Alexis Fong
Biography
Overview
Alexis Fong is counsel in the Firm's Project Development and Finance Group in Melbourne.
Alexis has experience advising corporate borrowers, sponsors, major banks and financial institutions and investment banks on a range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions including project finance, debt capital markets, leveraged finance and general bank lending.
Prior to joining White & Case, Alexis practiced in the banking and finance team of a leading Australian law firm.
Experience
Representation of Gentari International Renewables on its acquisition of 49% of Northland Power's interests in the 1.04 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan.
Representation of a syndicate of banks supporting an underbidder on the acquisition of CWP Renewables (including the Sapphire, Murra Warra I & II, Bango and Crudien Ridge wind farms).
Representation of a syndicate of banks on Mytilineos/METKA EGN’s AUD 234 million portfolio refinancing of the 110 MW Moura, 75 MW Wyalong and 53MW Kingaroy Solar Farms in Australia.
Representation of Nexif Energy on its AUD 397 million portfolio refinancing of the 212 MW Lincoln Gap Wind Farm and 154 MW Snapper Point Gas Power Station.
Representation of a syndicate of banks supporting the underbidder on the partial sale of Shell's QCLNG asset.
Ongoing representation of Hertz Australia on its general Australian fleet leasing arrangements (including its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020).
Representation of an under bidder on the AUD 1.5 billion New Footscray Hospital PPP.
Representation of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the US$3billion project financing of the 589MW Changfang and Xidao offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
Representation of the export credit agencies and a syndicate of international and local banks on wpd’s EUR 2.7 billion financing of the 700 MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan.
Representation of a syndicate of Taiwanese banks on the US$318.6 million financing of a take-private buy out of medical device manufacturer Microlife Corp. by an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.
Representation of Neoen on the project financing of the 189 MWp Coleambally Solar Farm in New South Wales.
Representation of Castik Capital, the German based private equity firm on the EUR21 million senior debt financing for the acquisition of Wolters Kluwer Transport Services, a leading European-focused provider of logistics management cloud-based software platforms.
Representation of Hg Capital and its portfolio company Iris Capital, an accountancy software provider, on its £430 million refinancing and recapitalization involving, senior, second lien and PIK facilities.
Representation of Hg Capital and its portfolio company The Foundry, a visual effects software development company, on its £47 million refinancing.
Representation of VTB Capital plc bank on a €10 million equity loan for the subscription of shares in Viva Telecom relating to its acquisition of InterV Investments S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg holding company for Bulgarian Telecommunications Company EAD (BTC).
Representation of Mid Europa Partners on the financing arrangements in connection with China CEE Investment Co-operation Fund's investment in Energy 21, the largest Czech operator of photovoltaic power plants in Central and Eastern Europe.
Representation of Kaupthing, on the implementation of a composition including cash and notes distribution arrangements with respect to US$22 billion of general unsecured debt.
Representation of Afren plc, on its proposed capital and financial restructuring.
