Biography
Nicole (Hyung Sun) specializes in the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects and advises diverse clients in the renewable energy, energy transition and oil & gas sectors across South Korea, other parts of Asia and Europe. Nicole also has experience in general and structured financing, reserve based lending, mezzanine financing and M&A transactions.
Prior to joining White & Case, Nicole has worked for one of Korea's leading law firms and a Silver Circle firm (in their London and Singapore offices). She also spent a year on secondment with Nippon Export & Investment Insurance (NEXI) in Japan.
Experience
Nicole's experience includes representation of:
Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power on the development of 99MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Jeonnam Province in the southwest of Korea, the first offshore wind power project to reach financial close in Korea.*
Various multinational energy companies, including Iberdrola, Ørsted, CIP, EDFR and Shell on Korean electricity regulations (including the Electricity Business License) and routes to market in South Korea.*
A Canadian power company on development of multiple offshore wind projects in Korea.*
A German asset management company on potential acquisition of four solar power projects and multiple onshore wind power projects in Korea.*
A Singaporean renewables energy company on its proposed entry into the Korean energy market and the potential acquisition of two solar power projects in Korea.*
Hanwha Energy Corporation on the EUR54.6 million financing of 200MW battery energy storage system in Ireland.*
NEXI (on secondment) on the US$14 billion financing of natural gas production and liquefaction plants in Mozambique Area 1.*
Ophir Energy plc on the US$130 million bridge facility for the acquisition of oil and gas assets in Vietnam and Indonesia.*
International Petroleum Corporation on its inaugural US$100 million RBL facility.*
Lundin Petroleum group on the amendment and restatement of its US$5 billion credit facility and the simultaneous spin-out of its French, Dutch and Malaysian assets into the new Canadian holding company International Petroleum Corporation.*
EnQuest plc on the restructuring of US$1.7 billion revolving credit facility.*
Two Korean power generation companies on their investment in a 2GW green hydrogen project in Oman.*
The lenders, as Korean counsel, on the US$275m mezzanine financing of an integrated resort project in Incheon.*
NEXI (on secondment) on the EUR 900 million financing of a lithium-ion battery plant in Sweden sponsored by Northvolt AB.*
KEXIM on the amendment and restatement of US$343 million financing for purchase of four shuttle tanker vessels.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case