Oil and Gas/Transition

• Middle East national oil company in connection with the development and financing of a world-scale carbon capture project.
• The sponsors, led by Total, in connection with the US$20 billion financing by several ECAs of the development of an LNG Project in Mozambique. The transaction was named “Global Multilateral Deal of the Year” of 2020 by Project Finance International.
• The ECAs (SACE and Euler Hermes) in connection with the brownfield expansion of an ammonia plant in Egypt.
• The underwriters in relation to the US$29.4 billion IPO and listing of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on Tadawul – the largest IPO of all time.
• The underwriters in connection with the establishment of Saudi Aramco’s GMTN program and the issuance of $12bn under the program.
• Export Credit Agencies (K-Exim, K-Sure, SACE, UKEF and Atradius) and the commercial banks in the financing of the US$6.25 billion Clean Fuels Refinery Project in Kuwait.
• The underwriters in connection with SABIC’s $2 billion notes offering.
• BAPCO Energies in connection with the establishment of its $3bn GMTN program and subsequent conventional and Shari’ah compliant issuances thereunder.
• The ECAs and Lenders in connection with the financing of the Duqm Refinery in Oman operated by OQ and Kuwait Petroleum.
• SABIC in the financing of a Nexlene PE joint venture with SK Global Chemical.
• Commercial lenders in connection with the acquisition financing of the Sadara tank farm facilities in Saudi Arabia by SABIC.
• Saudi Aramco in the financing of the US$9.9 billion Rabigh Refinery and Petrochemical Project in Saudi Arabia.
• Qatar Petroleum in the financing of the QGII, QG3 and QG4 LNG trains in Qatar.
• The commercial lenders in the financing of the Nigeria LNG Plus expansion project.

Sovereign/GRE Representation

• A Middle Eastern SWF in connection with its debut $11bn international debt facilities.
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in connection with its US$17.5 billion debut 144A sovereign bond issuance and subsequent US$9 billion debut sovereign Sukuk.
• The underwriters in connection with the US$4 billion debut sovereign Sukuk offering by Qatar.
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in connection with its US$10 billion commercial lender sovereign facility.

Metals and Mining

• Acting on the financing of numerous greenfield smelters and expansion projects, including Mozal I and Mozal II (Mozambique), Sohar (Oman), Rusal Khaz (Russia), EMAL (UAE), Qatalum (Qatar), Sarawak (Malaysia), and Alba (Bahrain).
• The commercial banks on the SAR11.4 billion refinancing for Maaden Phospate Company in Saudi Arabia.
• Bin Jarallah Group in the financing of a seamless steel pipe plant in Saudi Arabia.
• Norsk Hydro in connection with the financing of aluminium and alumina assets acquired from Vale in Brazil.
• Sohar Alumnium in connection with the original financing of the development of the an aluminium smelter in Oman (and the subsequent refinancing of same).
• Aluminium Bahrain in connection with the $3 bn Line 6 Expansion (6th potline and 1792 MW power plant) financing.

Power and Water

• GDF Suez, Sumitomo Corporation and Al Sagar in connection with the US$1.4 billion financing of the 1500MW and 107 MGPD IWPP in Kuwait.
• Citi, BNPP, Mizuho, Standard Chartered and NBAD as underwriters in connection with the US$825 million 144A bond refinancing of the Shuweihat 2 Ruwais power and water plant in Abu Dhabi.
• Commercial lenders in connection with the $1.3bn Al Durr power plant in Bahrain.
• Commercial and Islamic finance parties in connection with the PP-11 1750 MW IPP in Saudi Arabia.
• Commercial lenders and Islamic finance parties in connection with the Rabigh IPP in Saudi Arabia.
• Commercial lenders, K-Exim and K-Sure financing provided to Saudi Electricity Company in connection with the Rabigh 6, Jeddah South and Shuqaiq power plants in Saudi Arabia.
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Telecoms

• Mobily (Etihad Etisalat) in connection with its initial mobile license financing and all of its other financings arrangements since the formation of the company in 2004.
• Commercial and Islamic finance parties in connection with the US$7.5 billion financing provided to Zain KSA the third mobile licensee in Saudi Arabia.
• Etisalat Misr in connection with the financing of its mobile license in Egypt.
• COFACE and the commercial lenders in connection with the US$586 million constellation satellite financing provided to Globalstar.

Transport

• Nakilat (Qatari LNG shipping) in connection with their $5bn debt program.
• The commercial lenders in connection with the Salalah Port expansion in Oman.
• The international development institutions in connection with the expansion of the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka.
• The commercial and Islamic finance parties in connection with the expansion and upgrade of the Hajj Terminal Concession project.