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Provided by Tim Scales
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Tim is Co-Head of the Global Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Practice. Tim also heads the firm’s Africa Group, and is an expert in Africa projects having worked in the continent for over 25 years. He has extensive experience of project development and finance, advising sponsors, project companies and lenders in the power (including renewables), infrastructure, oil & gas, petrochemical, telecoms, mining and other industrial sectors. Tim has particular experience advising on multi-lateral, development finance institution and export credit agency backed financings. In addition to Africa, he has advised on projects in Western, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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Head of the firm's Africa group, London-based Tim Scales is highly regarded for his project finance expertise. He is respected for his activity on DFI and export credit agency-backed financings, with a wealth of pan-African experience across the power, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors.
Head of the firm's Africa group, London-based Tim Scales is highly regarded for his project finance expertise. He is respected for his activity on DFI and export credit agency-backed financings, with a wealth of pan-African experience across the power, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors.
Tim Scales is the head of the firm's Africa group and is renowned for his expert knowledge of projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. He principally assists clients with the financing and construction of oil and gas and renewable energy projects, as well as mining and infrastructure developments.
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"He is very 'present' and able to assist in driving negotiations forward. He helps us find a legally sound option which is also an outcome that protects our interests."
"Tim has decades-long experience and is a very good, very strong lawyer. He is very valuable in being able to highlight previous precedents that support our argument."
"He is very 'present' and able to assist in driving negotiations forward. He helps us find a legally sound option which is also an outcome that protects our interests."
"Tim has decades-long experience and is a very good, very strong lawyer. He is very valuable in being able to highlight previous precedents that support our argument."
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