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HYDRO
- Acquisition of two hydropower projects in Laos by a leading Asia-Pacific renewable energy company
- Financing transaction involving a hydropower developer in Laos, acting for the lenders
- Acquisition of a hydropower power company that operates a transmission line in Laos
- Acquisition of an equity interest in a Lao company that will develop a large hydropower plant on the Mekong River
- 3,000MW hydropower project in Laos for a Thai-based energy company
- Overall structuring of an investment in one of the largest hydropower projects in Laos
- 4,000 MW hydropower cascade in Myanmar for a Chinese state-owned power company
- 600MW hydropower project in Myanmar for one of the world’s largest producers of electricity
- 700MW hydropower project in Myanmar for a global hydropower developer
Drafted a new model hydropower PPA for use in Myanmar, instructed by the IFC
PHOTOVOLTAIC, WIND, OTHER RENEWABLES
- Acquisition of three greenfield renewable power projects in Bangladesh
- Advisory on an EPC contract, contract performance, and a possible dispute in Bangladesh
- Proposed acquisition of a 30MW+30MW wind turbine park project in Bangladesh for a Japanese trading company
- 10MW wind farm in Bangladesh
- 50MW solar power project in Bangladesh
- Cross-border acquisition of an operating 73.9MW photovoltaic project in Cambodia
- Acquisition of a number of solar power projects for a major renewable power company in Cambodia
- Private issuance of green bonds to selected investors in Cambodia by an issuer in the solar power industry, the first deal of its kind in the country.
- Potential senior secured loan financing of a 20MW solar project in Cambodia by a consortium of development financial institutions
- Financing by an international financial institution of the first industrial-scale solar power project in Cambodia
- 60MW solar power plant project, the first national solar park project organized as a PPP in Cambodia
- One of Cambodia’s first wind power projects (80MW)
- 40MW EDC solar park (phase 2) tender in Cambodia
- 500MW solar power project, provided start-to-finish assistance to the major investor, a leading Chinese IPP in the renewable energy sector
- 600MW cross-border Laos-Vietnam wind project
- A total of 313MW on three wind farms in Myanmar for a leading European infrastructure company
- 300MW solar plant in Myanmar, the largest in ASEAN, acting for the sponsors
- Land acquisition in Myanmar for a solar power project
- Drafted a legal framework and PPA provisions for renewable energy projects in Myanmar, instructed by the IFC
- Loan to a leading Myanmar energy company to finance expansion of the network of solar micro-grids
- Rooftop solar activities in Myanmar, advised on the drafting and negotiation of a template rooftop solar offtake agreement
- Due diligence for an international investor considering the acquisition of a solar park in Vietnam
TRANSMISSION
- Construction of a transmission line from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh in Cambodia
- Acquisition of a majority stake in a transmission line interest in Cambodia
- Close to US$1 billion financing of power transmission infrastructure, one of the largest-ever project financings in Laos, acting for the lender, a bilateral development financial institution
- First private sector power transmission line project in Laos
- Cross-border transmission line project from Laos to Singapore
- Subsea transmission cable project in Cambodia and Vietnam
GAS AND OTHER THERMAL GENERATION
- Acquisition of a natural gas company in Cambodia involving one of the largest LNG power projects in the country
- Major domestic gas-to-power project
- 1,390MW LNG-to-power project in Ayewaddy, Myanmar, advised the consortium
- 1,400MW My Laung Chaim LNG-CGGT project
- 1,200MW LNG at Kanbauk, Myanmar, provided local counsel and tax advice on the development of the combined cycle plant
- 500MW CCGT at Thaketa, Myanmar, acting for the lenders
- 250MW CCGT at Myingyan, Myanmar, acting for prospective sponsors
- 200MW CCGT in Myanmar, acting for the sponsors
- 400MW power rental project with LNG in Myanmar
- International acquisition of a major coal mining asset in Indonesia
MID- AND DOWNSTREAM GAS, PETRO, LNG
- Petroleum refinery in Cambodia, assisting the developer
- Resolved dispute between an oil refinery and the Indonesian tax administration
- Privatization of five state-owned assets in the mid-stream space, acted for the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in Myanmar
- LNG terminal in Myanmar, assisting the sponsors with planning and project acquisition
- Cross-border tax planning and structuring advice for the entities in Myanmar of a Singaporean distributor of downstream oil & gas products
UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS
- Advised on the acquisition of an oil and gas block in Cambodia
- Acquisition of an onshore gas block in Laos
- Acted for an oil and gas supermajor on its joint venture with a local partner in Myanmar
- Advised four supermajors on the acquisition, fiscal structure, and operation of their oil and gas interests in Myanmar
- Disposal of a producing gas asset and pipeline interest in Myanmar, acting for the purchasers
- Assistance with three farm-in transactions in Myanmar
- Acted on a dispute concerning a Joint Operating Agreement for an offshore oil and gas block in Myanmar
INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- Multibillion dollar PPP project in Bangladesh, provided strategic and project procurement advice to the potential sponsors
- Acquisition of a US$300 million nickel smelter project in Indonesia
- Project counsel in Myanmar on an extensive US$2.5 billion proposed development by a consortium of Japanese investors and contractors
- A US$440 million project comprising a shopping mall, a hotel, offices and a residential tower at Inya Lake, Myanmar, by a group of Vietnam-Singaporean developers
- Investment in the Thilawa SEZ in Myanmar, acting for the Japanese government
- Development in a new industrial zone in Myanmar, acting for the state-owned foreign investor
- Planning and project procurement of an offshore supply base in Myanmar
- US$150 million financing of a cement plant in Myanmar by an export-import bank
- US$500 million financing of a large iron and steelmaking plant at a deep-water port in Vietnam
- Large-scale syndicated facility granted to the Vietnamese subsidiary of a major Taiwanese petrochemical group
- US$1 billion bilateral loan facility to a major steel corporation borrower in Vietnam
TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE
- Acquisition in the telecom sector in Bangladesh, provided advisory services and general legal and tax assistance to a major regional telecommunications company
- Deployment and licensing of a closed circuit fiber optic cable network in Indonesia
- Investment in the telecommunications tower business in Laos by a Malaysian telecommunications company with the Lao government
- Lao government-supported project to implement an advanced passenger processing system in Laos
- Market entry into Laos of a large integrated telecommunications infrastructure service provider
- Multibillion dollar greenfield market entry by Qatar Telecom in Myanmar
- US$100 million loan to a Myanmar towerco by a syndicate of major international banks
- US$300 million facility to a telecom company by two international financial institutions
- Multimillion dollar acquisition of several tower companies in Vietnam for a leading international telecom company
- US$50 million acquisition of a group of telecom network assets in Vietnam by a foreign listed entity
PUBLIC SECTOR
- Created the first national working group to assist the government and industry on PPP reform
- Executive committee of the IFC-supported Hydropower Developer Working Group in Myanmar
- Provided technical assistance and training to the Department of Hydropower Implementation on PPP and PPA drafting
- Advised an international financial institution on a standardized PPA template to be adapted for power projects in Vietnam
TRANSPORTATION
- Study on private sector financing in the road sector in Cambodia for an international financial institution
- Cambodia’s first PPP highway
- Upgrading and expansion of an international airport in Laos as a PPP project
- Assisting one of the sponsors of the largest foreign- owned port terminal project in Thilawa, Myanmar
- Acting for the Ministry of Transport and Communications on 2 dry-port projects in Myanmar
- Advised the government on the tender process for development of the Yangon Elevated Expressway
WATER AND SANITATION, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- Acquisition of a state-of-the-art hospital in Laos, provided start-to-finish legal and tax assistance
- Acquisition and financing of a US$28 million hospital in Indonesia
- Advised a consortium of sponsors with a water treatment and distribution project in Myanmar
- US$2 billion social infrastructure with mixed-use real estate in Yangon, Myanmar, assisting the sponsors