Azamat Gaysenov
Biography
Overview
Azamat is an associate in the European infrastructure debt practice in London. He has significant experience working on infrastructure finance acquisitions and refinancings, advising infrastructure funds and bank and PP debt providers across the infrastructure, energy and telecom sectors.
Experience
Representative experience includes:
Energy and energy infrastructure
Representation of lenders in connection with €2.5 billion refinancing of Sonnedix, a leading international renewable energy producer with 11.1 GW of installed capacity and 6 GW of development pipeline across 501 projects spanning 10 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Representation of VTTI, a global leader in independent energy that now develops the critical energy infrastructure needed to move towards a carbon neutral future, on its US$1.7 billion refinancing. We previously advised VTTI on the establishment of the multi-billion dollar multi-creditor common terms platform, including senior bank facilities, a USPP and standalone hedging, for refinancing of their existing unsecured bank and PP debt, and subsequent work.
Representation of GETEC, a leading partner for smart, efficient and sustainable energy infrastructure solutions to the industrial and real estate sectors in Europe, on its €3.1 billion refinancing under common terms investment-grade platform with longer and diversified tenors, offering GETEC a flexible structure to support its expansion in both existing and new markets.
Representation of existing and incoming funders in connection with the €2.6 billion refinancing of Ventient Energy, Europe's largest operator of onshore wind farms, including establishment of a new multi-creditor common terms platform.
Representation of Stockholm Exergi on multi-source financing for the construction of its large-scale Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage project in Värtahamnen and other general corporate needs. We previously represented Stockholm Exergi Holding AB on the optimisation and rating of the senior debt capital structure for the capex debt raise.
Representation of a funder to a bidco established by IFM Investor's new Net Zero Infrastructure Fund on the acquisition financing of 35% in a JV with San Quirico's family office to acquire a 62.5% stake in ERG, an Italian listed company, for €1 billion, and subsequent refinancing and upsizing.
Representation of the bank and PP funders on the debt raises under the multi-creditor rated MidCo and OpCo common terms platform for LBC Tank Terminals.
Representation of Chane Terminals, a European storage business, on the debt raises under the multi-creditor common terms platform.
Representation of an infrastructure fund on its certain funds financing for an unsuccessful bid for Nature Energy in Denmark, one of the largest biogas producers worldwide.
Representation of the funders on the bank and PP debt raises under the secured debt platform for a Norwegian district heating business, Oslofjord Varme.
Representation of the funders in connection with the bank and PP debt raises under the secured debt platform for HS Orka, one of the largest power and heat generation and supply businesses in Iceland.
Data centres
Representation of the funders in relation to the bank and PP debt raises under the multi-creditor common terms platform, for NorthC, a Dutch and German portfolio of data centres owned by DWS.
Representation of the funders in relation to the senior and junior acquisition financing for NorthC's acquisition of some of the Colt's European Data Centres.
Representation of an infrastructure fund in relation to a certain funds financing for its unsuccessful bid for Nabiax.
Fibre and Telecom
Representation of the funders to TDC Net, the largest Danish fibre network owner and operator, on the multi-source financings (including with ESG-linked margins or yields) under its multi-creditor common terms platform.
Representation of the funders to a bidder in relation to the multi-billion, multi-layer financing (including bank and PP debt) for its bid for 51% of the issued shares in Deutsche Telecom's German and Austrian TowerCo.
Social Infrastructure & Other
Representation of the funders on the holdco institutional financing for one of the infrastructure funds for upsizing its minority stake in Inspire Education.
Representation of the funders to one of the sponsors in relation to a minority holdco financing for a bid by New Suez for the acquisition of Suez's waste and water business assets in the UK from Veolia Environment.
Representation of the funders on a junior financing for Tank & Rast GmbH.
Representation of the funders to Althea, a DWS European medical equipment platform, on the establishment of a multi-creditor common terms platform and bank, EUPP and USPP debt raise.
Rail / Rolling stock
Representation of an infrastructure fund on the financing for their unsuccessful bid for Akiem, a French locomotive lessor.
Representation of the USPP and bank lenders on the take-out holdco financing for a consortium of GIP, ADIA and OMERS in relation to 100% of VTG GmbH.
Airports
Representation of Farnborough Airport on the refinancing of Farnborough Airport.
Representation of the bank lenders, EUPP funders and hedge providers on multiple holdco financings for Copenhagen Airport under a multi-creditor structure.
Ferries
Representation of lenders on the financing for AquaShip, a well-boat business operating in the Nordics, Chile, Spain and UK.
Representation of the debt providers to Norled AS, one of the largest Norwegian ferry businesses, on its refinancing and establishment of a common terms platform, including bank, PP and bond debt.
Representation of funders to an unsuccessful bidder on the platform financing for its bid for the acquisition of Fjord1, a Norwegian ferry business.