Banco Santander, S.A.
  • Bank of America
  • Blazehill Capital Limited
  • BP Gas Marketing Limited
  • Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
  • BZ Commercial Finance Designated Activity Company
  • CCP Agency, LLC
  • Citibank N.A., London Branch

Work highlights

Advised Natixis CIB on Trafigura Group's inaugural $1bn uncommitted discounted facility of credit-insured re​ceivables and prepayments.
Advised the Italian export credit agency, SACE, and a syndicate of lenders led by HSBC in relation to a c.$500m SACE backed financing to Shriram Finance Limited (Shriram Finance).
Advised on a $150m loan facility to Saturn Resources Limited, an ETC Group special purpose vehicle bidding to acquire by way of a scheme all the issued share capital (except for shares already held by the group) in Shanta Gold Limited, a Guernsey incorporated entity listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and with gold mining assets in Tanzania and Kenya.

Practice head

Madhavi Gosavi; Michael Black James

Other key lawyers

James Dunnett; Neha Khosla; James Collis; Alex Zekkos; Chris Akinrele