Andrew has handled major international financings for clients globally in a diverse range of industries.

Andrew has extensive experience in all forms of finance including project finance, aviation, syndicated debt, acquisition & real estate finance and Sharia compliant financings. Andrew’s extensive experience spans globally across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North & South America.

Andrew is a regular speaker at conferences on finance matters and is the author of numerous articles on financing issues involving a variety of countries with a particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.

Relevant Experience

• Advising Oando in relation to the $779 million debt financing aspects of its acquisition of certain Nigerian upstream assets.
• Advising the board in relation to $3 billion of senior loans for Katanga Mining in the DRC.
• GTB’s financing and development of the Bolivian section of the Bolivia to Brazil gas pipeline including an additional financing of 30 MM M³/d of additional compression.
• Star Petroleum’s $1.19 billion financing of its oil refinery in southern Thailand.
• Arcapita’s €825 million recapitalisation of its acquisition of Paroc.
• Acting for the owner and operator of one of Europe’s largest independent airport networks.
• Acting in relation to TMK Steel’s £470 million multiple loan facilities.
• Representing the banks in relation to Lal Pir’s ¥20.25 billion and $40 million financing of its Pakistani power project.
• Advising on the acquisition financing of two Swiss hospitals as well as numerous healthcare initiatives in West Africa.

Bar Admissions

Education
LLB, The College of Law, Chester, 1990LLB (Hons), University of Wales College of Cardiff, 1989