Jeffrey Effah

Recent deals and highlights include advising:

• A regional sovereign wealth fund on a series of widely syndicated financings amounting to c.US$5bn.
• An ad hoc creditor group, comprising a regional credit fund and international DFIs, in relation to the debt restructuring of an Egyptian petrochemicals business.
• Financiers and hedge providers in connection with the provision of conventional and Islamic finance facilities totalling c. US$1.5bn to assist with the development of Hafeet Rail, a transformative cross-border transport project in the GCC.
• A syndicate of regional and internal lenders on a secured capital call facility of US$2.2 billion to an Abu Dhabi’s investment fund focused on artificial intelligence technologies.
• A London headquartered investment manager in connection with the onshore UAE bankruptcy process of a healthcare business.
• Investors in connection with non-performing loan portfolio acquisitions in the Middle East.
• Hayfin Capital on its landmark financing of a luxury residential development (Imperial Avenue in Downtown Dubai) using a highly novel and creative approach, involving multiple creditors and requiring the collaboration of the real estate regulator.
• Arcapita on various leveraged financings, including the financing of its acquisition of the DataFlow Group.
• Lenders on a multicurrency financing package for the acquisition of a majority stake in Magnati by Brookfield Business Partners.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on a landmark USD3bn green financing agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
• A regional GRE on its debut US$2.5bn green loan financing.
• A regional GRE on a USD250m Ijara transaction with a regional bank.
• Ruya Partners on a secured credit facility made available to Energia KSA, a major provider of power and engineering solutions in the MENA region.