Lauren Vallender
Biography
Overview
Lauren is an associate in the Project Development and Finance Group based in London. Lauren acts for sponsors, lenders and governments on a range of financing and project development matters across the natural resources, renewables, energy, power and infrastructure sectors. Lauren joined the firm as a trainee in 2018 and has since spent 6 months on secondment to our Singapore office.
Experience
US$1.25 billion financing package to Indorama, Nigeria
Representation of a group of lenders led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a US$1.25 billion financing package to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited (Indorama) in Nigeria.
TotalEnergies US$903 million acquisition of 50 percent interest in SapuraOMV
Representation of TotalEnergies on the signing of an agreement with OMV to acquire its 50 percent interest in Malaysian independent gas producer and operator SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn (SapuraOMV) for a consideration of US$903 million, including the transfer of a US$350 million loan granted by OMV to SapuraOMV, and subject to customary closing adjustments.
TotalEnergies US530 million acquisition of the remaining 50 percent interest in SapuraOMV
Representation of TotalEnergies on the signing of an agreement with Sapura Upstream Assets to acquire the remaining 50 percent interest in Malaysian independent gas producer and operator SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn (SapuraOMV) for US$530 million, subject to closing adjustments.
Acquisition of Neptune Energy
Representation of Eni S.p.A. (Eni) on its agreement to acquire Neptune Energy Group Limited (Neptune) for a total value of €4.9 billion.
Hornsea II offshore transmission assets
Representation of John Laing Group on the acquisition of HICL Infrastructure PLC's (HICL) entire equity interest in four UK public-private partnership projects and a 37.5 percent stake in the Hornsea II offshore transmission assets for a total consideration of £204 million.
Menengai 35MW geothermal power project in Kenya
Representation of African Development Bank (AfDB), Trade and Development Bank and Finnfund as lenders on the financing of the 35MW geothermal power project in Kenya.
Somoil acquisition and financing of Angolan upstream deep water assets
Representation of Angola's largest oil & gas independent, Somoil - Sociedade Petrolífera Angolana, S.A. (Somoil), on its acquisition of two offshore Angolan blocks from French supermajor TotalEnergies and Japan's Inpex.
World's Largest Onshore Wind Project Bond for Swedish Wind Farm
Representation of MEAG as asset manager, other leading European institutional investors as bondholders and Deutsche Bank and Intertrust as agents on the secured financing of Önusberget wind farm in Northern Sweden, which is currently under construction and part of the wider Markbygden wind farm cluster.
TNOG Oil and Gas on Innovative First of Kind Hybrid Financing
Representation of TNOG Oil and Gas Limited, a related company of HeirsHoldings Oil & Gas Limited and Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), on the highly innovative acquisition financing of a 45 percent participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and ENI, with TNOG Oil and Gas Limited having sole operatorship of the asset.
Diaverum acquisition of Advance Renal Care Asia
Representation of Swedish renal care services provider Diaverum on its acquisition of Singaporean dialysis clinic chain Advance Renal Care Asia (ARCA) and its subsidiaries, a group engaged in the provision of dialysis services and dialysis centre management services in Singapore and Malaysia.
Brookfield Renewable Partners sale of its solar energy business
Representation of Brookfield Renewable Partners on the sale of its solar energy business in Thailand to Global Power Synergy Public Company.
Secured loan to a UK-based independent power producer
Representation of the secured lender to a UK-based independent power producer that had experienced financial distress and entered administration.
Procurement and service contracts for multinational food and drink corporations
Representation of one of the largest multinational food and drink corporations on a variety of procurement and service contracts.
