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Xiaogang (Sean) Wang
Associate, New York
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Xiaogang (Sean) Wang
Associate
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
10036-2787
United States
T: + 1 212 819 8875
F: + 1 212 354 8113
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Practice Experience
Mr. Wang joined White & Case LLP as an associate in 2001. He is based in New York and concentrates in cross-border corporate and financial transactions in the United States, Middle East, Latin America and other developing economies, particularly those related to the development and financing of large infrastructure projects.
As an attorney licensed in both New York and China, his practices spans a wide range of areas, including project finance, joint ventures, privatization, mergers and acquisitions and structured finance, particularly those involving sovereign governments, financial institutions and industries. Mr. Wang has advised clients with respect to transactions in the power, water, mining, oil, gas, petrochemicals, renewable energies and transportation industries.
Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. Wang worked for three years as an associate at the Beijing office of Anderson & Anderson and subsequently as a company counsel at Rhone-Poulenc (China). He participated in numerous business negotiations and oversaw contracts implementation. Simultaneously, he was an assistant professor at China University of Political Science and Law.
Representative transactions include:
Lead associate on the team representing Saudi Aramco (the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company) in negotiation with Total, S.A. in connection with the establishment of a US$10 billion greenfield refinery project in Jubail, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lead associate on the team representing Essar Steel as the sole developer on a US$2 billion greenfield iron and steel project being developed at Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.
Lead associate on the team representing the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority and the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in relation to the US$2.9 billion project financing of the Taweelah B independent water and power project (IWPP Project), Abu Dhabi's fifth IWPP Project and the third assets sale in the sector. The transaction includes the financing of the acquisition from an ADWEA subsidiary of an existing 1,070 megawatt (MW) and 95 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) power generation and seawater desalination plant, the construction by the purchaser of a 1,045 MW and 69 MIGD plant extension, and the operation of the integrated facility situated at the Taweelah complex in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Lead associate on the team representing the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) and the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in relation to the US $1.5 billion project financing of the Fujairah IWPP Project, ADWEA's sixth IWPP Project and the fourth assets sale in the sector. The transaction includes the financing of the acquisition from an ADWEA subsidiary of an existing 535 MW and 100 million MIGD power generation and seawater desalination plant, the construction by the purchaser of a 225 MW plant extension, and the operation of the integrated facility situated at Qidfa in the Emirate of Fujairah.
Lead associate on the team representing BNPP Paris and other senior lenders in connection with the US$230 million financing of two 115 million gallon ethanol facilities located in Minnesota and Nebraska.
Representing the sponsors on the $11.2 billion Qatargas II (a greenfield project being developed by Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Total S.A.), QG 3 (a greenfield project being developed by Qatar Petroleum and ConocoPhillips) and QG 4 (a greenfield project between Qatar Petroleum and Shell Petroleum) LNG projects located at the Qatargas LNG complex in the State of Qatar.
Representing Ormat Industries, a geothermal producer, in connection with its US$115 million initial public offering at NASDAQ.
Representing Saudi Aramco in connection with the Ministry of Petroleum of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first upstream offering of natural gas exploration and production rights to various international oil and gas companies.
Representing senior lenders in connection with the independent power plant (IPP) announced by the Mexican National Utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad, and competitively bid and won by Mitsubishi Corporation, to build, own and operate a 495-MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant at Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Representing a consortium comprised of UK, Japanese and Saudi Arabian sponsors in connection with their proposed bid to develop a new crude oil-fired 700 MW and 175 MIGD power and desalination plant at the Shoaiba complex about 80 kilometers south of Jeddah on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast on a BOO basis, which will be the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first IWPP under its new IWPP program announced in 2002.
Representing a consortium comprised of UK, Japanese, Saudi Arabian and U.A.E. sponsors in connection with their bid to develop on a BOOT basis a new gas-fired 2,400 MW and 65 MIGD power and desalination plant at Jubail Industrial City on Saudi Arabia's Arabian Gulf coast for the Power & Water Utility Company for Jubail & Yanbu (Marafiq), a private utility company which has the concession to provide utility services at such industrial city.
Representing a US sponsor in connection with its proposed bid to develop a new gas-fired 30 MW power plant at Port-au-Prince, Haiti on a BOO basis, which will be the Republic of Haiti's first IPP project.
Representing Sonera in connection with the merger effected through an exchange offer to all shareholders of Sonera by Telia, creating the largest telecommunications group in the Nordic and Baltic region.
Representing Harvest Partners and Simons Acquisition Corp. in their $462 million cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Associated Materials Incorporated.
Representing Koc Holdings S.A. and its affiliated companies in the purchase of 693,740 shares of common stock of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Representing Newmont USA Limited relating to the offering of US$500 million common stocks, preferred stocks, and debt securities consisting of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness.
Representing Alchemy Partners and Four Seasons Health Care Limited in their $119 million cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Omega Worldwide, Inc.
Representing Asia Pulp & Paper Company in connection with the deregistration of its common stocks from the New York Stock Exchange and subsequent debt restructuring.
Representing Rhone-Poulenc in the following transactions:
The establishment of Regent (fipronil) Formulation Plant, a US$48 million joint venture between Aventis Crop Science and Hangzhou Qingfeng Agrochemicals Limited.
The establishment of Beijing Rhodia Eastern Chemical Co., Ltd., a US$30 million Joint venture project among Rhone-Poulenc, Procter & Gamble and Beijing Eastern Chemicals.
The establishment of Rhone-Poulenc Shanghai Industrial Park, a US$30 million turn-key project.
The establishment of Jade Fine Chemicals (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., a US$15 million joint venture company between Rhone-Poulenc S.A. and Ube Industries Ltd. of Japan.
The equity transfer between Rhone-Poulenc S.A. and Xinghuo Chemical Factory in connection with Rhone-Poulenc S.A’s equity holdings at Rhone-Poulenc Quality Sealants (Jiujiang) Co., Ltd.
The equity transfer and debt restructuring between Rhone-Poulenc S.A. and Qingdao Silicate Factory in connection with Rhone-Poulenc S.A's equity holdings at Qingdao Rhone-Poulenc Silica Co., Ltd.
Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 2001
China, 1994
Education
JSM, Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, 1999
MA, China Univ of Political Science and Law, Beijing, PRC, 1996
LLB, China Univ of Political Science and Law, Beijing, PRC, 1993
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