
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team is very experienced and extremely skilled and offers full legal support and advice on every aspect of the transaction.’
‘The individuals are always available and ready to give full support to the client in order to successfully close the transaction. Special mention to Adam Blythe and Alexandra Smith.’
‘The team is technically very good, always available and easy to work with.’
‘Jason Fox, Adam Blythe, Sam Philips and Rory Wilson are all very friendly, personable - but intellectually rigorous and technically adept.’
Key clients
- Absa Bank and The Mauritius Commercial Bank
- Citibank N.A. and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (as documentation banks) on behalf of the senior lenders
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Établissements Maurel et Prom S.A.
- Egyptian Refining Company (Takrir) S.A.E.
- Impact Oil & Gas Limited
- Savannah Energy Plc
- Sungara Energies Limited
- Eni S.p.A.
- New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised lenders Absa Bank and The Mauritius Commercial Bank on the acquisition by Infinity Power of the pan-African wind power developer, Lekela Power.
- Advising Impact Oil & Gas on the farm down to TotalEnergies of its interests in the two blocks offshore Namibia that contain the Venus discovery, which is believed to be sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest ever oil discovery.
- Advising Eni S.p.A. on its sale of NAOC Ltd (owning upstream oil and gas interests in Nigeria) to Oando plc. This mandate is notable because it would be one of the largest M&A deals in Nigeria.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jason Fox
Other key lawyers
Eimear Murphy; Olivia Caddy; Oliver Irwin; Tom Jamieson; Adam Blythe; John Gilbert; Sam Phillips; Rory Wilson; Alexandra Smith