Fergus Langstaff

Associate, Abu Dhabi

Biography

Overview

Fergus Langstaff is an associate in our Project Development and Finance group, based in the UAE.

Fergus has experience working in project finance, corporate private equity, restructuring and capital markets.

Bars and Courts
England and Wales
Education
Legal Practice Course
BPP
Graduate Diploma in Law
College of Law
BA (Hons)
Politics
Durham University
Languages
English

Experience

Representation of a group of banks on the updates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 144A/Reg S Global Medium Term Note Programme and Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, and on the issuance of US$2 billion trust certificates due 2029.

Representation of the coordinating committee representing a bank group holding US$7.4 billion in secured debt, on the successful restructuring of Seadrill Limited, one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling companies, the negotiation of settlements that attracted more than US$1 billion of new capital, and the re-profiling of Seadrill's capital structure.

Representation of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading global alternative investment management firm, on its sale of the SACO property portfolio, one of the UK's leading providers of serviced apartments with an extensive network of properties around the world, to Brookfield Asset Management.

Representation of Goldman Sachs as leader in a fundraising for JUMO, a mobile-based technology platform for operating inclusive mobile financial services marketplaces across Africa and Asia.