Projects & Energy
Global Guide 2024 : Africa-wide
Band 1
Contact number
+1 212 903 9000Chambers Review
Linklaters operates an outstanding practice group that is often mandated on major transactions by all types of project parties, including some of Africa's largest project financing matters. The firm advises sponsors and lenders on high-profile energy and infrastructure projects as well as handling a range of related corporate matters. Linklaters possesses significant strength in oil and gas, acting on a number of large-scale upstream and LNG projects. Additionally, the team advises on notable mining and renewables mandates. Demonstrating a strong presence in the anglophone, francophone and lusophone markets, the practice is bolstered by the firm's extensive network across the continent, most significantly by its alliance with Webber Wentzel in South Africa.
Work Highlights
- A Paris-based Linklaters team advised a joint venture (co-owned by the Fortescue Metals Group and the Africa Transformation & Industrialisation Fund) on a mining convention with the Gabonese Republic underpinning its ongoing development of the Belinga iron ore mine.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We see Linklaters as a very strong law firm; they are very full-service."
"We see Linklaters as a very strong law firm; they are very full-service."
Notable Practitioners
Paris-based Bertrand Andriani is a leading projects lawyer with knowledge spanning numerous francophone jurisdictions. He is sought out for his astute handling of development and project financing mandates in the power and infrastructure spaces, with further experience of transactions. He has a particularly strong track record in the representation of project sponsors and lenders including export credit agencies and institutional investors.
Justin Faye is a Paris-based partner who is highlighted for his prolific activity on energy and infrastructure projects in francophone Africa. Sources regard him as a rising star in this practice area.