The banking and finance team at Addleshaw Goddard is geared towards high-value, international transactions and is particularly adept at financing infrastructure and industrial projects, as well as handling conventional and Islamic loans, facilities, and bond-related deals. Roger Byrne chairs the Muscat-based team and fields over 40 years’ worth of transactional experience, while James Shaw plays an increasingly leading role in corporate, project, and real estate finance, in addition to his experience in syndicated and bilateral deals. Liam Mehigan and Asila Al Hinai are also experienced in advising both lenders and borrowers.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Solution oriented advice. Commitment to timelines. Local knowledge with international support.’
- ‘Roger Bryne has practical solutions, strict timelines, experience in banking and local expertise.’
- ‘Very thorough in their tasks.'
- 'Availability is a very big comfort - there is no need to run behind them. Their far reach, even outside Oman, gives ease to collaborate with them.’
Key clients
- HSBC Bank (Middle East) Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank – Oman Branch
- Sohar International Bank
- National Bank of Oman
- Bank Muscat
- Bank Dhofar
- OQ
Work highlights
Advising PFCL as project financier to ACME Global Green Hydrogen Ltd on its secured USD515m term facility for the design, build, ownership, operation, and maintenance of a 300 MT/day green ammonia project, renewable energy-based (solar, wind and battery energy as storage system) situated at Duqm, Oman.
Advised SIB on its USD200m secured term facility to United Solar Polysilicon (FZC) SPC for the construction of an electricity sub-station to support the construction and operation of a polysilicon plant in Sohar, Oman.
Advised Bank Musat as mandated lead arranger for the conventional and Islamic financiers syndicate on the secured USD950m conventional and Islamic term loan facilities for the construction and operation of a 2.5 MTPA integrated green steel plant at Duqum, Oman.
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Practice head
Roger Byrne
Other key lawyers
James Shaw; Liam Mehigan; Asila Al Hinai