Biography
Robyn specializes in project development and finance and general bank finance. Her experience includes advising on cross-border finance and corporate transactions in multiple industry sectors, including petrochemicals, infrastructure, renewables and oil & gas with a particular focus on Sub–Saharan Africa. Robyn's expertise and experience is now also expanding into the CIS region as well as into the Middle East.
Experience
Representation of lenders in connection with a €1.37 billion refinancing of Sonnedix. The transaction involved refinancing 1,040MW of existing and new solar PV assets across France, Italy, Poland, and Spain.
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 GETEC on its €3.1 billion refinancing.
Representation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency (AREA), and the state electricity utility Azerenerji OJSC on the development of a 1 GW portfolio of three renewable power projects in Azerbaijan by Masdar.
Representation of International Finance Corporation and other development finance institutions on the "Seven Sisters" renewable power projects in Jordan.
Representation of International Finance Corporation and all other finance parties in relation to the US$1,25 billion loan to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited for the expansion of its fertilizer plant in Nigeria.
Representation of International Finance Corporation and FirstRand Merchant Bank in the financing of telecommunications fibre networks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.