Chiamaka Isigwe
Chiamaka Isigwe
Chiamaka Isigwe
Chiamaka Isigwe

Biography

Chiamaka Isigwe is an associate in the Project Development and Finance Group practice based in London. She acts for sponsors, lenders and governments on a wide range of project financing and development matters across natural resources, energy, power and infrastructure sectors.

She joined the Firm as a trainee in 2022 during which time she spent six months in our Paris office.

Experience

Representation of the lenders on the bifurcated stapled financings for Shell's onshore and shallow water assets in Nigeria acquired by Renaissance Africa Energy, a consortium of five Nigerian oil and gas companies.

Representation of the lenders on a €1.37 billion refinancing for Sonnedix, a global renewable energy producer with over 4GW of operating capacity. The transaction involves refinancing 1,040MW of existing and new solar PV assets across France, Italy, Poland, and Spain.

Representation of lenders in connection with €2.6 billion refinancing of Ventient Energy Group portfolio of renewable energy assets. Ventient Energy Group is one of the leading independent generators of renewable energy in Europe.

Representation of the lenders on the bifurcated stapled financings for Shell's onshore and shallow water assets in Nigeria acquired by Renaissance Africa Energy, a consortium of five Nigerian oil and gas companies.

Representation of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and a syndicate of lenders on a US$190 million revolving reserve-based lending financing, with an accordion option of up to US$300 million, made available to VAALCO Energy, Inc., a Texas-based leading Africa-focused oil and gas operating company, secured by its assets in Gabon, Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire.

Representation of Etu Energias, S.A., on the acquisition financing of stakes in upstream Angolan assets from the Portuguese multinational energy company Galp.

England and Wales, Solicitor
Nigeria Bar
LLB
University of Bristol
English

Service areas