The team of ‘exceptionally skilled professionals’ at Simmons & Simmons is known for its ’outstanding performance’ and ‘wide industry coverage’. Iain Duncan steers the group from the London office, regularly handling joint ventures, acquisitions and investments. Other key contacts within the firm include Alexander Keepin, who is ’arguably the best mining lawyer in the City of London’, Patrick Wallace, who has 30 years of power, oil and gas and infrastructure experience, Adam Cooper, who has a strong track record of project financing in emerging market jurisdictions, in addition to Andrew Petry, whose banking and finance expertise secures him a clientele of financiers, project sponsors, borrowers, public sector entities and infrastructure funds.
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‘An exceptionally skilled team, made of professionals only, delivering outstanding performance and wide industry coverage.’
‘Andrew Petry is a very experienced partner with wide coverage and impeccable skills, very client friendly approach.'
- 'Corinne Noel is a counsel with huge experience in multiple industries and in a wide variety of sectors, countries, jurisdictions; a very thorough, focused on details lawyer, very loyal, very open-minded, very professional. ’
‘Alexander Keepin - Alexander stands out based on his market knowledge, mining focus, ECM expertise (particularly AIM) and partner availability/time. He cuts through to the important issues and brings to bear his substantial market experience.’
‘Simmons & Simmons offer a tier 1 comprehensive package, providing top quality advice to us and our portfolio companies across debt, equity, offtake and royalty transactions. This is a critical capability which we rely on.’
‘Alexander Keepin is arguably the best mining lawyer in the City of London and brings unique expertise in transaction structuring, listed stock deals, and commercial sense on how to get a transaction over the line.’
Key clients
- Terrafame Limited
- Mantoverde SA
- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC)
- Mantos Copper S.A
- Alro S.A.
- Orion Resource Partners
- De Beers UK Limited
- Mondo Minerals
- First Quantum Minerals Limited
- Nomad Royalty Company Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Orion Resource Partners on their US$100 million financing of a manganese project in the Czech Republic through a gross revenue royalties.
- Advised British Lithium (now Lithium Assets Limited) on a new joint venture with Imerys, a world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions, to develop the UK’s largest lithium deposit.
- Advising Terrafame on the refinancing of a new €250 million loan agreement from a Nordic bank club.
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Practice head
Iain Duncan
Other key lawyers
Alexander Keepin; Patrick Wallace; Andrew Petry; Corinne Noel