Asad Khan

Associate, London

Biography

Overview

Asad is an associate in the Project Development and Finance practice in London. Asad acts for sponsors, lenders and governments on a range of financing and project development matters across the natural resources, energy, power and infrastructure sectors.

Asad joined the Firm as a trainee in 2019 and qualified in 2021, after having spent 6 months on secondment to the firm's Abu Dhabi office.
 

Bars and Courts
England and Wales
Education
LPC
BPP Law School

London

LLB
BPP Law School

London

BA
Trinity College

University of Cambridge

Languages
English
Urdu

Experience

Representation of Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (SGC) on the sale and purchase agreement with MVM Group, an energy company owned by the Republic of Hungary, for the sale of a 5 percent stake in the Production Sharing Agreement for Shah Deniz offshore gas-condensate field and a 4 percent stake in Azerbaijan Gas Supply Company Limited (AGSC), the special-purpose vehicle established for the marketing and sale of natural gas produced from Shah Deniz gas-condensate field.

Representation of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) on the acquisition from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of a 3 percent participating interest in the Umm Lulu, Satah Al Razboot (SARB), Bin Nasher and Al Bateel offshore concession located in the United Arab Emirates.

Representation of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), a producer of premium aluminium, on the acquisition of the German aluminium recycling company Leichtmetall Aluminium Gießerei Hannover GmbH (Leichtmetall).

Representation of various investment funds as the sellers of an indirect interest in the Khoemacau copper mine to MMG Limited for an enterprise value of US$1.875 billion.

Representation of a client in its project development and financing activities for an ore mine extraction project in Africa, including the ongoing negotiations with government bodies on the transnational rail and port evacuation corridor.

Representation of an integrated mining, energy and infrastructure company on the acquisition of a gold mine in West Africa.

Representation of a project company in connection with the US$300 million stream financing to support the development of a base metals underground mine in Africa.

Representation of a client in relation to the proposed privatisation of a thermal power plant complex in Central Asia.

Representation of a client in relation to the development of a copper gold mine in South Asia.