Biography
Miebi is an Associate in the Project Development and Finance practice based in London.
He has experience advising sponsors, lenders (including commercial banks, development banks and export credit agencies), corporates and governments on the acquisition, development, construction, financing and sale of major projects, focusing on the natural resources, energy, power and infrastructure sectors.
Miebi joined White & Case in 2021 and has spent time in our Private Equity and Debt Capital Market practices in London. He also completed a six-month secondment to our Paris office advising on M&A/Private Equity matters, as well as a client secondment at a leading development finance institution, where he worked on a range of cross-border financings across Africa, including sovereign, corporate and project transactions in the energy and resources sectors.
Experience
Representation of African Export-Import Bank on a US$300 million syndicated term loan facility to FG Gold for the construction and operation of an open pit gold mine in Sierra Leone.
Representation of African Export-Import Bank on a US$168.2 million Secured DFI and commercial term facilities to Azikel Petroleum Limited for the construction, development and operation of a modular hydroskimming refinery in Nigeria.
Representation of African Export-Import Bank on the US$1.5 billion International Buyers Risk Tranche (IBRT) of the NNPC Global Vendor’s programme.
Representation of African Export-Import Bank on a US$32.4 million vessel finance facility to Tamrose FZ-LLC for the acquisition of three platform support vessel.
Representation of a group of lenders led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a US$1.25 billion financing package to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited (Indorama) in Nigeria.
Representation of the lenders in connection with a US$1.4 billion loan to Chevron and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) (acting as joint venture parties) to help monetise reserves, increase production and support the energy transition through the production of gas for domestic supplies. Awarded "Middle East and African Deal of the Year" at PFI Awards 2022.
Representation of the Federal Government of Pakistan, the Provincial Government of Balochistan, Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GPHL), Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDCL) and Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on the reconstitution of the Reko Diq project and the comprehensive resolution of a US$11 billion dispute.