Samuel Burleton

Samuel’s experience includes advising:

Energy Transition

• Saudi Aramco on the development and project financing of a landmark carbon capture and sequestration project in the Middle East
• A National Oil Company on a multibillion export credit agency framework agreement for financing projects, including hydrogen and renewable energy projects
• Natixis in connection with a senior-secured green term loan facility and accordion facility to Verne Global hf. to fund growth capital expenditure to expand the capacity of its data center campus in Iceland, which is wholly powered by renewable energy
• Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund on the financing of Climeworks’ first-of-a-kind commercial-scale, renewable carbon capture, and mineralization plant in Iceland

Power and Renewables

• The commercial banks, Islamic financiers, and hedging banks on the US$1.2 billion refinancing of the Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project (Al Dur IWPP) in Bahrain
• Barakah One on its US$2.42 billion refinancing of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. This project was named ESG Loan Deal of the Year by Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards 2024
• Standard Chartered Bank, CDC Group, Absa, Société Générale, Hungarian Export-Import Bank, and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund on project financing of the Bridge Gas to Power Project in Ghana (African Power Deal of the Year, by IJ Global 2019 and PFI Awards 2019)*
• IFC and EBRD on the financing of the 158-MW Cibuk Wind Farm in Serbia and subsequent shareholder restructuring*
• The Republic of Angola on CESCE, Euler Hermes, and OeKB supported facilities in relation to the construction of the Lauca Hydroelectric Power Plant*
• A development bank on the refinancing of a hydroelectric power station in Uganda*
• The commercial lenders on a proposed gas-to-power project financing (and related energy park) in the United Kingdom

Infrastructure 

• IFC and Islamic Development Bank in relation to the restructuring of Airport Group International P.S.C. and the Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan following the original US$473 million project financing (Middle East and North Africa Transport Deal of the Year, by IJ Global 2019)*
• The commercial lenders on the acquisition financing of multiple energy storage terminals across the globe
• The lead developer on the development of submarine fiber optic cable systems throughout the Middle East
• The Ministry of Finance of Angola in relation to the construction and financing of a solid waste and recycling plant*
• The existing lenders on the US$370 million bond refinancing to Limak İskenderun Uluslararası Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş., one of the first-ever project bonds issued out of Turkey
• Aegean Motorway S.A. on the restructuring of the Maliakos-Kleidi motorway project in Greece*
• GuarantCo in connection with the financing and construction of Classic Fashion's garment manufacturer facility in Jordan*
• A syndicate of lenders in relation to the financing of Ikeja City Mall in Lagos, Nigeria*

Mining

• Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée on the c.US$800 million expansion financing of its Sangaredi bauxite mine in western Guinea*
• Alufer Mining Limited on the restructuring and refinancing of the US$205 million project financing of its Bel Air bauxite mine in Guinea*
• The commercial lenders to African Minerals Ltd with the restructuring of the Tonkolili iron project in Sierra Leone*

Oil and Gas

• TotalEnergies on the financing arrangements in relation to the sale to ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. of 100% of the shares of TEPKRI Sarsang A/S, a Danish oil & gas exploration and production company that holds an 18% production sharing interest in the Sarsang block, located in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
• A National Oil Company on various intra-group revolving credit facilities and term loan facilities
• HSBC, Lloyds Bank plc, ING Bank, Deutsche Bank, and other commercial lenders on INEOS’ reserve based lending facility
• Trafigura on the senior debt refinancing and US$100 million mezzanine financing for Genser Energy’s expansion of their existing gas pipeline network with a 100km trunk line to Kumasi (Ghana’s second largest city), the development of a 200mmscf/d gas processing plant in Prestea, and the expansion of a natural gas liquid storage terminal at the Takoradi Port
• Energean on its US$350 million term loan facility
• Harbour Energy on the financing and English law elements of its US$500 million Rule 144A/Regulation S senior unsecured notes offering
• J.P. Morgan, Africa Finance Corporation, and Diamond Bank in connection with the restructuring of a US$100 million financing provided to Depthwize Nigeria Limited to facilitate the construction and acquisition of drilling rigs to be used in the Nigerian delta*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham