Bates Wells‘ emerging markets practice is primarily dedicated to impact investing work, covering both equity and debt investments. The team is led by Joe Whitfield, who is particularly experienced in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. Sung-Hyui Park is distinguished for her expertise across a wide range of impact investing projects, from green and sustainability-linked loans to renewable energy financings. UK and foreign government-backed development investment funds, private equity funds and international foundations can rely on Nirav Patel for advice on cross-border M&A.
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- ‘The Bates Well team is experienced and offer expertise in all investment areas.’
- ‘Their partners understand our business well and are quite committed and invested. Further than reviewing or drafting agreements, Bates Wells has also become a good sounding board when it comes to deal structuring. We value and appreciate all their input, and Joe Whitfield specifically has been a great asset to our company.’
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Practice head
Joe Whitfield
Other key lawyers
Sung-Hyui Park; Nirav Patel