Claire Matheson Kirton

Representative examples of Claire's experience include:

Representation of Avilease in a combined, conventional and Islamic $1.3 billion unsecured financing.

Representation of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation in relation to its AED5.5billion dual tranche conventional and Islamic pre-IPO financing.
Representation of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in relation to a AED 10 billion term Murabaha facilities agreement.

Representation of JP Morgan Chase Bank (in all capacities) in connection with a dual tranche term facilities agreement entered into between Axian Telecom, a pan-African telecoms company as borrower, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch as arranger and original lender, and J.P. Morgan SE as Agent. The facilities were supported by a guarantee provided by Exportkreditnämnden, the Swedish Export Credit Agency, and guarantees provided by certain subsidiaries of the borrower.

Representation of the lenders in connection with a term credit facility entered into between Axian Telecom, a pan-African telecoms company as borrower, The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) as mandated lead arranger and agent, and various financial institutions as original lenders. The facilities were supported by guarantees provided by certain subsidiaries of the borrower.

Representation of the Lenders to AXIAN Telecom, a leading pan-African provider of telecommunications, mobile money services and digital infrastructure in relation to its US$42million revolving credit facility which sits alongside its US$420 million Senior Notes, due in 2027.

Representation of Frontera Capital Group Limited on multiple loan financing transactions and related CLN totalling more than US$127 million to fund an infrastructure projects in The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Representation of Pure Data Centres Group Limited in connection with the financing of a DC site in Abu Dhabi.

Representation of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co. B.S.C., the sovereign wealth fund of the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, as Borrower, in connection with a US$50,000,000 structured secured facility with Bank of America, N.A. for bridge financing of investments and making redemption payments to equity investors.

Representation of Blackrock in relation to its first Sharia Compliant NAV facility provided by Standard Chartered Bank.

Representation of Al Borj International for Operation and Maintenance Company, a leading facilities management company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in connection with their SAR 6.011 billion (US$1.6 billion) debt restructuring.

Representation of the borrower in connection with its AED 17 billion (US$4.6 billion) secured Islamic and conventional facilities for the purpose of refinancing and providing new money funding for the development of significant real estate assets in the UAE.

Representation of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development in relation to a program of bilateral sovereign loans extended to support the establishment of in-country, on-lending platforms for micro, small and medium entrepreneurial projects incorporating various ESG principles in countries across Africa.

Representation of IHS Towers (IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V.) on its US$500 million and US$800 million dual-tranche bond issue and on its US$500 million (equivalent) US dollar and Nigerian Naira pari passu senior credit facilities agreement, which will together provide IHS Towers with an aggregate US$1.8 billion (equivalent) together with subsequent amendments.

Representation of The Government of Kenya through the National Treasury in connection with the US$250 million refinancing of a loan from the Eastern and Southern African Trade Development Bank.

Representation of The Government of Ghana in relation to a US$500million syndicated financing arranged and lead by Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Bank.