Nick Sinclair
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
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Biography
Nick Sinclair is a finance lawyer based in Perth. He has extensive experience advising both sponsors and lenders on all of the development and financing aspects of mining, oil and gas, power (including thermal and renewables) and infrastructure transactions around the world. He has recently returned to Australia from Singapore, where he spent six years working on international project development and finance transactions.
Nick has particular experience in relation to Australian and overseas mining projects, as well as oil and gas and power projects in the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. He also has broad experience advising borrowers and lenders on trade finance matters.
Professional experience
-Alle schließen- Supreme Court of Western Australia 2010
- PETRONAS - in respect of the development and financing of its approximately US$28 billion RAPID (Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development) project, involving direct and covered lending from up to eight different ECAs, together with a syndicate of commercial lenders.
- TotalEnergies SE - on the financing aspects of a synthetic infrastructure agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners in connection with its 27.5% interest in the Gladstone LNG Project in Queensland for consideration of US$750 million.
- BNP Paribas and Societe Generale - on the project financing to Mincor Resources for the development of its Mincor Nickel Operations in Kambalda, WA.
- La Mancha Resources Australia Limited - on its A$200 million syndicated financing from Macquarie Bank Limited, Credit Suisse AG, Zurich Branch and Barclay's Bank Plc to fund (among other things) its acquisition of a 49% stake in the Frog's Leg's gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and the construction of a processing mill on site.
- Danakali - on various aspects of the financing and development of the Colluli Project in Eritrea, including its offtake arrangements.
- The lenders in relation to Sandfire Resources Ltd's acquisition of 100% of the MATSA Mining Complex. MATSA is a large scale, high quality, low-cost, long-life underground copper operation located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt of Spain.
- The lenders, including IFC, ADB, DEG and IsDB in connection with the 3x50MW Triconboston wind farm in Pakistan.
- ADB and IFC as lenders with respect to their financing to ACME Solar Energy Private Limited to support its pipeline of 5 x 20MW solar photovoltaic power projects located in India.
- The initial purchasers and the lenders as international counsel on all aspects of PT Paiton Energy's US$2.75 billion debt refinancing, comprising the issuance of the US$2 billion project bonds and the US$750 million loan facility. Awarded "Bond Deal of the Year 2017" by Project Finance International and "Asia Pacific Project Bond Deal of the Year 2017" by IJ Global Awards.
- ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and China Agricultural Bank, together with 10+ international and regional lenders in connection with the US$4 billion Hassyan coal-fired power plant in Dubai, UAE. The plant, adopting the use of the ultra-supercritical technology, will be the first coal-fired plant in the GCC region and is fully-compliant with set international standards power. Awarded "MENA Power Deal of the Year 2016" by IJ Global Asia Awards and "Middle East and Africa Power Deal of the Year 2016" by PFI Awards.
- Macquarie Commodities Trading - on its US$1.1 billion syndicated omnibus facilities (and annual renewals), including a borrowing base facility across US, UK, Switzerland, Bahamas, Singapore and Australia.
- Macquarie Bank Limited - on its US$975 million syndicated revolving borrowing base facility (and annual renewals) across US, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore and Australia.
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