Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources

Our key experience includes advising:

BHP Billiton on the all share inter-conditional offers for Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc, valuing Rio Tinto plc at approximately £63.79 billion and Rio Tinto Limited at approximately A$44.8 billion. The combination of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto will create the world's premier diversified natural resources company. We are also advising on the committed bank financing facility of US$55 billion put in place in connection with the offers.

Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company - advising the project company and project sponsors (Methanex Corporation and EGAS) on a pioneering methanol petrochemicals project, setting a new benchmark as the first Egyptian petrochemicals project to achieve financial close in the international project finance markets.

EIB on a EUR 64.5 million credit facility provided to the Direct Route consortium as part of a EUR 136 million financing for the construction of the N8 Rathcormac/Fermoy PPP road project in Ireland.

Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP") on a recommended cash offer with loan note alternative for Biffa plc, the integrated waste management business, by WasteAcquisitionco Limited, a newly incorporated company formed by funds advised by GIP, Montagu Private Equity and UCIL. The offer, which was announced on 8 February 2008, is to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement and values Biffa plc at approximately £1.23 billion.

Lend Lease as preferred development partner to develop the London 2012 Olympic Village at Stratford City London, including both the £2 billion development of the Olympic Village itself and the subsequent £3.5 billion regeneration project for Stratford City.

on a large number of LNG projects across the world, including MLNG1, MLNG2, Woodside, OLNG, QLNG, Qatargas, QG4, ELNG 1 and 2.

RWE on its sale of Thames Water Holdings plc to Kemble Water Limited, a consortium led by the European Infrastructure Funds of Macquarie Bank, for £4.8 billion cash consideration (an enterprise value of £8 billion). This is one of the largest European infrastructure deals to date.