Andrea McKaiser – Walbrugh
Associate, Johannesburg
Biography
Overview
Andrea is a senior associate in the Global Project Development and Finance Practice based in Johannesburg.
Andrea specializes in project development and finance and general bank finance. Her experience includes advising on cross-border finance and corporate transactions in multiple industry sectors, including petrochemicals, real estate, agribusiness and oil & gas with a particular focus on sub –Saharan Africa.
Prior to joining White & Case, Andrea was a legal analyst at the International Finance Corporation for five years where she worked on various cross-border, development targeted, corporate, project finance, debt and equity transactions mostly in sub-Saharan Africa (including Francophone and Lusophone countries) and across sectors, including financial markets, agribusiness, manufacturing, infrastructure and advisory services.
Bars and Courts
High Court of South Africa
Education
BA
University of Port Elizabeth
BA (Hons)
International Relations
University of Stellenbosch
LLB
UNISA
Languages
English
Afrikaans
French
Experience
- Representation of IFC and all other finance parties in relation to the US$1 billion loan to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited for the expansion of its fertilizer plant in Nigeria. This deal was named “African Petrochemical Deal of 2018” by Project Finance International.
- Representation of IFC and all other finance parties in relation to the US$150 million loan to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited for a feed conditioning unit for its fertilizer plant in Nigeria.
- Representation of MC Mining Limited (a company listed on three exchanges including the Johannesburg Stock Exchange) via its subsidiary Baobab Mining & Exploration, in relation to the acquisition of two key properties (Lukin and Salaita) required for its Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project.
- Representation of Atterbury Europe Holding B.V. in relation to a EUR 250million facility for, among others, the financing the cost of acquisition and/or development of certain properties in Europe.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$3.5 million unsecured loan to Advans Banque Congo (DRC).
- Representation of IFC in relation to a $50 million local currency loan to the Government of Lagos State in Nigeria for the development, construction and rehabilitation of bus corridors
- Representation of IFC in relation to a debt and equity investment in a greenfield mixed-use real estate development in Rwanda.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$11million secured loan to Grainpulse Limited for the financing of its grain milling and related facilities In Uganda.
- Representation of Nedbank Limited in relation to a ZAR110million syndicated facility to Oceans Umhlanga Proprietary Limited for the financing of a residential real estate development in South Africa.
- Representation of IFC in relation to its US$10 million loan to Aliança Global Hotel Property – Hotelaria, Lda for the construction, equipping and placing into operation of a full-service midscale hotel in Luanda, Angola.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$21 million secured loan to glass bottle manufacturing company, Kioo Limited (Tanzania) for rebuilding the existing furnaces and purchasing of trucks and transportation equipment.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$6.3 million secured loan to Ashesi University College (Ghana) for the expansion of their current facilities to include a research center, student center and laboratory.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$9 million loan (US$4.5 million for IFC and US$4.5million for OFID) to Woodside Mall Zambia Limited, a greenfield mall construction project in Lusaka, Zambia and its subsequent expansion.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$6.8 million to Twin Palm Mall Zambia Limited, a shopping mall acquisition and expansion project in Lusaka, Zambia.
- Representation of IFC in relation to an equity investment by IFC and Capital Alliance Private Equity IV Limited in Santa Clara Hospital Group (Mauritius) for the construction of a greenfield hospital project in Nigeria.
- Representation of IFC in relation to the sale of a portion of its stake in Nachtigal Hydro Power Company, Cameroon.
- Representation of IFC in relation to its equity investment in Hospital Holding Limited for purposes of investing in the health care sector in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Representation of Eskom in its global medium term note.
- Representation of ABSA Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) as lender in a ZAR250 million bridge loan to Tharisa Minerals Proprietary Limited.
- Representation of ABSA Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) as lender in a ZAR400 million loan to Safari Investments (RSA) Limited.
- Representation of The Standard Bank of South Africa (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) as lender in a ZAR100 million loan to Hillcrest Private Hospital Proprietary Limited.
- Representation of IFC in relation to a US$20 million unsecured loan to Société Générale Ghana.
- Representation of IFC in relation to an XOF2,300,000,000 (approx US$4 million) unsecured Loan to Union des Mutuelles Alliance de Credit et D’epargne pour la Production (SENEGAL) (ACEP).
- Representation of IFC in relation to an NGN1 billion (approx US$3,17 million) unsecured loan to Accion Microfinance Bank Limited, Nigeria.
