Mr. Langdon was recently named a Leading Lawyer in Islamic Banking and Islamic Structured Finance.Islamic Finance News

Christopher W. Langdon

London
  • 99 Bishopsgate
  • London EC2M 3XF
  • United Kingdom
 
 

Christopher Langdon is a finance partner based in Latham & Watkins’ London office. He advises on a broad range of project development and finance transactions, banking and financial restructuring, including Islamic finance, and has extensive experience in joint ventures, off takes and concessions, whilst acting for sponsors, commercial banks and international financial institutions.

Mr. Langdon has sectoral expertise in mining and metals, along with energy and infrastructure, in emerging markets in numerous jurisdictions around the world.

Mr. Langdon was named as a leading lawyer in Banking & Finance in Chambers Global 2012.

Mr. Langdon's representative transactions include advising:

  • Konkola Copper Mines plc in respect of its US$700 million ECIC backed mine financing in the Republic of Zambia, this deal was awarded the "African Mining Deal of the Year" by Project Finance Magazine, 2012  
  • Plains Exploration & Production Company in connection with its US$6.9 billion merger with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
  • Garanti Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Isbank, Vakifbank, TSKB, and Deniz Bank, in respect of senior term loans of US$650 million, a junior term loan of US$50 million and a performance bond facility of US$108 million, to finance the privatisation of IDO, the world's largest municipal ferry operator, in Istanbul, Turkey.  This deal was named "European Transport Privatisation Deal of the Year 2011" by Project Finance Magazine and "Deal of the Year - Infrastructure Acquisition 2011" by the Infrastructure Journal
  • The mandated lead arranger on the approximately US$400 million Islamic financing of ro-ro vessels of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia
  • The mandated lead arranger and lenders in connection with the US$500 million financing of the implementation of Phase 1 of the Tonkolili iron ore project in Sierra Leone and the development of associated infrastructure, including roads, bridges, railway and seaport
  • Saudi Arabian and international banks in the financial restructuring of approximately SAR 7.5 billion (US$2 billion) of Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Company, a leading steel manufacturer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • The lead arrangers in connection with the US$2bn 144A Reg S bond and US$4.67bn bank financing of an aluminium smelter project, the world’s largest aluminium smelter, in Abu Dhabi*
  • The sponsors on the US$5.8 billion Qatargas 3 LNG project financing*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm