A&O Shearman was formed on May 2024 as a result of the notable merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling, solidifying its position as a leader in the market. Its project practice stands out for its expertise in project development, project finance, acquisition finance, and M&A throughout the APAC region. The firm regularly advises major sponsors and financial institutions. Notably, key individual Scott Lovell has particular experience in the energy sector, working across the entire LNG value chain, as well as in renewables and new energy. Jessica Lee focuses her practice on financial transactions, including project finance, structured finance, and green and sustainability-linked finance. Market leader Bill McCormack has broad experience advising lenders, sponsors, and other project participants across the energy and infrastructure sectors, and has a particular focus on renewable projects, including hydro, wind, and solar. Angela Heywood Bible focuses on upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas projects and transactions.
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'The team is collaborative and extremely dedicated.'
'Deep market knowledge and thinking outside the box.'
'Jason Humphreys is an excellent lawyer with a good grasp of issues that matter to clients and always try to find a solution.'
Key clients
- Ørsted
- Marubeni Corporation
- EdgeConneX
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Pertamina
- Sembcorp
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- AdaniConneX
- Asian Development Bank
- Ichthys LNG Pty Ltd
Work highlights
Advised the lenders including ECAs on the financing of the RDMP Balikpapan Refinery Upgrade Project, Phase I, in Indonesia.
Advised AdaniConneX, a 50:50 JV between Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) and EdgeConneX (ECX), on its USD213 million senior debt facility with participation from international banks to finance its under-construction data centre portfolio of 67MW in Noida and Chennai, India.
Advised a global financial institution as the Lenders’ international and Vietnam law legal counsel in relation to the on a syndicated loan to BCG-SP Solar 1 JSC, a company in BCG Energy for financing the development of C&I rooftop solar power portfolio and refinancing. BCG-SP Solar 1 is the subsidiary of BCG-SP Greensky, a joint venture between Vietnam’s BCG Energy and Singapore’s utilities company SP Group.
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Scott Lovell
Practice head
Scott Lovell; Bill McCormack
Other key lawyers
Angela Heywood; Kyle Koh; Kok Jin Ong; Ron Tan