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Provided by Ben Donovan
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Ben Donovan is a U.S. and UK qualified partner with a broad transactional practice. In particular, Ben's practice focuses on project development and finance, where he has represented oil and gas companies, independent power producers, government and parastatal entities, investment funds, lenders and other industry participants in the development, acquisition, financing, restructuring and divestiture of projects worldwide, with a particular emphasis on projects in Africa. He has extensive experience in the development and financing of projects in the upstream and midstream oil and gas, power and petrochemicals industry sectors, and he also has significant mergers and acquisitions experience in the power and upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas industry sectors. Ben’s power sector experience includes extensive work in renewable energy, notably including industry-leading experience in battery storage projects.
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Ben Donovan maintains a prolific practice which spans project development, acquisitions and financing. He is knowledgeable of both the oil and gas and power spaces, where he advises private and public organisations, including independent power producers and parastatals. He splits his time between Johannesburg and London.
Ben Donovan of Covington & Burling represents a portfolio of international clients in a variety of cross-border mandates. His practice includes an emphasis on projects and transactions across the power and oil and gas spaces.
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Provided by Chambers
"Ben has huge experience doing deals all over the world. It comes down to the pragmatism that he has; he can apply his experience from elsewhere. As a client we trust and listen to him."
"Ben has huge experience doing deals all over the world. It comes down to the pragmatism that he has; he can apply his experience from elsewhere. As a client we trust and listen to him."